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Company CheckRICH'S TOWING & SERVICE INC · DOT 327069

20531 FIRST AVENUE, MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH, 44130-2437

DOT# 327069 MC# 239904 Middleburg Heights, Ohio 34 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

8 events tracked · latest Jun 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

May 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 20, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 26, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 2, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 20, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 16, 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

Phone(440) 234-3435

Fax(440) 234-0713

Email[email protected]

Physical Address20531 FIRST AVENUE, MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH, 44130-2437

Mailing Address20531 FIRST AVENUE, MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH, 44130-2437

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC239904

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating34 years

Company Overview

RICH'S TOWING & SERVICE INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 34 years, registered with the FMCSA on 09/13/1988. The fleet consists of 49 power units and 28 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 1,118,000 miles (2023). 3 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 21 inspections are on file. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, RICH'S TOWING & SERVICE INC has a Trust Score of 94/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,118,000 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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review01/09/2008

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/05/2026

CompanyCENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #9924637

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet49 units

Drivers28

Mileage1,118,000 mi

Operating34 years

MCS-15007/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away3

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total17

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service2

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/09/2008 | Rated: 01/10/2008

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 · 1 OOS —

2024

7 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

9 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

5 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes —

2024

0 crashes =

2025

3 crashes ▲

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 May 2026 — 18 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (11.1% OOS rate).

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
09/02/2025	CANTON	OH	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/20/2025	GUILFORD (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/16/2025	OLMSTED (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

12 roadside violations across 18 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 9 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 3 violations · 2 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 (25)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/22/2026 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPRINGFIELD OH	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLTL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
04/28/2026 ▼	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRANBERRY TWP PA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
04/20/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	SALESVILLE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/26/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW PHILADELPHIA OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/23/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWICH OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/04/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MANSFIELD OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/08/2025 ▼	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR 79 SB LONE PINE WEIGH STATI	3	0	0	0	3	0	-
Violations (3) 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLEWA1 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLEWA1 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
07/10/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	SANDUSKY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/22/2025 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	DELAWARE OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.16AD — CFR 392.16AD Non-OOS
05/20/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWICH OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/20/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAKE MILTON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/18/2025 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	BROOKLYN HEIGHTS OH	1	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (1) 393.71H10-CDDSDNS — CFR 393.71H10-CDDSDNS OOS
03/13/2025 ▼	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MACKINAC BRIDGE	2	1	1	0	1	1	-
Violations (2) 393.75G-TAOW — CFR 393.75G-TAOW OOS 392.2-SLLEWA3 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
02/14/2025 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MEDINA OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLTL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
10/30/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHAGRIN FALLS OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/15/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHLAND OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/30/2024 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.16(a) — CFR 392.16(a) Non-OOS
07/09/2024 ▼	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GARY IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS
06/20/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GARY IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/12/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/18/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/01/2023 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	8	1	2	0	6	1	-
Violations (8) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.9(a)(1) — CFR 392.9(a)(1) OOS 393.95(a) — CFR 393.95(a) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
09/12/2023	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN WERT SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/31/2023 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 396.17(c) — CFR 396.17(c) Non-OOS
06/13/2023	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR 79 NB AT BRIDGEVILLE REST A	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CSP 3983384	$1,000,000	12/03/2001	09/26/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CSP 3983384	$750,000	09/26/2007	09/01/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	9924637	$1,000,000	09/01/2018	03/08/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	9924637	$1,000,000	09/01/2018	04/13/2021	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA	CAP0314808	$1,000,000	09/01/1999	09/01/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	476 306 834	$1,000,000	07/01/1998	09/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	660-168J2062-COF-91	$1,000,000	07/01/1991	06/16/1998	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC239904	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/17/2001	-	-
MC239904	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/06/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/22/2018
MC239904	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/13/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/27/1998
MC239904	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/16/1992	REVOKED	11/20/2001
MC239904	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/11/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/10/2021

No revocation records.

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

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

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 6/5/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 49 vehicles (~0.06 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: 3 crash(es) across 49 vehicles (~0.06 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 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.

RICH'S TOWING & SERVICE INC

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (25)

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