HILLBILLY TOWING & RECOVERY LLC

Doing business as HILLBILLY TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC

Kingsport, TN · Interstate · 2 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Oct 19, 1995 (31 years) · Authority since Nov 25, 2002 (23 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
Active on 1 of 2 dockets
MC1078073: Common carrier active
MC443217: Contract carrier inactive
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
0.0%
Only 1 vehicle inspection; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.

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Operating authority

MC1078073 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Common carrier
Common Carrier
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $1,000,000)
First grantedJan 14, 2020 (6 years ago)
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
1+49 PROCESS AGENTS LLC
Authority history for MC1078073 · 1 event
DateAuthorityAction
Jan 14, 2020Motor carrierGranted

MC443217 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Inactive
First grantedNov 25, 2002 (23 years ago)
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
1+49 PROCESS AGENTS LLC
Authority history for MC443217 · 3 events
DateAuthorityAction
Nov 8, 2018Motor carrierReinstated
Oct 25, 2011Motor carrierReinstated
Nov 25, 2002Motor carrierGranted

11 revocation notices that FMCSA later withdrew, the last on Sep 19, 2016. FMCSA sends one when an insurance or bond filing lapses; it is withdrawn when the filing is made.

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 617583 ↗

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)MC1078073PrimaryDONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy 1000270818 · 91X
$1,000,000Jan 9, 2025Active
Insurance that ended since 2024 · 2 policies
EndedTypeInsurerEffectiveHow it ended
Feb 14, 2025Liability (BI&PD)
MC1078073
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
Policy CA 1629582
Jan 9, 2020Cancelled at term end
Jan 9, 2025Liability (BI&PD)
MC1078073
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
Policy CA 1629582
Jan 9, 2020Replaced

"Replaced" means a new filing took over the day the old one ended. "Cancelled" means the insurer or the company ended the policy; if no replacement was filed in time, the company was uninsured with FMCSA in between.

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 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

1inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 1 · Tennessee avg 23.6%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 1 · Tennessee avg 3.7%
0violations written on inspection reports

Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months

Power units: 1

1 straight trucks

International 1

2 power units declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.

Most recent inspection
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Apr 3, 2026VA10No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 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 Tennessee average covers 76,695 vehicle and 133,874 driver inspections of all Tennessee-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

No violations recorded in roadside inspections in the last 24 months.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number617583
MC / docketMC1078073, MC443217
Legal nameHILLBILLY TOWING & RECOVERY LLC
DBA nameHILLBILLY TOWING AND RECOVERY LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units2
Drivers2
Annual mileage10,000 (2023)
HazmatYes
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedOct 19, 1995 · 31 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJan 19, 2026
Email domain on file@yahoo.com (free email service)

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Straight trucks20

Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.

Cargo carried

General FreightMotor VehiclesDrive/Tow Away

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 HILLBILLY TOWING & RECOVERY LLC

What does HILLBILLY TOWING & RECOVERY LLC's operating authority allow?

MC1078073: Common carrier (may haul regulated property for hire for the general public).

Which information about HILLBILLY TOWING & RECOVERY LLC 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 HILLBILLY TOWING & RECOVERY LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 617583. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (423) 288-8839, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1078073 or MC443217, 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 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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