# JIM'S TOWING SERVICE INC: FMCSA record and Trust Receipt Canonical: https://carrierdaily.com/broker-watch/carrier/1160440 > **JIM'S TOWING SERVICE INC (USDOT 1160440) holds Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) with status Active in Covington, TN; liability insurance from EMC Property & Casualty Company is on file (effective 2026-05-15). Vehicle and driver out-of-service rates are 14.3% and 14.3% against 22.26% and 6.67% nationally. Trust Signal Score 90 / 100 (Amber), 0 record changes in 90 days.** As of 2026-10-27. [Home](https://carrierdaily.com/) › [Broker Watch](https://carrierdaily.com/broker-watch) › [Tennessee](https://carrierdaily.com/broker-watch/state/tn) › [JIM'S TOWING SERVICE INC](https://carrierdaily.com/broker-watch/carrier/1160440) Broker Watch · carrier profile USDOT 1160440 · MC466860 · Covington, TN ## Key Facts - **USDOT 1160440 operating authority (FMCSA L&I, as of 2026-10-27T12:07:53+00:00)**: Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods): Active - **Liability insurance on file**: EMC Property & Casualty Company, effective 2026-05-15 - **Trust Signal Score**: 90 / 100 (Amber) - **Fleet size (Company Census)**: 8 power units, 8 drivers - **Based in**: Covington, TN - **Shared identifiers (other DOT records)**: 5 Source: official USDOT FMCSA Licensing & Insurance, Company Census and SMS public records, verified Oct 27, 2026 · Cite: CarrierDaily Broker Watch, FMCSA public records as of 2026-10-27T12:07:53+00:00 · [sources and method](https://carrierdaily.com/broker-watch/data-sources) · [Machine-readable data: JSON](https://carrierdaily.com/api/public/trust/1160440.json) ## Trust & Change Signals for JIM'S TOWING SERVICE INC Amber 90 / 100 Trust Signal Score Print / Save PDF receipt Copy verification link Verify at https://carrierdaily.com/tools/dot-lookup?q=1160440 ### Receipts - · Operating authority status is Active. (FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (Motus carrier/insurance files), 2026-10-27) - · Phone number matches 1 other DOT record. (FMCSA Company Census (hash-matched), 2026-10-28) - · Physical address matches 1 other DOT record. (FMCSA Company Census (hash-matched), 2026-10-28) - · Email address matches 1 other DOT record. (FMCSA Company Census (hash-matched), 2026-10-28) - · Email domain matches 1 other DOT record. (FMCSA Company Census (hash-matched), 2026-10-28) - · Officer name matches 1 other DOT record. (FMCSA Company Census (hash-matched), 2026-10-28) - · Liability insurance on file: EMC Property & Casualty Company, effective 2026-05-15. (FMCSA L&I insurance history, 2026-05-15) - · USDOT number registered 23.2 years ago (2003-08-15, Company Census add date). (FMCSA Company Census, 2003-08-15) - ● Driver out-of-service rate 14.3% vs 5.6% national average (7 inspections, 24 months). (FMCSA SMS, 2026-10-28) - · Vehicle out-of-service rate 14.3% vs 21.6% national average (7 inspections, 24 months). (FMCSA SMS, 2026-10-28) ### Shared identifiers | Identifier | Other DOT records sharing it | Of those: authority action or insurance cancellation (24 mo) | | |---|---|---|---| | Phone number | 1 | 0 | | | Physical address | 1 | 0 | | | Email address | 1 | 0 | | | Email domain | 1 | 0 | | | Officer name | 1 | 0 | | Linked DOT numbers and the full change history are included with a free trial. ### Contact and name changes No contact or name change recorded since monitoring began. Data reflects official public records published by the U.S. Department of Transportation (FMCSA) as of Oct 27, 2026 06:07 MDT. CarrierDaily provides factual public-record change monitoring and is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. Sources: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (Motus carrier and insurance history files); FMCSA Company Census (az4n-8mr2); FMCSA SMS inspection, crash and BASIC summaries; CarrierDaily daily comparison of those files (hash-matched identifiers). Identifier matches are computed on one-way hashes; no phone, email or address value is