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Company CheckDAVIS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING LLC · DOT 2831189

1003 VINE ST, HAYS, KS, 67601-3572

DOT# 2831189 MC# 945983 Hays, Kansas 10 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Dec 23, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

Dec 23, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Jun 21, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 21, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

Phone(785) 625-6261

Fax(785) 628-8886

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1003 VINE ST, HAYS, KS, 67601-3572

Mailing Address1003 VINE ST, HAYS, KS, 67601-3572

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC945983

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating10 years

Company Overview

DAVIS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Hays, Kansas. The company has been in operation for 10 years, registered with the FMCSA on 12/09/2015. The fleet consists of 8 power units and 6 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 150,000 miles (2022). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 4 inspections are on file. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, DAVIS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING LLC has a Trust Score of 88/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage150,000 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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS50.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type91X

Effective05/03/2024

CompanyFEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #1895669

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet8 units

Drivers6

Mileage150,000 mi

Operating10 years

MCS-15011/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service1

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service1

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

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

2 · 2 OOS ▲

Crashes

2024

1 crash —

2025

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 Dec 2025 — 2 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (100% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

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
07/21/2024	I-135	KS	0	2	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

9 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 5 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 1 OOS

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

Driver Fitness 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
12/23/2025 ▼	KS	Full (Level I)	SHERMAN COUNTY - 181	5	2	1	0	4	2	-
Violations (5) 393.95A4-EEUS — CFR 393.95A4-EEUS Non-OOS 393.60D — CFR 393.60D Non-OOS 392.9AA1 — CFR 392.9AA1 OOS 393.41-BNPB — CFR 393.41-BNPB OOS 395.8F1-HOSM — CFR 395.8F1-HOSM Non-OOS
06/21/2025 ▼	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	MCPHERSON COUNTY - 113	4	1	2	1	2	0	-
Violations (4) 393.95F — CFR 393.95F Non-OOS 392.8-D — CFR 392.8-D Non-OOS 393.9A-LBL — CFR 393.9A-LBL Non-OOS 391.41APC — CFR 391.41APC OOS
06/03/2024 ▼	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	SALINE COUNTY - 169	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 391.41(a) — CFR 391.41(a) Non-OOS

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	60484852	$1,000,000	12/10/2022	12/10/2023	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	60484852	$0	12/10/2022	12/10/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	60484852	$1,000,000	12/10/2016	12/10/2022	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	60484852	$0	12/10/2016	12/10/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	BAS 56998958	$1,000,000	12/10/2015	12/10/2016	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC945983	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/31/2015	REVOKED	12/18/2023
MC945983	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/14/2022

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

Active for-hire authority on file — FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

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 50% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 8 vehicles (~0.13 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 8 vehicles (~0.13 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 50% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% 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) knockout	−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.

DAVIS AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING LLC

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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 (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (3)

Licensing & Insurance

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