Carrier profile · USDOT 516702 · MC-140433 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Grate's Wrecker Service Inc

6 power unitsLAGRANGE, IN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-140433 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(260) 463-3119 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 6 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — 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

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 14, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 ’09 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Truck Exchange’76–’96

Cincinnati’01–’06

Cincinnati’08–now

1976198920022015now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2009

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2008 → Nov 2009	$750K	1
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2001 → May 2006	$750K	3
MONROE GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1996 → Nov 2000	$750K	2
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Aug 1976 → Nov 1996	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 14, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 14, 2026

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

LAGRANGE, IN

1485 N STATE ROAD 9

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 14, 2026

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ligtel.com — 45 carriers: USDOT 180343 USDOT 281641 USDOT 320060 USDOT 320102 USDOT 539115 USDOT 546383 USDOT 692056 USDOT 722138

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 14, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1485 N STATE ROAD 9, LAGRANGE, IN, 46761
Mailing address: P O BOX 220, LAGRANGE, IN, 46761
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (260) 463-3119
Fax: (260) 463-4943
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: ligtel.com

Registration

Officer: Timothy J Grate
USDOT / docket: 516702 · MC-140433
First registered: Mar 16, 1993
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2026 · 20,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 13, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

20,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 14, 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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Safety and violations

No dated FMCSA inspections were found for this period. Safety status is not verified.

Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for GRATE'S WRECKER SERVICE INC.

GRATE'S WRECKER SERVICE INC (USDOT 516702) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 14, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 30, 2009 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 14, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 14, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 13, 2009 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 14, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GRATE'S WRECKER SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

GRATE'S WRECKER SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 516702, and its motor carrier number is MC-140433.

Is GRATE'S WRECKER SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 14, 2026. GRATE'S WRECKER SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.