SUPERIOR TOWING INC

Doing business as CONTRACT TOWING

New Lenox, IL · Interstate · 59 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Jan 20, 2015 (11 years)

No risk signals in the last-known data

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Nothing in the FMCSA record matched our risk signals. That is not a guarantee, and it does not confirm who you are talking to; follow the checks below. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

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Operating authority
Last known: Active
MC899659: Contract carrier active
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $1,000,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
66.7%
Only 3 vehicle inspections; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC899659 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $1,000,000)

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 2573299 ↗

Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC899659PrimaryPIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy 0001066287 · 91X
$1,000,000Nov 1, 2020Active

Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

6inspections
66.7%vehicle out-of-service
2 of 3 · Illinois avg 24.1%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 6 · Illinois avg 4.4%
12violations written on inspection reports
6 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 25, 2026IL15Yes
Feb 25, 2026MI31No
Dec 4, 2025WI22No
Nov 11, 2025MI14Yes
Jul 15, 2025IL30No
Jul 11, 2025IL30No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Illinois average covers 195,261 vehicle and 387,726 driver inspections of all Illinois-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

5 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 2 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 12 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIllinois share
Vehicle Maintenance3260.0%60.9%
Unsafe Driving2040.0%19.8%
5 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Lighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - both missing.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39317A1LSLDMWR
11
Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39317B2LTSDM
11
Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922INAT
10
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 3 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS3
10
Lighting - Tail lamp - Driveaway - missing
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39317B2LRLDM
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Illinois column is the mix across all Illinois-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

5crashes
0fatal
0injury
5tow-away
5 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
May 7, 2026Romeoville, IL00
Jan 30, 2026Schaumburg Twp, IL00
Jul 15, 2025Oak Park, IL00
Dec 6, 2024Cicero, IL00
Nov 8, 2024Chicago, IL00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number2573299
MC / docketMC899659
Legal nameSUPERIOR TOWING INC
DBA nameCONTRACT TOWING
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units59
Drivers50
Annual mileage119,000 (2022)
HazmatYes
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedJan 20, 2015 · 11 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJun 13, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightMotor VehiclesDrive/Tow AwayMachinery, Large ObjectsOtherBob Cats

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about SUPERIOR TOWING INC

What does SUPERIOR TOWING INC's operating authority allow?

MC899659: Contract carrier (may haul regulated property for hire under continuing contracts with specific shippers).

Which information about SUPERIOR TOWING INC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot. There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking SUPERIOR TOWING INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2573299. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (815) 463-8888, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC899659, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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