DAWSON'S TOWING & SNOW REMOVAL LLC
USDOT 785382 · Doing business as DAWSON AFFORDABLE AUTO
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (6 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate12.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 785382 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-780997 |
| Legal Name | DAWSON'S TOWING & SNOW REMOVAL LLC |
| DBA Name | DAWSON AFFORDABLE AUTO |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 3042166332 |
| Address | 102 STANTON AVENUE, Elkins, WV, 26241 |
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 | 87 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 68 / 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 | 12.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2024-09-20 — WV — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (5), 12 (2).
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) | 6 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 9 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 300,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 03-FEB-26 |
DAWSON'S TOWING & SNOW REMOVAL LLC operates 6 power units — a larger fleet than 92% of carriers registered in WV.
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