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Company CheckRICK'S TOWING COMPANY · DOT 139708

DBA: RICKS TOWING & TRANSPORT

4101 SE CAPITOL CR, GRIMES, IA, 50111

DOT# 139708 MC# 411917 Grimes, Iowa 25 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Aug 19, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 19, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 7

Jul 28, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 11 violations (no OOS).
Apr 25, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 17, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 14, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address4101 SE CAPITOL CR, GRIMES, IA, 50111

Mailing Address4101 SE CAPITOL CIRCLE, GRIMES, IA, 50111

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC411917

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating25 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .13 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .06 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6.22 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage583,051 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS6.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS60.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/25/2012

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/29/2026

CompanyPIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #224891

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet20 units

Drivers12

Mileage583,051 mi

Operating25 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total16

Out of Service1

OOS Rate6.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total10

Out of Service6

OOS Rate60.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/25/2012 | Rated: 11/02/2012

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

2 · 1 OOS -

2024

4 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

11 · 5 OOS ▲

2026

5 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

0 crashes =

2026

3 crashes ▲

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2026, 17 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (35.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 8 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/28/2026	CLIVE	IA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/17/2026	WILLIAMSBURG	IA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/14/2026	ELKHART	IN	0	3	1	3	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight
11/12/2023	URBANDALE	IA	1	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

40 roadside violations across 17 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 19 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 19 violations · 8 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (22)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/06/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/22/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAKE AVE NORTH OF HWY 18 NB	11	0	9	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2026	IA	Full (Level I)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE KS	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-35	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	CLARKS GROVE MN	9	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	7	2	1	0	6	2	-	▲Detail
06/17/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAGLEVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON SD	2	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
03/14/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA141 FLY OVER WEST BOUND	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
02/09/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	TEXICO PORT OF ENTRY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRIMES FD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/20/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	UA 415 SB MM 6	5	1	2	1	3	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	KANSAS CITY MO	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2023	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/23/2023	IA	Full (Level I)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections17

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 6 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW002622-00	$1,000,000	12/01/2005	07/07/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW002622-00	$1,000,000	12/01/2005	08/20/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW002622-00	$0	12/01/2005	07/07/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW002622-00	$0	12/01/2005	08/20/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CID 224891	$750,000	10/17/2016	07/20/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL774406	$1,000,000	10/16/2002	01/16/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CID 224891	$1,000,000	07/20/2018	10/22/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CID 224891	$1,000,000	07/07/2006	10/17/2016	Name Changed
34	CARGO	WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CID 224891	$0	07/07/2006	10/17/2016	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLASSIC INSURANCE CO	CA 1982172	$1,000,000	01/16/2005	12/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLASSIC INSURANCE CO	CA 1982172-1	$1,000,000	01/16/2004	01/16/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLASSIC INSURANCE CO	CA 1982172-0	$1,000,000	01/16/2003	01/16/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL774406	$1,000,000	01/16/2002	10/16/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CAP 765 82 78	$1,000,000	01/16/2000	01/16/2002	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC411917	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/20/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/24/2005
MC411917	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/12/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/04/2016
MC411917	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/31/2001	-	-
MC411917	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/24/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/28/2006

No revocation records.

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88/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 88

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 6.25% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 60% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 20 vehicles (~0.1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 20 vehicles (~0.1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 6.25% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 60% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

RICK'S TOWING COMPANY

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (22)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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