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CATO INC

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Company CheckCATO INC · DOT 33644

DBA: CATO GAS & OIL

1004 PARSONS ROAD, SALISBURY, MD, 21801

DOT# 33644 MC# 810991 Salisbury, Maryland 12 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

196

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jul 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Jul 10, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 26, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 27, 2026
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

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Physical Address1004 PARSONS ROAD, SALISBURY, MD, 21801

Mailing AddressP O BOX 1030, SALISBURY, MD, 21803

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC810991

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property) Hazardous Materials

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 .17 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.44 · 16 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,274,737 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 OOS6.2% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/03/2026

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/23/2026

CompanyZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BAP3487232

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet55 units

Drivers30

Mileage1,274,737 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total99

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total97

Out of Service6

OOS Rate6.2%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total94

OOS1

OOS Rate1.1% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 03/03/2026 | Rated: 05/04/1987

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

2023

41 · 4 OOS -

2024

49 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

53 · 5 OOS ▲

2026

24 · 3 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

2 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, 93 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (8.6% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 10 OOS

HazMat Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
06/26/2026	DELAWARE CITY	DE	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/27/2026	HALETHORPE	MD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/27/2024	US 50 - BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HWY (WB/L)	MD	1	1	3	Sleet/Hail	Dry	Daylight
01/05/2024	WYE MILLS	MD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

38 roadside violations across 93 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 25 violations · 10 OOS

Unsafe Driving 9 violations · 0 OOS

Hazardous Materials 3 violations · 2 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 (100)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/22/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARWICK MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/10/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
06/11/2026	DE	Walk-Around (Level II)	BEAR DE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALENA MD	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	DENTON MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RIDGELY MD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	GLEN BURNIE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	MARDELA SPRINGS MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTER MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	DE	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDDLETOWN DE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	BALTIMORE MD	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2026	DE	Full (Level I)	MIDDLETOWN DE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BALTIMORE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2026	DE	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDDLETOWN DE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	DENTON MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	UPPER MARLBORO MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	▲Detail
12/19/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 NB MM 0.9 LOWER CHICHESTE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2025	VA	Full (Level I)	NEW CHURCH VA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	EASTON MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEVERNA PARK MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FREDERICK MD	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/14/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEVERNA PARK MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FEDERALSBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	DE	Full (Level I)	MIDDLETOWN DE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	DE	Full (Level I)	MIDDLETOWN DE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BALTIMORE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2025	DE	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDDLETOWN DE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/25/2025	DE	Full (Level I)	MIDDLETOWN DE	2	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
08/22/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTER MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	STEVENSVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SALISBURY MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SALISBURY MD	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAMBRIDGE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	LINKWOOD MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SALISBURY MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEENSTOWN MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASONVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	DENTON MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	SYKESVILLE MD	2	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTER MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WESTOVER MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARDELA SPRINGS MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEENSTOWN MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 50 E/B BAY BRIDGE TOLL FAC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 50 E/B BAY BRIDGE TOLL FAC	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	DE	Full (Level I)	MIDDLETOWN DE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	BALTIMORE CITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	DORCHESTER COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	RT 50 E/B BAY BRIDGE TOLL FAC	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	PA	Full (Level I)	MARCUS HOOK PA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 13 N/B SALISBURY SCALEHOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTER MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 13 N/B SALISBURY SCALEHOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FAIRFAX VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 50 E/B BAY BRIDGE TOLL FAC	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	▲Detail
12/21/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	BALTIMORE CITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BALTIMORE CITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 13 S/B SALISBURY SCALEHOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEEN ANNES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 50 E/B BAY BRIDGE TOLL FAC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	DORCHESTER COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/15/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	TALBOT COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 13 N/B SALISBURY SCALEHOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	DORCHESTER COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	DE	Full (Level I)	MIDDLETOWN DE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	DORCHESTER COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	TALBOT COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CECILTON SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 50 E/B BAY BRIDGE TOLL FAC	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	BALTIMORE CITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 13 N/B SALISBURY SCALEHOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WICOMICO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2024	DE	Full (Level I)	MIDDLETOWN DE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/31/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	RT 50 @ VIENNA SCALE HOUSE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WICOMICO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/23/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEEN ANNES COUNTY	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WICOMICO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	DORCHESTER COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections99

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 16 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC810991	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/05/2014	-	-

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100/100

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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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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 8/23/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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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Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (100)

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