Swanney & McDonald (Towing Specialists Inc)
Los Angeles-area tow or transport company, in Los Angeles, CA. California has no state license for tow companies; its public registrations are below.
What the official records show
These are records from government sources, with the date each was checked. They are not findings by this site, and a missing record does not mean a company lacks a license or did anything wrong.
- Legal name: TOWING SPECIALISTS INC
- Doing business as (DBA): SWANNEY & MCDONALD, SWANNEY / MC DONALD, Swanney & McDonald Towing Specialists, Inc.
- Address (physical (FMCSA)): 4833 EXPOSITION BLVD, Los Angeles, CA 90016 FMCSA carrier census (checked )
- Address (business location (LA Office of Finance)): 1224 E 28TH STREET, Los Angeles, CA 90011 LA Office of Finance business list (checked )
- Address (business location (LA Office of Finance)): 4833 EXPOSITION BLVD, Los Angeles, CA 90016 LA Office of Finance business list (checked )
- Address (business location (LA Office of Finance)): 3201 HOOPER AVENUE, Los Angeles, CA 90011 LA Office of Finance business list (checked )
- Address (OPG lot (unknown)): 4900 W. Jefferson Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90007 Police Commission TOPS manual (checked )
- Address (OPG lot (unknown)): 4915 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007 Police Commission TOPS manual (checked )
- Address (OPG lot (unknown)): 1224 E. 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Police Commission TOPS manual (checked )
- Address (OPG lot (unknown)): 725 Battery St, San Pedro, CA 90731 Police Commission TOPS manual (checked )
- Address (OPG lot (unknown)): 4833 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007 Police Commission TOPS manual (checked )
- Phone on file: (213) 748-7151 FMCSA carrier census (checked )
- Phone on file: (323) 773-6898 Police Commission TOPS manual (checked )
- Police Commission tow permit (LAMC 103.204): Permit found in the Police Commission's TOPS manual (Official Police Garage list) as of September 1, 2026. Police Commission TOPS manual (checked )
- Official Police Garage: Listed for OPG Service Area 3 in the TOPS manual (effective Sept. 1, 2026). Contract expiration as printed: 08/25/2026. Police Commission TOPS manual (checked )
- California carrier number (CA#): CA# 0148388: listed in the DMV Active Motor Carrier Permit search (as of October 1, 2026). DMV motor carrier permit search (checked )
- Federal carrier registration (USDOT): USDOT 2751757: active (intrastate (non-hazmat)) in the FMCSA census as of October 1, 2026. FMCSA carrier census (checked )
- Insurance on file:
- insurer not stated (General Liability, effective 2026-09-02, expires 2027-09-02; certificate of insurance filed with the City of Los Angeles (KwikComply public lookup)) City insurance-certificate lookup (KwikComply) (checked )
- insurer not stated (Automobile, effective 2026-09-02, expires 2027-09-02; certificate of insurance filed with the City of Los Angeles (KwikComply public lookup)) City insurance-certificate lookup (KwikComply) (checked )
- insurer not stated (Others, effective 2026-09-02, expires 2027-09-02; certificate of insurance filed with the City of Los Angeles (KwikComply public lookup)) City insurance-certificate lookup (KwikComply) (checked )
- insurer not stated (Workers Comp, effective 2026-04-01, expires 2027-04-01; certificate of insurance filed with the City of Los Angeles (KwikComply public lookup)) City insurance-certificate lookup (KwikComply) (checked )
- insurer not stated (General Liability, effective 2025-09-02, expires 2026-09-02; certificate of insurance filed with the City of Los Angeles (KwikComply public lookup)) City insurance-certificate lookup (KwikComply) (checked )
- insurer not stated (Automobile, effective 2025-09-02, expires 2026-09-02; certificate of insurance filed with the City of Los Angeles (KwikComply public lookup)) City insurance-certificate lookup (KwikComply) (checked )
- insurer not stated (Others, effective 2025-09-02, expires 2026-09-02; certificate of insurance filed with the City of Los Angeles (KwikComply public lookup)) City insurance-certificate lookup (KwikComply) (checked )
- insurer not stated (Workers Comp, effective 2025-04-01, expires 2026-04-01; certificate of insurance filed with the City of Los Angeles (KwikComply public lookup)) City insurance-certificate lookup (KwikComply) (checked )
- insurer not stated (General Liability, effective 2024-09-02, expires 2025-09-02; certificate of insurance filed with the City of Los Angeles (KwikComply public lookup)) City insurance-certificate lookup (KwikComply) (checked )
- insurer not stated (Automobile, effective 2024-09-02, expires 2025-09-02; certificate of insurance filed with the City of Los Angeles (KwikComply public lookup)) City insurance-certificate lookup (KwikComply) (checked )
- insurer not stated (Others, effective 2024-09-02, expires 2025-09-02; certificate of insurance filed with the City of Los Angeles (KwikComply public lookup)) City insurance-certificate lookup (KwikComply) (checked )
- insurer not stated (Workers Comp, effective 2024-04-01, expires 2025-04-01; certificate of insurance filed with the City of Los Angeles (KwikComply public lookup)) City insurance-certificate lookup (KwikComply) (checked )
- City of Los Angeles business-tax registration: Listed in the LA Office of Finance active-business list (as of October 1, 2026). LA Office of Finance business list (checked )
Court and agency records
These are public records about this company that we could verify, with their outcomes. They are not findings by this site, they are not complete, and a company with no records listed is not necessarily different from one with records.
