COLE'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC
USDOT 2827477
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (13 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate8.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 2827477 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-956861 |
| Legal Name | COLE'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 7065779843 |
| Address | 4332 OLD CUSSETA RD, Columbus, GA, 31903 |
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 | 85 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 74 / 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 | 24 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 8.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2026-03-12 — GA — 1 injured
- 2025-10-27 — GA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-07-20 — AL — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-07-09 — GA — towaway
- 2024-02-06 — GA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (5), 12 (4), 23 (4).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 13 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 10 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 381,735 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 03-SEP-25 |
COLE'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC operates 13 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in GA.
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