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Company CheckLAYMAN'S AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING SERVICE INC · DOT 419031

701 JEFFERSON ST, HARRISONBURG, VA, 22802

DOT# 419031 MC# 225840 Harrisonburg, Virginia 36 years

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8

Power Units

5

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameLAYMAN'S AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING SERVICE INC

DOT Number419031

MC Number225840

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationHarrisonburg, Virginia

Added08/27/1990

MCS-15001/28/2026

Contact Details

Phone(540) 434-0691

Fax(540) 801-0554

Email[email protected]

Physical Address701 JEFFERSON ST, HARRISONBURG, VA, 22802

Mailing Address701 JEFFERSON ST, HARRISONBURG, VA, 22802

Other Companies at This Address

Address701 JEFFERSON ST, HARRISONBURG, VA 22802

1

Others here

2

Distinct phones

2

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
LAYMAN'S AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING SERVICE INC this company	419031	(540) 434-0691	Active
RICHARD L TURNER	2123555	(540) 434-5099	Active

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 OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC225840

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating36 years

Company Overview

LAYMAN'S AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING SERVICE INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 36 years, registered with the FMCSA on 08/27/1990. The fleet consists of 8 power units and 5 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 110,000 miles (2023). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, LAYMAN'S AUTOMOTIVE & TOWING SERVICE INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (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 Mileage110,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

5

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

5

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%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

CompanySELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

Policy #S 2372131

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet8 units

Drivers5

Mileage110,000 mi

Operating36 years

MCS-15001/2026

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%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	S 2372131	$1,000,000	11/15/2018	02/17/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	S 1301632	$750,000	11/15/2008	03/23/2009	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	G1205352	$750,000	06/08/1994	11/08/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	S 1301632	$750,000	04/10/2009	03/17/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	S 1909958	$750,000	03/17/2011	11/15/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	S 1909958	$750,000	03/17/2011	04/06/2019	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC225840	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	09/20/1996	-	-
MC225840	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	09/20/1996	-	-
MC225840	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/28/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/20/1994
MC225840	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/08/1990	REVOKED	11/09/2006
MC225840	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/19/1991	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/06/1991
MC225840	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/31/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/14/2009
MC225840	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/07/1992
MC225840	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/23/2009	-	-
MC225840	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/18/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/09/2011

No revocation records.

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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.