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AUTOMOTIVE TALK TOWING & RECOVERY LLC

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Company CheckAUTOMOTIVE TALK TOWING & RECOVERY LLC · DOT 2500941

DBA: AUTOMOTIVE TALK TOWING & RECOVERY

3353 GOUGH DRIVE, WALDORF, MD, 20602

DOT# 2500941 MC# 974675 Waldorf, Maryland 10 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 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Dec 10, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 4, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 4, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 4, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 2, 2025
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 Address3353 GOUGH DRIVE, WALDORF, MD, 20602

Mailing Address3353 GOUGH DRIVE, WALDORF, MD, 20602

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC974674

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

DocketMC974675

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating10 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 1.85 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.21 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage35,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS12.5% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/18/2026

CompanyAMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #K2GP634060

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet7 units

Drivers5

Mileage35,000 mi

Operating10 years

MCS-15003/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total24

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total24

Out of Service3

OOS Rate12.5%

National Avg20.7%

Below 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

2023

9 · 0 OOS -

2024

18 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

7 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

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 Dec 2025, 15 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (6.7% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
10/02/2025	WALDORF	MD	0	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

9 roadside violations across 15 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 7 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 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 (34)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/10/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/23/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	GAITHERSBURG MD	4	2	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
10/21/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT WASHINGTON MD	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CALVERT COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-95 @ I-495 (PARK AND RIDE)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	PARK & RIDE SCALE I-95 @ I-495	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	PARK & RIDE SCALE I-95 @ I-495	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	PARK & RIDE SCALE I-95 @ I-495	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	PARK & RIDE SCALE I-95 @ I-495	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/28/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-95 @ I-495 (PARK AND RIDE)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-95 @ I-495 (PARK AND RIDE)	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/11/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	4	4	0	4	4	-	▲Detail
12/08/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	I-95 @ I-495 (PARK AND RIDE)	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	I-95 @ I-495 (PARK AND RIDE)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	I-95 @ I-495 (PARK AND RIDE)	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections22

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2017-07-03	New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit	ACTIVE	2017-08-09

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	12/07/2016	01/06/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	12/07/2016	02/09/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP110905	$1,000,000	11/30/2020	07/27/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	08/05/2016	12/07/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	08/05/2016	01/09/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP530880	$1,000,000	07/27/2024	07/27/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP425827	$1,000,000	07/27/2023	07/27/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP320707	$1,000,000	07/27/2022	07/27/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP215032	$1,000,000	07/27/2021	07/28/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP215032	$1,000,000	07/27/2021	07/27/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP110905	$1,000,000	07/27/2020	11/30/2020	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	07/07/2017	04/09/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	07/07/2017	03/07/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004950	$1,000,000	07/05/2016	08/05/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA2269399	$1,000,000	06/21/2020	07/27/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP006510	$1,000,000	06/21/2019	04/23/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP902921	$1,000,000	06/21/2018	06/21/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$1,000,000	06/14/2016	07/05/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$1,000,000	06/14/2016	09/02/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$1,000,000	05/03/2018	07/10/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$1,000,000	05/03/2018	06/21/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	05/03/2017	08/09/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	05/03/2017	07/07/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP006510	$750,000	04/23/2020	06/21/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$1,000,000	03/26/2018	05/03/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	03/08/2017	05/03/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	03/07/2018	05/03/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	03/07/2018	03/26/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	02/08/2017	04/10/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	02/08/2017	03/08/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	01/06/2017	03/13/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0004905	$750,000	01/06/2017	02/08/2017	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC974675	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/13/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/16/2016
MC974675	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/27/2020	REVOKED	01/04/2021
MC974675	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/13/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/18/2017
MC974675	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2024
MC974675	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/22/2022
MC974675	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/29/2025
MC974675	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/20/2021
MC974675	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/30/2016	REVOKED	06/29/2020
MC974675	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/13/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/2018
MC974675	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/28/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2019
MC974675	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/06/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/04/2018
MC974675	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/06/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/04/2017
MC974675	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/14/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/16/2017
MC974675	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/13/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/15/2018
MC974675	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	03/01/2021	-	-
MC974675	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/14/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/17/2017
MC974675	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/13/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/17/2017

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

−10

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/18/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 7 vehicles (~0.14 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: 1 crash(es) across 7 vehicles (~0.14 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (34)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

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