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Company CheckRAY'S TOWING INC · DOT 259395

833 W WATERFORD AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53221-1714

DOT# 259395 MC# 183742 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 40 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

Dec 21, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 9, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Dec 13, 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 Address833 W WATERFORD AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53221-1714

Mailing Address833 W WATERFORD AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53221-1714

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC183742

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating40 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 .71 · 1 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 10 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage187,154 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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review04/18/2017

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/04/2026

CompanyWESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #CID 246778

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet7 units

Drivers7

Mileage187,154 mi

Operating40 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/18/2017 | Rated: 10/15/1987

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2025

1 · 1 OOS ▲

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 May 2025, 2 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (50% 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
12/21/2025	GREENFIELD	WI	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk

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

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 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 (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/09/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRISTOL IN	5	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/13/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWTON WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	D085P00182	$0	12/31/2001	12/31/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	D085P00182	$0	12/31/2001	12/01/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	D085P00182	$1,000,000	12/31/2001	12/31/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	D085P00182	$1,000,000	12/31/2001	12/01/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	26712315	$0	12/31/2000	12/31/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	226712315	$1,000,000	12/31/2000	12/31/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	WCP1020031504-00	$1,000,000	12/01/2004	08/01/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	WCP1020031504-00	$0	12/01/2004	08/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP100636-01	$1,000,000	12/01/2003	12/01/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP100636-01	$0	12/01/2003	12/01/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP100636	$0	12/01/2002	12/01/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP100636	$1,000,000	12/01/2002	12/01/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	133 607125	$1,000,000	11/10/1994	05/10/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	503070637	$0	11/10/1992	04/22/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CID 246778	$500,000	08/01/2007	08/01/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	267693	$0	08/01/2005	08/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	267693	$2,000,000	08/01/2005	08/01/2007	Replaced
91	BIPD	ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	BAP8477274-01	$0	05/10/1999	04/22/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP8477274-01	$1,000,000	04/22/1999	02/05/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	IMB4021922	$0	04/22/1999	12/31/2000	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC183742	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/10/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/15/1992
MC183742	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/04/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/03/2004
MC183742	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/28/1985	REVOKED	04/23/2001
MC183742	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/08/1987	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/24/1987
MC183742	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/13/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/28/2007
MC183742	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/18/2001	-	-

No revocation records.

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

-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.

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.

RAY'S TOWING INC

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SMS BASIC Scores

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Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (2)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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