stored. ### Watch this carrier ## How does this carrier compare? | Metric | This carrier | Benchmark | Delta | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | Operating authority | Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods): Active | 77.7% of Tennessee records are Active | Active like the state majority | FMCSA Licensing & Insurance | | Authority age | no grant date on file | 90-day post-approval window | n/a | FMCSA L&I grant / reinstatement date | | BIPD liability filing | $750,000 on file | $750,000 required | +0 vs required | FMCSA L&I insurance filings | | Current liability policy | EMC Property & Casualty Company, effective 2026-05-15 | policy age in days | 166 days on file | FMCSA L&I insurance history | | Vehicle out-of-service rate | 14.3% | 22.26% national (FMCSA SAFER) | -8.0 pts vs national | FMCSA SMS, 24 months | | Driver out-of-service rate | 14.3% | 6.67% national (FMCSA SAFER) | +7.6 pts vs national | FMCSA SMS, 24 months | | Roadside inspections, 24 months | 7 | 29 Tennessee carriers with SMS summaries | no crash records | FMCSA SMS | | Fleet size | 8 power units, 8 drivers | 37 curated Tennessee fleets | 21th percentile of the state cohort | FMCSA Company Census (MCS-150) | | Shared identifiers with other DOT records | 5 (0 with revoked authority or a cancellation) | 6.6% of Tennessee records share one | above the state avg | FMCSA Company Census (one-way hashes) | | Record changes, last 90 days | 0 | 0 changes = stable contact and name record | +0 vs a stable record | FMCSA Company Census / L&I, compared daily | | MCS-150 last updated | 2026-08-20 | biennial update (730 days) | +661 days vs due | FMCSA Company Census | | Trust Signal Score | 90 / 100 (Amber) | 89.8% of scored Tennessee carriers are Green | not Green, unlike 84.3% nationally | CarrierDaily, deterministic from the facts above | | Cargo classifications | General freight, Machinery and large objects, Motor vehicles, Flatbed-type cargo (building materials, machinery, metal, | from the carrier's own MCS-150 | 4 hub(s) | FMCSA Company Census | ## Is JIM'S TOWING SERVICE INC authorized by FMCSA? Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) is Active. 77.7% of Tennessee authority records are Active. ## Does JIM'S TOWING SERVICE INC have insurance on file? Yes. The current liability filing names EMC Property & Casualty Company with an effective date of 2026-05-15; $750,000 is on file against $750,000 required. A BMC-35 cancellation notice would appear here 30 days before it takes effect. ## How does JIM'S TOWING SERVICE INC compare on roadside inspections? FMCSA SMS records 7 inspections in 24 months: vehicle out-of-service 14.3% and driver 14.3% against the national averages of 22.26% and 6.67%. The driver rate is above the national average. ## Does JIM'S TOWING SERVICE INC share identifiers with other DOT records? 5 other DOT records share a phone, address, email or officer name, none of them with a revoked authority or cancellation. Shared identifiers are common among affiliated companies and registered agents. ## What changed in the last 90 days? Nothing: the name, contacts and authority record are unchanged across the last 90 days of daily comparisons. ## What does the Trust Signal Score say about JIM'S TOWING SERVICE INC? 90 / 100, Amber: at least one deduction applies (a new authority, a recent change, a shared identifier or an inspection rate above average). Each deduction is a dated line on the receipt; verify the one that matters for your load. 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The score is a deterministic reading of FMCSA public-record facts, each listed with its source; it is not a consumer report. Machine-readable data: https://carrierdaily.com/api/public/trust/1160440.json Data reflects official public records published by the U.S. Department of Transportation (FMCSA) as of Oct 27, 2026 06:07 MDT. CarrierDaily provides factual public-record change monitoring and is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA.