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BUDGET TOWING LLC

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DBA: BUDGET TOWING & TRANSPORTER

26205 78TH AVE S, KENT, WA, 98032-7357

DOT# 3305024 Kent, Washington

MOTOR CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

On file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(253) 426-2437

Fax(253) 826-3273

Email[email protected]

Physical Address26205 78TH AVE S, KENT, WA, 98032-7357

Mailing Address2702 182ND AVE E, LAKE TAPPS, WA, 98391

Other Companies at This Address

Address26205 78TH AVE S, KENT, WA 98032-7357

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BUDGET TOWING LLC this company	3305024	(253) 426-2437	Active
SERAFIN MENDOZA CABRERA	2374201	(206) 753-8350	Active
JOSE BARRAYAN ARIAS	2326959	(253) 426-2437	Inactive

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 Operation

CommonN/A

ContractN/A

BrokerN/A

Company Overview

BUDGET TOWING LLC is a FMCSA-validated motor carrier based in Kent, Washington. The fleet consists of 3 power units and 2 drivers. The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, BUDGET TOWING LLC has a Trust Score of 87/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

AmountOn file

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers2

MCS-15004/2020

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

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

1 · 0 OOS —

2024

2 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/29/2024 ▼	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	TACOMA WA	8	0	3	0	4	0	-
Violations (8) 392.2-SLLMF — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 391.11B2-Q — CFR 391.11B2-Q Non-OOS 392.2-SLLDL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.9A-LIL — CFR 393.9A-LIL Non-OOS 393.95F — CFR 393.95F Non-OOS 396.17C-PI — CFR 396.17C-PI Non-OOS 396.5B-L — CFR 396.5B-L Non-OOS 387.301A — CFR 387.301A Non-OOS
02/20/2024 ▼	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	EVERETT WA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (3) 392.2-SLLMF — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLSIV — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 396.17C-PI — CFR 396.17C-PI Non-OOS
12/11/2023 ▼	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR 99 / N 128TH ST	2	0	1	0	1	0	-
Violations (2) 392.82(a)(1) — CFR 392.82(a)(1) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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87/100

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 87

−10

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers — a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA

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

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

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.

BUDGET TOWING LLC

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