Carrier profile · USDOT 332799 · MC-214690 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Yates Towing & Recovery Enterprises LLC

DBA DOUG & DON YATES TOWING & RECOVERY

40 power unitsavg 7.4 yrRegional · 6 statesCHATTANOOGA, TN94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-214690 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

40Power units

54 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

2004–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(423) 629-6621 Email dispatchshannon@yateswrecker.com

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 220 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 2004–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

157 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 142 vehicle and 157 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

157 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 38

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 40
Inspections · 24 mo: 157
Annualized: ≈79 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
107.601 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
172.600 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United States’90–’02

Continental Western’05–’14

General Wisconsin’14–’18

Donegal’19–’23

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2018	$750K	4
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Apr 2014 → Apr 2018	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2005 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
GREAT RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Apr 2005	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Apr 1990 → Dec 2002	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 40
Observed power (24 mo): 54
Trailers (towed): 4

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

91.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

154

GA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Georgia: 107 inspections
Tennessee: 43 inspections
Alabama: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections

Home base

CHATTANOOGA, TN

2306 EAST 23RD ST

Top corridor

GA ⇄ TN

GA 107 · TN 43 · AL 2

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 526907

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2306 EAST 23RD ST, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37407
Mailing address: 2220 EAST 23RD ST, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37407
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (423) 629-6621
Fax: (423) 629-1276
Email: shannon@yateswrecker.com
Web domain: yateswrecker.com

Registration

Officers: Shannon Yates · Doug Yates
USDOT / docket: 332799 · MC-214690
First registered: Nov 21, 1988
Last MCS-150: Jul 25, 2025 · 894,083 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jul 19, 1991
D-U-N-S: 130270697

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

894,083

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 142 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

9violation records

1OOS-tagged records

0 of 142inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

80%0 / 8

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%Stable

15%

30%

0%Oct 24 to Apr 250 / 47

0%Apr 25 to Oct 250 / 19

0%Oct 25 to Apr 260 / 41

0%Apr 26 to Oct 260 / 35

Top 3 codes (6 of 9 records)

392.16-D Failure to use seat belt4
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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Unsafe driving

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Driver fitness

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC.

YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 332799) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 11, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 157 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 142 vehicle-level and 157 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 40 power units and 40 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 25, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jul 19, 1991 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number?

YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number is 332799, and its motor carrier number is MC-214690.

Is YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC's safety record?

YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 220 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC's fleet?

YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC operates 40 power units and 40 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC based?

YATES TOWING & RECOVERY ENTERPRISES LLC is based in CHATTANOOGA, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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