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Company CheckPRIORITY TOWING INC · DOT 1896999

2105 NANCE STREET, HOUSTON, TX, 77020

DOT# 1896999 MC# MC717061 Houston, Texas 16 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 15, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 7, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 1, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 4, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
Mar 27, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 12, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

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 Address2105 NANCE STREET, HOUSTON, TX, 77020

Mailing AddressPO BOX 541345, HOUSTON, TX, 77254

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC717061

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating16 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 7 · 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 18 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage250,000 miles

Mileage Year2022

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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS100.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 09/02/2026

CompanyTEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BRPCBLTTX011500_08A025_01

Last checked09/15/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet13 units

Drivers15

Mileage250,000 mi

Operating16 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

2024

2 · 1 OOS -

2025

1 · 1 OOS =

2026

0 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2024

0 crashes -

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

2 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 2025, 2 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (50% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
06/07/2026	HOUSTON	TX	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
05/01/2026	PASADENA	TX	1	1	2	Rain	Wet	Dusk
03/27/2025	PALMVIEW	TX	1	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

6 roadside violations across 2 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

Vehicle Maintenance 3 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 1 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 (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/04/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US59 NB	5	3	1	1	4	2	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	TX	Special (Level IV)	US-0290 IN HARRIS CO. (706-738	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2024	TX	Full (Level I)	US-0290 IN HARRIS CO. (706-738	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TWT 0000004-04	$1,000,000	12/26/2018	03/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FARMERS TEXAS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	60471-75-68	$1,000,000	06/30/2010	03/01/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	60199-74-11	$0	06/30/2010	03/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73TRB005462	$1,000,000	04/06/2024	04/06/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	BIC-WS-01471-01	$1,000,000	03/01/2024	04/06/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	BIC-WS-01471-00	$750,000	03/01/2023	06/09/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	BIC-WS-01471-00	$750,000	03/01/2023	03/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	BIC-WS-01471-00	$1,000,000	03/01/2023	03/01/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP317684	$1,000,000	03/01/2022	03/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP213265	$1,000,000	03/01/2021	03/01/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP109128	$1,000,000	03/01/2020	03/01/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP005271	$1,000,000	03/01/2019	03/01/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TWT 0000004-00	$1,000,000	03/01/2014	12/26/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TWT 0000004-00	$1,000,000	03/01/2014	01/17/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD	61 UEN QO1298	$1,000,000	03/01/2013	03/01/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD	61 UEN QO1297	$1,000,000	03/01/2013	04/18/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD	61 UEN QO1297	$1,000,000	03/01/2013	03/01/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD	61UENQO1292	$0	03/01/2013	04/10/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD	61UENQO1292	$1,000,000	03/01/2013	04/10/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD	61UENQO1292	$1,000,000	03/01/2013	03/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	H7A2TP0000068-00	$1,000,000	03/01/2012	03/01/2013	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC717061	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/21/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/27/2018
MC717061	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/27/2010	REVOKED	03/09/2020
MC717061	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/19/2020	REVOKED	04/10/2023
MC717061	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/06/2023	-	-
MC717061	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/11/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/08/2024
MC717061	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/10/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/08/2025
MC717061	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/04/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/01/2019
MC717061	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/28/2013
MC717061	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/03/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/26/2014
MC717061	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/02/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/03/2022
MC717061	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/02/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/02/2021

No revocation records.

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87/100

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 87

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

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

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 9/2/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 100% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 13 vehicles (~0.15 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 13 vehicles (~0.15 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 100% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% 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.

PRIORITY TOWING INC

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SMS BASIC Scores

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Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (3)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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