DBA: DOWHY TOWING AND RECOVERY

DOWHY TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC

DOT 2053997 MC 981841 Active

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Authority

Common Carrier

Active

Safety

16 inspections

Vehicle OOS: 6.25% (avg 20.7%)

Driver OOS: 0% (avg 5.5%)

Fleet

13 units

Drivers: 8

Trailers: 7 (7 owned)

Insurance

BIPD $1,000,000

Cargo On File

Bond —

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Company Details

Physical Address

1932 2ND AVE, KEARNEY, NE, 68845

Phone Number

(308) 627-1880

Mailing Address

1932 2ND AVE, KEARNEY, NE, 68845

Cell Phone

(308) 627-0827

Email Address

[email protected]

Fax Number

(308) 224-3830

Business Organization

LLC

Operational Classification

PRIVATE PROPERTY;LOCAL GOVERNMENT;STATE GOVERNMENT;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

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Authority & Compliance

Operating Status: Active

Authority Status

Common Carrier	Age	Contract Carrier	Age	Broker	Age
Active	9 yrs, 11 mo	—	—	—	—

Common Carrier

Active

9 yrs, 11 mo

Contract Carrier

—

—

Broker

—

—

Authority History

Date	Action	Type	Status
2025-11-25	—	PROPERTY BROKER	ACTIVE
2025-05-13	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	COMMON	ACTIVE
2024-05-22	—	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	ACTIVE
2024-05-08	REVOKED	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INACTIVE
2024-03-29	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	COMMON	ACTIVE
2022-01-10	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	COMMON	ACTIVE
2018-12-10	REVOKED	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INACTIVE
2017-01-09	REVOKED	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INACTIVE

Revocation History

Authority Type	Order	Docket #	Effective Date
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	MC981841	2024-05-08
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	MC981841	2018-12-10
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	MC981841	2017-01-09

Insurance & Bond Information

Current insurance coverage and bond requirements by authority type

BIPD Insurance

Bodily Injury & Property Damage

Active

Required for carriers transporting goods. Covers accidents and property damage.

On File: $1,000,000

Required: $750,000

Cargo Insurance

Cargo Liability Coverage

On File

Covers loss or damage to goods being transported.

Status: On File

Required: Yes

Bond Coverage

Broker/Freight Forwarder Bond

—

Required for brokers/freight forwarders ($75K minimum).

Status: Not Required

Required: No (Carriers exempt)

Insurance Requirements by Authority Type

For Profit Carrier

BIPD: $750,000 - $5,000,000 (varies by cargo)
Cargo: Varies by commodity
Bond: Not required

Broker/Freight Forwarder

BIPD: May be required
Cargo: Not typically required
Bond: $75,000 minimum

Insurance Filing History

Effective Date	Type	Policy #	Coverage	Insurer	Cancel Date	Method	Status
2025-05-13	BIPD/Primary	TWT 0000260-00	$1,000,000	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE…	-	-	ACTIVE
2024-05-13	BIPD/Primary	CPO1625482	$750,000	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILIT…	2025-05-31	TERM/CANCL	CANCELLED
2024-04-03	BIPD/Primary	CPO1642469	$750,000	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILIT…	2024-05-02	CANCEL	CANCELLED
2021-12-01	BIPD/Primary	CPO1642469	$750,000	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILIT…	2022-01-29	TERM/CANCL	CANCELLED
2018-12-01	BIPD/Primary	5000024237	$750,000	MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL I…	2021-12-01	TERM/REPL	CANCELLED
2016-12-01	BIPD/Primary	A039270MN	$750,000	IOWA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	2018-12-01	CANCEL	CANCELLED
2016-07-28	BIPD/Primary	4E6 58 84	$750,000	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	2016-12-31	CANCEL	CANCELLED

Safety Performance

Safety rating: Not Rated

Vehicle OOS Rate

6.25%

National avg: 20.72%

Below average

16 inspections · 1 OOS

Driver OOS Rate

0.0%

National avg: 5.51%

Below average

1 inspections · 0 OOS

Hazmat OOS Rate

-

No hazmat inspections

Total inspections: 16 Last inspection: May 28, 2026 Total crashes: 5

FMCSA Inspection Records (16 total)

Detailed inspection history and violations

Date	Report #	Level	State	Violations	OOS	Vehicle / VIN
May 28, 2026	T363000447	3	NE	0	0	PETERBILT 1XPHD49X...
Feb 2, 2026	T223000063	3	NE	0	0	PETERBILT 1XPWDP9X...
Oct 30, 2025	T475001014	1	NE	7	1	FORD 1FD0X4HT...
Oct 9, 2025	T035001080	3	NE	1	0	KW 1XKWD49X...
Sep 22, 2025	HP93514359	2	KS	1	0	PTRB 1XPXD49X...
Sep 21, 2025	T363000368	2	NE	0	0	PTRB 1XPXD49X...
Aug 21, 2025	T670000867	3	NE	1	0	KW 1XKWD49X...
Jul 28, 2025	T354000867	3	NE	1	0	PTRB 1XPXD49X...
Jun 12, 2025	1704440019	3	CO	0	0	PETERBILT 1XPXD49X...
May 14, 2025	1067750964	2	CO	1	0	PETERBILT 1XPXD49X...
Nov 7, 2024	T163000080	3	NE	1	0	KW 1XKWD49X...
Oct 14, 2024	T317000509	3	NE	1	0	KW 1XKWD49X...
Aug 27, 2024	T177000104	3	NE	1	0	FORD 1FD0X4HT...
Apr 10, 2024	0420570003	3	CO	1	0	KENWORTH 1XKWD49X...
Feb 5, 2024	T396000437	3	NE	1	0	FORD 1FD0X4HT...
Jul 18, 2023	PF14404064	2	CO	4	0	KW 1XKWD49X...
Jul 18, 2023	PF14404064	2	CO	4	0	KW 1XKWD49X...

