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Company CheckFERREIRA TOWING INC · DOT 42690

DBA: FERREIRA'S

293 LITTLETON ROAD, CHELMSFORD, MA, 01824

DOT# 42690 MC# 163681 Chelmsford, Massachusetts 43 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 6

Jun 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
May 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 31, 2026
Roadside inspection, 8 violations (no OOS).
Mar 30, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jul 16, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 14, 2024
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 Address293 LITTLETON ROAD, CHELMSFORD, MA, 01824

Mailing AddressPO BOX 460, CHELMSFORD, MA, 01824

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC163681

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating43 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 1.46 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 7.7 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage683,560 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)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS3.4% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS46.2% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/03/2022

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyNEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.

Policy #01-CA-060783906-0

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet22 units

Drivers12

Mileage683,560 mi

Operating43 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away3

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total29

Out of Service1

OOS Rate3.4%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total13

Out of Service6

OOS Rate46.2%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total2

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 03/03/2022 | Rated: 06/27/2006

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

7 · 2 OOS -

2024

13 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

13 · 6 OOS ▲

2026

6 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

1 crash ▼

2026

0 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 Jun 2026, 23 inspections, 7 resulted in out-of-service (30.4% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/16/2025	CHELMSFORD	MA	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/14/2024	MANCHESTER	CT	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
07/01/2024	LITTLETON	MA	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

60 roadside violations across 23 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

Unsafe Driving 39 violations · 2 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 19 violations · 5 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 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 (39)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/23/2026	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	NH	18	2	4	0	14	2	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	DANBURY SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTONVILLE NY	8	0	6	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2026	RI	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOHNSTON RI	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-MANSFIELD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2026	RI	Walk-Around (Level II)	SMITHFIELD RI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-MILFORD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-SPENCER	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
09/26/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-MIDDLEBORO	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	NH	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	SHARON NB RA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/07/2025	NH	Full (Level I)	NH	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/27/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ATLANTA GA	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2025	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-DEDHAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CANTERBURY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2025	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-LEXINGTON	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	CT	Full (Level I)	UNION SCALE	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-DEDHAM	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	YORK - SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WATERBURY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-SHREWSBURY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	YORK - SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINDSOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINDHAM SCALES SOUTHBOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2024	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	UNION SCALE	5	0	1	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	UNION	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-CHELMSFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-CHARLTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2024	ME	Full (Level I)	PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2024	MA	Full (Level I)	H-ATTLEBORO	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
04/25/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-LEXINGTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/29/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW LONDON	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-PLAINVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/28/2023	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-GEORGETOWN	5	0	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2023	US	Full (Level I)	UNION CT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2023	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-STURBRIDGE	4	2	1	1	3	1	-	▲Detail
10/16/2023	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROYALTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-BURLINGTON	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/23/2023	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	KITTERY - RT 1	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections24

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 8 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	CB0016793	$1,000,000	12/31/1993	05/25/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	CBU034956	$0	12/31/1993	01/19/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	790002600	$0	06/27/2008	02/05/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	790002600	$0	06/27/2008	04/01/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	0135618-00	$750,000	04/20/2009	04/03/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP1640449	$1,000,000	04/03/2023	04/03/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP1640449	$1,000,000	04/03/2017	04/03/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	PGC00001004268	$750,000	02/02/2008	04/20/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	PGC00001004268	$750,000	02/02/2008	05/10/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CAR4258370-00	$1,000,000	02/02/2005	02/02/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CAR4258370-00	$1,000,000	02/02/2005	07/22/2008	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC163681	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/09/2008	-	-
MC163681	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/20/1991	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/24/1991
MC163681	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/18/2005	REVOKED	01/29/2007
MC163681	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/17/1983	REVOKED	08/13/2001
MC163681	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
MC163681	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/13/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/23/2009
MC163681	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/07/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/16/2023
MC163681	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/10/2009

No revocation records.

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 46.1538% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 22 vehicles (~0.14 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 22 vehicles (~0.14 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 46.1538% 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)	−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.

FERREIRA TOWING INC

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (39)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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