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Company CheckDAVE'S TOWING SERVICE INC · DOT 364129

119 PLEASANT VIEW AVE, SMITHFIELD, RI, 02917

DOT# 364129 MC# 90009 Smithfield, Rhode Island 8 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(401) 231-5359

Fax(401) 232-1168

Email[email protected]

Physical Address119 PLEASANT VIEW AVE, SMITHFIELD, RI, 02917

Mailing Address119 PLEASANT VIEW AVE, SMITHFIELD, RI, 02917

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC090009

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating8 years

Company Overview

DAVE'S TOWING SERVICE INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The company has been in operation for 8 years, registered with the FMCSA on 08/29/1989. The fleet consists of 4 power units and 5 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 15,478 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 4 inspections, DAVE'S TOWING SERVICE INC maintains an excellent safety record. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, DAVE'S TOWING SERVICE INC has a Trust Score of 90/100 (Excellent).

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 5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage15,478 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 OOS50.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective03/19/2026

CompanyAMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #K2GP735628

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet4 units

Drivers5

Mileage15,478 mi

Operating8 years

MCS-15009/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

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

2023

1 · 1 OOS -

2024

2 · 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 Aug 2024, 1 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/06/2024	RI	Full (Level I)	SMITHFIELD RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-STURBRIDGE	3	2	2	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	DANBURY SCALE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA984600805	$1,000,000	07/15/2024	03/19/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA984600805	$1,000,000	07/15/2024	04/23/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA971112379	$1,000,000	07/15/2023	07/15/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA971112379	$1,000,000	07/15/2023	09/03/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP320523	$1,000,000	07/15/2022	07/15/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP214995	$1,000,000	07/15/2021	07/15/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP110766	$1,000,000	07/15/2020	07/15/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP006701	$1,000,000	07/15/2019	07/15/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP903013	$1,000,000	07/15/2018	07/15/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	01 CI 858870 20	$1,000,000	04/19/2018	07/15/2018	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC090009	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/20/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/08/2022
MC090009	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/18/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/16/2021
MC090009	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/18/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/17/2020
MC090009	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/18/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/15/2019
MC090009	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/23/2018	-	-
MC090009	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/27/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/03/2025

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90/100

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 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

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

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

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

-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%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

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.

DAVE'S TOWING SERVICE INC

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Company Overview

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Inspection Records (3)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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