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Motor carrier · USDOT 2884097

EPPLER TOWING & RECOVERY INC, Firebaugh, CA: USDOT 2884097 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as EPPLER TOWING & RECOVERY INC filed them on its MCS-150, last updated June 25, 2025. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since April 28, 2016. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedEPPLER TOWING & RECOVERY INC
USDOT number2884097
Status on the censusActive
AddressFirebaugh, CA 93622
CountyFresno County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsCarries hazardous materials
Safety ratingNot rated
Power units31 (31 trucks)
Drivers21 (15 with a CDL)
On the register sinceApril 28, 2016
MCS-150 last filedJune 25, 2025
Cargo carriedMotor Vehicles; Drive/Tow Away; General Freight

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
October 15, 2024CALevel I, full0000
June 14, 2024CALevel I, full0000
June 14, 2024CALevel I, full0000
June 14, 2024CALevel I, full0000
June 14, 2024CALevel I, full0000
June 14, 2024CALevel I, full1101
June 14, 2024CALevel I, full0000
June 14, 2024CALevel I, full0000
May 15, 2024CALevel I, full0000
May 15, 2024CALevel I, full0000
May 15, 2024CALevel I, full0000
May 15, 2024CALevel I, full0000
May 15, 2024CALevel I, full0000
May 14, 2024CALevel I, full0000
May 14, 2024CALevel I, full0000
May 8, 2024CALevel I, full0000
May 8, 2024CALevel I, full0000
April 30, 2024CALevel I, full0000
January 29, 2024CALevel I, full0000
January 22, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
January 2, 2024CALevel II, walk-around1000
December 7, 2023CALevel I, full0000
November 1, 2023CALevel I, full0000

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
June 2, 2023CAUnincorporated01YesNo
August 27, 2022CAUnincorporated01YesNo
April 6, 2022CAFresno01YesNo
August 31, 2018CAUnincorporated01Yes
February 9, 2017CAUnincorporated00YesNo

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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