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NORTON'S TOW SQUAD INC

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Company CheckNORTON'S TOW SQUAD INC · DOT 482829

51 E COSGROVE ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19144

DOT# 482829 MC# 1099277 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6 years

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10

Power Units

10

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameNORTON'S TOW SQUAD INC

DOT Number482829

MC Number1099277

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Added05/07/1992

MCS-15008/19/2024

Contact Details

PhoneSign in to view

EmailSign in to view

Physical Address51 E COSGROVE ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19144

Mailing Address51 E COSGROVE ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19144

Other Companies at This Address

Address51 E COSGROVE ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19144

2

Others here

2

Distinct phones

2

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
GOTCHA AUTO RECOVERY	3223009	Sign in	Active
NORTON'S TOW SQUAD INC this company	482829	Sign in	Active
NORTON'S TOW SQUAD INC	3410152	Sign in	Inactive

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

DocketMC1099277

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating6 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 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 Mileage10,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

10

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

10

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$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/18/2026

CompanyCLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #TOWCA000109 05

Last checked10/30/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet10 units

Drivers10

Mileage10,000 mi

Operating6 years

MCS-15008/2024

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%

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

2024

4 · 0 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
01/09/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	5700 BAYNTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	5300 BLK BAYNTON STREET	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	5500 BLK BAYNTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	BELFIELD & BAYNTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY	TOWCA000109 03	$1,000,000	02/27/2024	02/27/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY	TOWCA000109 02	$1,000,000	02/27/2023	02/27/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY	TOWCA000109 01	$1,000,000	02/27/2022	02/27/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY	TOWCA0001009 00	$1,000,000	02/27/2021	02/27/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY	AXSAT-01078-00	$750,000	02/27/2020	02/27/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY	AXSAT-01078-00	$1,000,000	02/27/2020	02/27/2021	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1099277	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/09/2020	-	-
MC1099277	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/01/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/25/2021
MC1099277	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/31/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/24/2025
MC1099277	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/31/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/22/2024
MC1099277	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/31/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/22/2023
MC1099277	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/31/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/10/2022

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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

90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

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.

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