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SPEED OF LIGHT TOWING & RECOVERY INC

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Company CheckSPEED OF LIGHT TOWING & RECOVERY INC · DOT 534307

DBA: R BAYS & SON'S TOWING & TRANSPORT

637 MAIN STREET, WATSONVILLE, CA, 95076

DOT# 534307 MC# 687012 Watsonville, California 17 years

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3

Power Units

5

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

12

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameSPEED OF LIGHT TOWING & RECOVERY INC

DBA NameR BAYS & SON'S TOWING & TRANSPORT

DOT Number534307

MC Number687012

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationWatsonville, California

Added08/19/1993

MCS-15003/13/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address637 MAIN STREET, WATSONVILLE, CA, 95076

Mailing Address637 MAIN STREET, WATSONVILLE, CA, 95076

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC687012

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating17 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.

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$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/25/2026

CompanyZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS

Policy #CPO1625430

Last checked09/21/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers5

Operating17 years

MCS-15003/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total6

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

3 · 0 OOS -

2025

3 · 0 OOS =

2026

3 · 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.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2026, 6 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (9)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/23/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	W/ OF BEACH ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	FORD ST AT SR152	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	W/ OF BEACH ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	FORD ST AT SR152	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	FORD ST AR SR152	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	FORD ST AT SR152	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections6

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	279833	$0	07/01/2009	08/13/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	279833	$1,000,000	07/01/2009	08/13/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	279833	$1,000,000	07/01/2009	06/29/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	279833	$750,000	07/01/2009	07/01/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	279833	$750,000	07/01/2009	09/09/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MID-CENTURY INSURANCE CO.	60483-13-14	$1,000,000	06/29/2010	06/14/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	60483-13-14	$1,000,000	06/14/2013	02/28/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP424182	$1,000,000	03/31/2023	03/31/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CPO1641363	$1,000,000	03/31/2019	05/03/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CPO1641363	$1,000,000	03/31/2019	03/31/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 6035150	$1,000,000	03/31/2017	02/05/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CPO1638565-0	$1,000,000	03/18/2016	03/22/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 3007051190	$1,000,000	02/28/2015	04/18/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 3007051190	$1,000,000	02/28/2015	03/18/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	8502RB0110360	$1,000,000	02/28/2014	02/28/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA6035150	$1,000,000	02/05/2019	03/31/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA6035150	$1,000,000	02/05/2019	05/15/2019	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC687012	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/14/2009	REVOKED	03/28/2017
MC687012	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/19/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2010
MC687012	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/19/2017	-	-
MC687012	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/26/2019
MC687012	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/06/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/19/2023
MC687012	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/22/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/06/2016
MC687012	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/04/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2024
MC687012	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/09/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/14/2019

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.

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