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NORTHWEST TOWING & RECOVERY INC

DOT# 378835 MC# 352840 DUNS# 363873597 Muncie, IN Authorized For-Hire
(765) 288-4456 jodi@northwesttowing.com 2900 N Mlk Blvd, Muncie IN 47303
44 power units · all owned 27 drivers
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Marginal
FRED Score 38.8 / 100
Low confidence
36 yrs history · 7 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
44
Drivers · CDL
27 · 16
Annual miles
856k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 28 0 0 28
Tractors 16 0 0 16
Trailers 8 0 0 8

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (12-21-2023)
Registered
01-20-1990 (36 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-31-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
KAREN M HOLDING
Officer
HARRY R. HOLDING, SR.

Cargo

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Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away General Freight Other: WRECKER
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
7
29% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
60.0%
3 of 5
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 7
Violations
9
5 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '26
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What they get cited for

9 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    7 · 5 OOS
    Brakes 3 · Cargo securement 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Medical certificate 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    16
    2026
    Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.
  • Jan
    10
    2025
    Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jan
    1
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$1,000,000 · AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Oct 18, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2000
Cargo filing
on file · AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY since Oct 17, 2023
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY → AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2023)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Oct 18, 2023, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Indiana (HQ) 5
  • Kentucky 1
  • Michigan 1
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