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Company CheckPROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC · DOT 373872

DBA: PRO-TOW

1872 LORNA CREST RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35244-1019

DOT# 373872 MC# 274146 Birmingham, Alabama 31 years

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17

Power Units

14

Drivers

1

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

1

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Jul 7, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 2

Dec 16, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 24, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Company Information

Legal NamePROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC

DBA NamePRO-TOW

DOT Number373872

MC Number274146

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationBirmingham, Alabama

Added11/21/1989

MCS-15006/10/2024

Contact Details

Phone(205) 985-7177

Fax(205) 251-7010

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1872 LORNA CREST RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35244-1019

Mailing Address1872 LORNACREST RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35244-1019

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC274146

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating31 years

Company Overview

PROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Birmingham, Alabama. The company has been in operation for 31 years, registered with the FMCSA on 11/21/1989. The fleet consists of 17 power units and 14 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 320,685 miles (2023). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 1 inspections are on file. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, PROFESSIONAL TOWING SERVICE INC has a Trust Score of 89/100 (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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage320,685 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

14

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

14

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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/24/2026

CompanyUNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.

Policy #283757H

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet17 units

Drivers14

Mileage320,685 mi

Operating31 years

MCS-15006/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

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

1 · 0 OOS =

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

1 crash =

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 Sep 2025, 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.

Crash Records (2)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
12/16/2025	HOOVER	AL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
02/07/2024	HOOVER	AL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/24/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAMILTON AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GROVETOWN GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/04/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE HWY	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	H81 0100981	$0	08/01/2002	05/05/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	H81 0100981	$0	08/01/2002	03/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	H81 0100981	$1,000,000	08/01/2002	05/05/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	H81 0100981	$1,000,000	08/01/2002	03/01/2004	Replaced
91	BIPD	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	CP2-0913815	$0	07/07/1999	07/07/1999	Replaced
91	BIPD	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	CP10913815	$0	07/07/1999	02/08/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	CP10913815	$0	07/07/1999	02/08/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	CP2-0913815	$0	07/07/1999	07/07/1999	Replaced
91	BIPD	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	CP1-0913815	$0	07/07/1998	07/07/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	CP1-0913815	$0	07/07/1998	07/07/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	CPP1179313	$0	07/07/1997	07/07/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	CPP1179313	$1,000,000	07/07/1997	07/07/1998	Replaced
34	CARGO	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	T7 313 682 95	$0	07/07/1996	07/07/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	T7 31368295	$1,000,000	07/07/1996	07/07/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	41143102	$0	07/05/1994	08/11/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 0143097	$750,000	07/05/1994	08/11/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	01-CA-060783593-0	$1,000,000	03/01/2025	03/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CPO1642997	$1,000,000	03/01/2023	04/18/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	1J301675	$750,000	03/01/2017	03/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	283757H	$750,000	03/01/2006	03/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	212610	$750,000	03/01/2005	03/01/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	212610	$0	03/01/2005	03/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	212610	$750,000	03/01/2004	10/03/2005	Name Changed
34	CARGO	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	212610	$0	03/01/2004	10/03/2005	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC274146	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/02/2005	-	-
MC274146	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/02/2005	-	-
MC274146	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/21/2002	REVOKED	10/03/2005
MC274146	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/21/2002	REVOKED	10/03/2005
MC274146	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/06/1994	REVOKED	01/29/1996
MC274146	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/06/1994	REVOKED	01/23/1996
MC274146	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/11/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/23/1996
MC274146	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/08/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/21/2004
MC274146	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/08/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/21/2004
MC274146	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/24/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/25/2025
MC274146	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/24/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/25/2025

No revocation records.

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89/100

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 89

89

−10

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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 6/24/2026.

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).

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 17 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: 1 crash(es) across 17 vehicles (~0.06 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.