YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC
USDOT 332799 · Doing business as DOUG & DON YATES TOWING & RECOVERY
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (40 power units) — safety rating: conditional.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate1.4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 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 | 332799 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-214690 |
| Legal Name | YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC |
| DBA Name | DOUG & DON YATES TOWING & RECOVERY |
| Entity Type | INDIVIDUAL |
| Phone | 4236296621 |
| Address | 2306 EAST 23RD ST, Chattanooga, TN, 37407 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | C — Conditional (rated 19910719) |
| 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 | 83 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 / 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 | 146 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 1.4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2025-05-23 — TN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-01-01 — TN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (10), 14 (1), 31 (1).
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) | 40 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 40 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 894,083 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 25-JUL-25 |
YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC operates 40 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in TN.
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