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CORTES TOWING ENTERPRISES INC

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Company CheckCORTES TOWING ENTERPRISES INC · DOT 2547660

DBA: CORTES TOWING

919 HOLLISTER ST, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154

DOT# 2547660 MC# 887634 San Diego, California 11 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 5

Jul 10, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 10, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 10, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 10, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 8, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address919 HOLLISTER ST, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154

Mailing Address919 HOLLISTER ST, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154

Other Companies at This Address

Address919 HOLLISTER ST, SAN DIEGO, CA 92154

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
CORTES TOWING ENTERPRISES INC this company	2547660	Sign in	Active
DONA R WATSON	2651697	Sign in	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC887634

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating11 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 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 .15 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage172,000 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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS2.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/11/2022

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/28/2026

CompanyNAVIGATORS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #26MOT02366400

Last checked09/15/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet15 units

Drivers13

Mileage172,000 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15001/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total36

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total36

Out of Service1

OOS Rate2.8%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total18

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 02/11/2022

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

4 · 0 OOS -

2024

32 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

15 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

13 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

0 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, 33 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 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
01/08/2025	SAN DIEGO	CA	0	1	0	3	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

6 roadside violations across 33 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 4 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 1 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 (64)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/10/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST JSO PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST JSO PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST JSO PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST JSO PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	PALM AVE @ HOLLISTER ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST JSO PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST JSO PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	PALM AVD @ HOLLISTER ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	3821 MAIN ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	3821 MAIN ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	3821 MAIN ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	3821 MAIN ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	PALM AVENUE @ HOLLISTER STREET	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	PALM AVENUE @ HOLLISTER STREET	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	PALM AVENUE @ HOLLISTER STREET	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	MAIN ST JWO I-805	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	MAIN ST JWO I-805	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	MAIN ST JWO I-805	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	MAIN ST JWO I-805	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST JSO PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST JSO PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST JSO PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST JSO PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	OTAY MESA IF	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST SO PALM	4	1	0	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST SO PALM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST SO PALM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	PALM AVENUE @ HOLLISTER STREET	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	PALM AVENUE @ HOLLISTER STREET	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	919 HOLLISTER ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MAIN ST JWO I-805	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MAIN ST JWO I-805	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST @ PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST @ PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST JSO PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST JSO PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MAIN ST JWO I-805	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MAIN ST JWO I-805	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONEJO CVEF	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/27/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN ONOFRE IF	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	405 NB CARSON SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	RAINBOW IF	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/28/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MAIN ST JWO I-805	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MAIN ST JWO I-805	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MAIN ST JWO I-805	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	SAN DIEGO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	SAN DIEGO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST @ PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST @ PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST @ PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/15/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST @ PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST @ PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST @ PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HOLLISTER ST @ PALM AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAJON SCALES	3	2	1	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MAIN ST JWO I-805	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MAIN STREET JWO I-805	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MAIN ST JWO I-805	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/11/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RAINBOW IF	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2023	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN ONOFRE IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	PALM AVENUE @ HOLLISTER STREET	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	PALM AVENUE @ HOLLISTER STREET	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2023	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN ONOFRE IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections37

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2015-09-29	New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit	ACTIVE	2015-11-21

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7806358991	$1,000,000	11/25/2014	09/30/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7806358991	$1,000,000	11/25/2014	10/30/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP216533	$1,000,000	11/22/2021	11/22/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP112154	$1,000,000	11/22/2020	11/22/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP008072	$1,000,000	11/22/2019	02/04/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP008072	$1,000,000	11/22/2019	03/04/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	FA19MOT02115100	$750,000	09/30/2019	11/22/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73TRB002688	$1,000,000	09/30/2018	09/30/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	UXQ0016301	$750,000	09/30/2017	09/30/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	01 CI 864460 10	$750,000	09/30/2016	09/30/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP008072	$1,000,000	02/04/2020	11/22/2020	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC887634	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/03/2014	-	-
MC887634	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/26/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2021
MC887634	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/26/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2020
MC887634	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/03/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/04/2016
MC887634	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/05/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/02/2017
MC887634	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/25/2018
MC887634	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/03/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/30/2019

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99/100

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 99

Starts at 100−1 totalFinal 99

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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 8/28/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.07 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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Inspection Records (64)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

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