CENTRAL IOWA TOWING AND RECOVERY INC
USDOT 2359315
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (88 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate29.4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)14 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 2359315 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1349765 |
| Legal Name | CENTRAL IOWA TOWING AND RECOVERY INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 5152904188 |
| Address | 2019 E LINCOLN WAY, Ames, IA, 50010 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 84 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 92 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 80 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 34 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 29.4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 14 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 14 towaway) |
- 2026-07-10 — IA — 2 injured, towaway
- 2026-07-04 — IA — towaway
- 2026-04-07 — IA — towaway
- 2026-03-15 — IA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-12-01 — IA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (16), 47 (16), 28 (6).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 88 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 79 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 740,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 07-JUL-25 |
CENTRAL IOWA TOWING AND RECOVERY INC operates 88 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IA.
Nearby
Other carriers in Ames, IA
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