May 28, 2026

T363000447

Level 3 NE PETERBILT 1XPHD49X...

Feb 2, 2026

T223000063

Level 3 NE PETERBILT 1XPWDP9X...

Oct 30, 2025

T475001014

Level 1 NE FORD 1FD0X4HT...

Oct 9, 2025

T035001080

Level 3 NE KW 1XKWD49X...

Sep 22, 2025

HP93514359

Level 2 KS PTRB 1XPXD49X...

Sep 21, 2025

T363000368

Level 2 NE PTRB 1XPXD49X...

Aug 21, 2025

T670000867

Level 3 NE KW 1XKWD49X...

Jul 28, 2025

T354000867

Level 3 NE PTRB 1XPXD49X...

Jun 12, 2025

1704440019

Level 3 CO PETERBILT 1XPXD49X...

May 14, 2025

1067750964

Level 2 CO PETERBILT 1XPXD49X...

Nov 7, 2024

T163000080

Level 3 NE KW 1XKWD49X...

Oct 14, 2024

T317000509

Level 3 NE KW 1XKWD49X...

Aug 27, 2024

T177000104

Level 3 NE FORD 1FD0X4HT...

Apr 10, 2024

0420570003

Level 3 CO KENWORTH 1XKWD49X...

Feb 5, 2024

T396000437

Level 3 NE FORD 1FD0X4HT...

Total Inspections

16

Across all inspection types

Vehicle Inspections

16

FMCSA Accident/Crash Records (5 total)

Detailed accident history and severity information

A portion of FMCSA crash records are reported without a carrier identifier and cannot be attributed to a specific company, so they are not shown on individual profiles. The figures below reflect only the crashes FMCSA links to this carrier.

Crash Date	Report #	State	Severity	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow Away
Jun 7, 2018	NE0218024509	NE	Injury	0	1	Yes
Jun 7, 2018	NE0218024509	NE	Injury	0	1	Yes
Jun 7, 2018	NE0218024509	NE	Injury	0	1	Yes
Jul 10, 2017	KS2017E13473	KS	Injury	0	1	Yes
Nov 15, 2016	NE0216047910	NE	Injury	0	1	Yes

Jun 7, 2018

NE • NE0218024509

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

Jun 7, 2018

NE • NE0218024509

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

Jun 7, 2018

NE • NE0218024509

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

Jul 10, 2017

KS • KS2017E13473

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

Nov 15, 2016

NE • NE0216047910

Fatal

0

Injury

1

Tow

Yes

Fatal Crashes

0

Injury Crashes

5

Total Crashes

5

SMS Safety Analysis

BASIC category violations from FMCSA Safety Measurement System

10

Total BASIC Violations

Data from FMCSA SMS

BASIC Category	Violations	Out of Service	Status
Unsafe Driving	3	0	OK
Hours-of-Service Compliance	0	0	OK
Vehicle Maintenance	7	1	OK
Controlled Substances/Alcohol	0	0	OK
Driver Fitness	0	0	OK
Hazardous Materials Compliance	0	0	OK

Unsafe Driving

OK

Violations: 3

OOS: 0

Hours-of-Service Compliance

OK

Violations: 0

OOS: 0

Vehicle Maintenance

OK

Violations: 7

OOS: 1

Controlled Substances/Alcohol

OK

Violations: 0

OOS: 0

Driver Fitness

OK

Violations: 0

OOS: 0

Hazardous Materials Compliance

OK

Violations: 0

OOS: 0

BASIC Categories

Unsafe Driving - Speeding, reckless driving

HOS Compliance - Hours of service violations

Vehicle Maintenance - Brakes, lights, tires

Controlled Substances/Alcohol - Drug/alcohol violations

Driver Fitness - Licensing, medical certs

Hazardous Materials Compliance - Hazardous materials

Industry Benchmark

Compare this carrier's metrics against industry expectations

Metric

Expected Range

Observed

Status

Inspections

Based on reported mileage

20 - 200

16

Below Range

Inspections

Based on power units used

80 - 220

0

Below Range

Power Units

Based on reported mileage

50 - 250

13

Small Fleet

Inspections

Based on reported mileage

16

Expected: 20 - 200 Below Range

Inspections

Based on power units

0

Expected: 80 - 220 Below Range

Power Units

Based on reported mileage

13

Expected: 50 - 250 Small Fleet

Equipment & Drivers

Fleet size, equipment ownership, and driver counts

Type	Owned	Term Lease	Trip Lease	Total
Power Units (Tractors)	5	0	0	13
Trailers	7	0	0	7

Owned = Company-owned equipment | Term Lease = Long-term leased | Trip Lease = Per-trip leased

Tractors

13

5 owned

Trailers

7

7 owned

Drivers

Total Drivers

8

CDL Drivers: 6

Interstate: 6

Intrastate: 2

Driver Inspections

1

Out of Service: 0

OOS Rate: 0%

Driver Distribution

Interstate (>100 mi): 6

Interstate (<100 mi): 0

Intrastate (>100 mi): 2

Intrastate (<100 mi): 0

Cargo & Operations

Cargo types hauled and operational classifications

Cargo Carried

Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away Building Materials Mobile Homes Machinery Intermodal Grain/Feed Dry Bulk Utility Farm Supplies Construction

Operation Type

Interstate

Business Organization

LLC

Classification Categories

PRIVATE PROPERTY LOCAL GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Operational Classification

Equipment Overview

13

Power Units

13

Trucks

0

Buses

0

Commercial Vehicles

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