2 public records
Older record (2021) · Police Commission contract action · Board of Police Commissioners (transmittal to City Council) · BPC #21-153; Council File 21-0961 · August 24, 2021
Records show the Police Commission recommended renewing the Official Police Garage contract of Towing Specialists, Inc. (Swanney & McDonald) for Service Area 3. The report states investigators found no serious violations.
Outcome: Renewal recommended and transmitted to the City Council (August 24, 2021).
Record names: 'Towing Specialists, Inc. (Swanney & McDonald)'. Matched to this company by case number BPC #21-153; Council File 21-0961.
City Clerk council file · checked October 1, 2026 · Something wrong? Send a correction: corrections@towedinla.org
Older record (1996) · Lawsuit · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (appeal from C.D. Cal.) · No. 94-56677 (86 F.3d 1162, unpublished memorandum) · May 31, 1996
Records show a competing tow company sued the City of Los Angeles and the City's Official Police Garage (OPG) companies, claiming the OPG program restrained trade and deprived it of an OPG designation. The district court dismissed all claims and the Ninth Circuit affirmed, a result in favor of the tow companies and the City.
Claims in a lawsuit are allegations, not findings.
Outcome: Dismissal for failure to state a claim affirmed (state-action immunity) (May 31, 1996).
Record names: 'ATS-Northeast Tow', 'Ross Baker', 'Black & White Garage, Inc.', 'Bruffy's, Inc.', 'Hanks's Wilshire Tow Service, Inc.', 'Hollenbeck Automotive, Corp.', 'Hollywood Tow Service, Inc.', 'Kelmark Tow', 'Seventh Street Garage, Inc.', 'Howard Sommers Towing Inc.', 'Swanney & McDonald, Inc.', 'Viertel's Automotive Service, Inc.', 'Continental Trucking/Towing, Inc.', 'Keyser Automotive, Inc.', 'Rheuban Motors, Inc.', 'Archer'a Vineland Service, Inc.'. Matched to this company by case number No. 94-56677 (86 F.3d 1162, unpublished memorandum).
CourtListener court docket · checked September 29, 2026 · Something wrong? Send a correction: corrections@towedinla.org
Fee maximums
For police-ordered tows in the City of Los Angeles, Official Police Garages charge the Board of Police Commissioners' rates, in effect since January 1, 2026. Private-property tows follow other rules (see your rights below).
- Standard tow, first hour: $220 by credit card, $215 by other means.
- Standard vehicle storage: $68 a day by credit card, $66 by other means.
Source: L.A. Bd. of Police Comm'rs, TOPS Manual sec. 100 (eff. Sept. 1, 2026). All rates by year.
Know your rights
If a police officer or other public agency had your car towed and stored, you have a right to a "poststorage hearing". The storage notice must say that you have to ask for it in person, in writing or by phone within 10 days of the date on the notice.
Official text: “shall request the hearing in person, writing, or by telephone within 10 days of the date appearing on the notice”
Source: Veh. Code § 22852(a), (b)(4). Last checked .
A person who breaks the written-authorization rules for private-property tows is civilly liable to the car's owner for four times the towing and storage charges.
Official text: “civilly liable to the owner of the vehicle or their agent for four times the amount of the towing and storage charges”
Source: Veh. Code § 22658(l)(5). Last checked .
For a tow from private property based on a sign, the sign must be in plain view at all entrances, at least 17 by 22 inches, with letters at least one inch high. It must say that public parking is not allowed and that cars will be removed at the owner's expense, and list the police phone number and each tow company's name and phone number. (A sign is one of several ways the law allows these tows.)
Official text: “a sign not less than 17 inches by 22 inches in size, with lettering not less than one inch in height”
Source: Veh. Code § 22658(a)(1). Last checked .
Where to complain
Official government channels. We don't file anything for you and we don't contact the company.
- A police-ordered tow in the City of Los Angeles by an Official Police Garage: the Police Commission's (LAPD) complaint form. Our LA tool can fill it in. Open the tool
- California Attorney General: complaint against a business
- FMCSA National Consumer Complaint Database (carriers with a USDOT number)
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