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THE TOW LINELLC

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Company CheckTHE TOW LINELLC · DOT 515412

DBA: DAVES TOWING SPECIALISTS

718 FOX ST, HORSEHEADS, NY, 14845

DOT# 515412 MC# 244197 Horseheads, New York 34 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Aug 19, 2026

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10

Power Units

4

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

1 events tracked · latest Aug 19, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 19, 2026
Company legal name changed.

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

Company Information

Legal NameTHE TOW LINELLC

DBA NameDAVES TOWING SPECIALISTS

DOT Number515412

MC Number244197

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationHorseheads, New York

Added03/08/1993

MCS-15012/23/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address718 FOX ST, HORSEHEADS, NY, 14845

Mailing Address718 FOX ST, HORSEHEADS, NY, 14845

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC244197

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating34 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 Mileage80,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

4

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

4

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

Effective09/15/2022

CompanyERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE

Policy #Q09 6580107

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet10 units

Drivers4

Mileage80,000 mi

Operating34 years

MCS-15012/2025

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

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

2 · 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 (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/18/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	BATH	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAMPBELL (EB)	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	NY	Full (Level I)	BATH REST AREA (WB)	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	02ARPKG010013	$750,000	12/13/2011	09/15/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	02ARPKG010013	$750,000	12/13/2011	10/27/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	24 CC 322575 20	$750,000	11/02/2018	09/15/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	24 CC 322575 10	$750,000	09/15/2017	11/02/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	24 CC 322575 10	$750,000	09/15/2017	11/25/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	8502RB0100138	$750,000	09/15/2016	09/15/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	8502RB010013	$750,000	09/15/2012	09/15/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	8502RB010013	$750,000	09/15/2012	03/31/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	052FJ0021118725CCA	$750,000	02/20/1991	01/22/2007	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	02ARPKG0001000	$1,000,000	01/22/2007	12/13/2011	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC244197	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/25/2005
MC244197	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/29/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/05/2018
MC244197	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/28/1991	REVOKED	01/22/2007
MC244197	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/21/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/18/2017
MC244197	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/06/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/10/2017
MC244197	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/30/2007	-	-

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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.

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