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SOUTHERN MARYLAND TOWING INC

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Company CheckSOUTHERN MARYLAND TOWING INC · DOT 550194

16480 THREE NOTCH RD, RIDGE, MD, 20680

DOT# 550194 MC# 157986 Ridge, Maryland 7 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 10, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Feb 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jan 8, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 3, 2025
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 Address16480 THREE NOTCH RD, RIDGE, MD, 20680

Mailing AddressP O BOX 359, RIDGE, MD, 20680

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/03/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/23/2026

TypeOn file with FMCSA

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Other Companies at This Address

Address16480 THREE NOTCH RD, RIDGE, MD 20680

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
SOUTHERN MARYLAND TOWING INC this company	550194	Sign in	Active
3 A TRANSPORTING INC	3561106	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

DocketMC157986

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating7 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 3.18 · 2 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 1.49 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage100 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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS3.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/03/2026

CompanyNATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP

Policy #7901298973

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet11 units

Drivers9

Mileage100 mi

Operating7 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total31

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total30

Out of Service1

OOS Rate3.3%

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

2023

18 · 2 OOS -

2024

15 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

17 · 1 OOS =

2026

4 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 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, 32 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (6.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
06/03/2025	PRINCE FREDERICK	MD	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Unknown

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

12 roadside violations across 32 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

Vehicle Maintenance 8 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 0 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 (54)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/10/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	LEXINGTON PARK MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRANDYWINE MD	5	2	2	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
02/25/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOLLYWOOD MD	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAINT LEONARD MD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LEONARDTOWN MD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BALTIMORE MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAINT LEONARD MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/05/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARNEYS POINT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CALVERT COUNTY	3	2	2	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/14/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CALVERT COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/26/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST. MARY'S COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/21/2023	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-95 @ I-495 (PARK AND RIDE)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2023	DE	Full (Level I)	MIDDLETOWN DE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2023	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MMBT	6	2	0	0	6	2	-	▲Detail
10/19/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	CHARLES COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST. MARY'S COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEEN ANNES COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CALVERT COUNTY	6	2	0	0	6	2	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections32

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	GPM0019444	$1,000,000	10/10/2018	06/05/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	GPM9221820	$1,000,000	06/05/2019	06/05/2024	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC157986	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/31/2018	-	-
MC157986	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	05/09/2023	-	-

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98/100

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 98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.09 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: 1 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

SOUTHERN MARYLAND TOWING INC

Trust Score

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Company Information

Contact Details

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

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Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (54)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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