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Company CheckMINUTEMAN TOWING INC · DOT 514207

RT 339 & I-80 EXIT 242, MIFFLINVILLE, PA, 18631

DOT# 514207 MC# 251425 Mifflinville, Pennsylvania 33 years

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1

Power Units

2

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameMINUTEMAN TOWING INC

DOT Number514207

MC Number251425

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationMifflinville, Pennsylvania

Added02/26/1993

MCS-15007/01/2008

Contact Details

Phone(570) 759-3658

Fax(570) 759-3678

Email-

Physical AddressRT 339 & I-80 EXIT 242, MIFFLINVILLE, PA, 18631

Mailing AddressP O BOX 10, MIFFLINVILLE, PA, 18631

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationB - Intrastate (Hazmat)

DocketMC251425

CommonInactive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating33 years

Company Overview

MINUTEMAN TOWING INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Mifflinville, Pennsylvania. The company has been in operation for 33 years, registered with the FMCSA on 02/26/1993. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 2 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 182,000 miles (2007). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, MINUTEMAN TOWING INC has a Trust Score of 88/100 (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 Mileage182,000 miles

Mileage Year2007

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

2

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

2

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

SmartWay PartnerNo

No safety rating or inspection data on file with FMCSA.

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective06/08/2005

CompanyUNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.

Policy #263314

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers2

Mileage182,000 mi

Operating33 years

MCS-15007/2008

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL429692	$1,000,000	11/01/2004	11/01/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL429692	$0	11/01/2004	11/01/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL429692	$0	11/01/2004	07/26/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL429692	$1,000,000	11/01/2004	07/26/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL429692	$1,000,000	11/01/2004	06/08/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP101821	$1,000,000	11/01/2003	11/01/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTP101821	$0	11/01/2003	11/01/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GUARANTY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TP1476459	$1,000,000	08/10/1994	04/24/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 0276502-4	$1,000,000	06/23/1994	09/11/1994	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	263314	$0	06/08/2005	07/01/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	263314	$750,000	06/08/2005	06/08/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	H81-0100658	$0	02/20/2002	11/01/2003	Replaced
34	CARGO	INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	H81-0100658	$0	02/20/2002	02/20/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	NEW HAMPSHIRE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO., INC.	TIP 229-46-28	$0	02/20/1997	02/20/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	T7G 37282918	$1,000,000	02/20/1996	02/23/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	T7G 37282918	$0	02/20/1996	02/23/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTURY INDEMNITY CO	D3 21 69 83 1	$1,000,000	02/20/1995	02/20/1996	Replaced
91	BIPD	NEW HAMPSHIRE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO., INC.	TIP 229-46-28	$0	02/02/1997	11/01/2003	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC251425	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/17/2006	REVOKED	07/07/2010
MC251425	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/17/2006	-	-
MC251425	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/05/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/04/2004
MC251425	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/05/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/04/2004
MC251425	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/25/1992	REVOKED	05/12/1997
MC251425	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/12/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/24/1993
MC251425	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/26/1997	REVOKED	08/01/2005
MC251425	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/26/1997	REVOKED	08/01/2005
MC251425	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/24/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/07/1995
MC251425	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/09/1996	REVOKED	05/12/1997
MC251425	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/12/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/20/1994
MC251425	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/09/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/16/1993

No revocation records.

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88/100

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 88

88

−10

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

MCS-150 update overdue−10

No email address on file−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

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).

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.