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Company CheckLOWE'S GARAGE & TOWING INC · DOT 344128

DBA: LOWE'S GARAGE & TOWING

1119 NEW YORK AVENUE, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37921

DOT# 344128 MC# 236239 Knoxville, Tennessee 34 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

May 4, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Nov 22, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 4, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 30, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1119 NEW YORK AVENUE, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37921

Mailing Address1119 NEW YORK AVENUE, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37921

Other Companies at This Address

Address1119 NEW YORK AVENUE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37921

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
LOWE'S GARAGE & TOWING INC this company	344128	Sign in	Active
LOWE'S GARAGE & TOWING SERVICE	358618	Sign in	Inactive

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC236239

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating34 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .12 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.66 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage250,000 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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS16.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/08/2026

CompanyACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA-ZU2139

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet8 units

Drivers5

Mileage250,000 mi

Operating34 years

MCS-15010/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total8

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service1

OOS Rate16.7%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

2 · 0 OOS -

2025

8 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

1 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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, 9 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (22.2% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

6 roadside violations across 9 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 4 violations · 2 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 0 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 (11)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/04/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/22/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	MELDRUM	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CROSSVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 19 NEAR OLD MURPHY RD	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	CELINA TN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2025	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2025	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KNOXVILLE TN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/17/2023	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-40 KNOXVILLE WEIGH STATION	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2023	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	US HWY 411 MONROE CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections9

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	12/21/2007	02/04/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	12/21/2007	02/20/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	12/21/2007	02/20/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	12/21/2007	02/04/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW 28886583	$0	12/04/2007	01/22/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW 28886583	$0	12/04/2007	12/21/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW 28886583	$750,000	12/04/2007	01/22/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW 28886583	$750,000	12/04/2007	12/21/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	11/24/2008	01/23/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	11/24/2008	02/20/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	11/24/2008	01/23/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	11/24/2008	02/20/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	11/20/2007	12/04/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	11/20/2007	01/01/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	11/20/2007	12/04/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	11/20/2007	01/01/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	10/08/2007	12/09/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	10/08/2007	11/20/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSN 000 00 9428	$1,000,000	09/30/2003	09/30/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSNA 000 00 184	$0	09/30/2003	09/30/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL432382	$1,000,000	09/29/2006	06/22/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL432382	$0	09/29/2006	06/22/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSN000011417	$750,000	09/29/2005	09/29/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	DSNA00000990	$0	09/29/2005	09/29/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSN000010402	$1,000,000	09/29/2004	09/29/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	DSNA00000565	$0	09/29/2004	09/29/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSN 000 00 8698	$1,000,000	09/29/2002	09/29/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSNA 000 00 030	$0	09/29/2002	09/29/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSN000006104	$1,000,000	09/29/2000	09/29/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	SG2520342	$1,000,000	09/29/1994	09/29/2000	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	09/20/2007	12/09/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	09/20/2007	11/20/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$500,000	09/20/2007	10/08/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA972922848	$1,000,000	09/08/2023	02/12/2024	Replaced
34	CARGO	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP321337	$0	09/06/2022	10/26/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP321337	$1,000,000	09/06/2022	09/08/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP215556	$1,000,000	09/06/2021	09/06/2022	Replaced
34	CARGO	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP215556	$0	09/06/2021	09/06/2022	Replaced
34	CARGO	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP111317	$0	09/06/2020	04/12/2021	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP111317	$0	09/06/2020	03/16/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP111317	$1,000,000	09/06/2020	04/12/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP111317	$1,000,000	09/06/2020	03/16/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP111317	$1,000,000	09/06/2020	09/06/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	MC8315178	$1,000,000	09/06/2019	09/06/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	MC8267854	$1,000,000	09/06/2018	09/06/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	MC8247521	$1,000,000	09/06/2017	09/06/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	8502RB010910	$750,000	09/06/2012	09/06/2017	Cancelled
34	CARGO	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	8502RB010910	$0	09/06/2012	09/06/2017	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW 4410029-00	$0	09/06/2010	10/25/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW 4410029-00	$1,000,000	09/06/2010	09/06/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW 4410029-00	$1,000,000	09/06/2010	10/25/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW 4410029-00	$0	09/06/2010	09/06/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	09/05/2007	10/23/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	09/05/2007	09/20/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$500,000	09/05/2007	10/23/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$500,000	09/05/2007	09/20/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	08/20/2008	12/23/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	08/20/2008	11/24/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	08/20/2008	11/24/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	08/20/2008	12/23/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	R0010 210 000	$0	07/25/2009	09/06/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	R0010 210 000	$750,000	07/25/2009	09/06/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	07/21/2008	09/22/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	07/21/2008	08/20/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	07/21/2008	09/22/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	07/21/2008	08/20/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	06/11/2009	07/26/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	06/11/2009	07/26/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	06/11/2008	08/20/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	06/11/2008	07/21/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	06/11/2008	08/20/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	06/11/2008	07/21/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW 28886583	$0	04/18/2008	06/11/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW 28886583	$750,000	04/18/2008	06/11/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	03/17/2009	06/11/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	03/17/2009	06/11/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP111317	$1,000,000	03/16/2021	09/06/2021	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP111317	$0	03/16/2021	09/06/2021	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	03/02/2009	03/17/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	03/02/2009	04/23/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	03/02/2009	04/23/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	03/02/2009	03/17/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	02/04/2008	05/21/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	02/04/2008	04/18/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	02/04/2008	05/21/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	02/04/2008	04/18/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	01/23/2009	03/02/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$750,000	01/23/2009	03/27/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	01/23/2009	03/02/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28886583	$0	01/23/2009	03/27/2009	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/13/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/21/2007
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/24/2003	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/30/2003
MC236239	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/19/2017	-	-
MC236239	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/09/2007	REVOKED	08/03/2009
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/29/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/09/1994
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/28/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/09/2012
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/09/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/30/2022
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/05/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/02/2006
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/03/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/07/2004
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/02/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/30/2005
MC236239	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/14/2009	REVOKED	09/12/2017
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/12/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/09/2019
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/10/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/22/2022
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/10/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/07/2021
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/10/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/08/2020
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/10/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/11/2018
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/10/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/07/2010
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/15/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/12/2009
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/15/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/12/2008
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/16/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/17/2021
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/02/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/03/2009
MC236239	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/24/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/05/2008
MC236239	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/07/1992	REVOKED	07/02/2007

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100/100

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

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

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.

LOWE'S GARAGE & TOWING INC

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