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1849 FALL RIVER AVENUE, SEEKONK, MA, 02771

DOT# 601443 MC# 331594 Seekonk, Massachusetts 28 years

CARRIER Authority reinstated after revocation · Jun 15, 2026

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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

7 events tracked · latest Jul 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 2

Jun 15, 2026
Authority reinstated detected in FMCSA records.
Jun 15, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 4

Mar 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Sep 30, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Aug 14, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 6, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file through INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY ($1,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(401) 431-1744

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1849 FALL RIVER AVENUE, SEEKONK, MA, 02771

Mailing Address120 PERSHING STREET, EAST PROVIDENCE, RI, 02914

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC331594

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating28 years

Company Overview

OCEAN STATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Seekonk, Massachusetts. The company has been in operation for 28 years, registered with the FMCSA on 05/12/1995. The fleet consists of 6 power units and 4 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 147,050 miles (2024). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, OCEAN STATE TOWING & RECOVERY INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage147,050 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

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

Effective10/09/2025

CompanyPROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA864187184

Active Policies1

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers4

Mileage147,050 mi

Operating28 years

MCS-15006/2026

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

0 · 0 OOS -

2024

4 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

8 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

0 crashes =

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 Mar 2026, 12 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 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
08/11/2023	OXFORD	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

29 roadside violations across 12 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 13 violations · 6 OOS

Unsafe Driving 12 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 4 violations · 3 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 (13)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/26/2026	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-ATTLEBORO	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	CT	Full (Level I)	UNION SCALE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/14/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-RANDOLPH	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-SWANSEA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	MA	Full (Level I)	H-AUBURN	8	4	3	2	5	2	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-SWANSEA	5	1	3	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-CANTON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-CHARLTON	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2025	RI	Full (Level I)	PROVIDENCE RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2024	US	Terminal (Level V)	EAST PROVIDENCE RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2024	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-BRIDGEWATER	5	3	0	0	5	3	-	▲Detail
08/22/2024	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-ATTLEBORO	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-STURBRIDGE	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	H9A2TP0000147 00	$1,000,000	12/14/2012	12/14/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	H9A2TP0000147 00	$1,000,000	12/14/2012	12/11/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	GA 0J601324	$750,000	12/11/2016	02/20/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	H9A6TP0000687-00	$1,000,000	12/11/2015	12/11/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	5004065	$1,000,000	12/11/2013	03/14/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	5004065	$1,000,000	12/11/2013	03/28/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA990258684	$1,000,000	12/06/2024	02/12/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	MPP102690203	$1,000,000	12/04/2023	12/06/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	MPP102690202	$1,000,000	12/04/2022	12/04/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	MPP102690201	$1,000,000	12/04/2021	12/04/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WPP188542600	$1,000,000	12/04/2020	12/04/2021	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP 914-86-28	$0	11/06/2007	05/17/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	TP 6107871	$1,000,000	10/18/2003	10/18/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	TP 6107836	$1,000,000	10/18/2002	10/18/2003	Cancelled
35	BIPD	INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	TP 6107812	$1,000,000	10/18/2002	-	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	TP 6107812	$1,000,000	10/18/2001	10/18/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CRI0005723546-0	$1,000,000	10/16/2020	12/04/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70GH 140742	$1,000,000	10/06/2000	10/06/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70GH 140742	$1,000,000	10/06/2000	10/06/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70GH 139531	$1,000,000	10/06/2000	10/06/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70GH 139504	$1,000,000	10/06/1999	10/06/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70GH 139504	$1,000,000	10/06/1999	11/19/1999	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70GH 138464	$750,000	10/06/1998	10/06/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CRI0005723546-8	$1,000,000	09/28/2018	02/20/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CRI0005723546-0	$1,000,000	08/28/2020	10/16/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CRI0005723546-9	$1,000,000	08/14/2019	02/20/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA860299177	$1,000,000	07/16/2025	10/09/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA860299177	$750,000	07/16/2025	07/16/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CRI0005723546-8	$550,000	07/05/2018	07/05/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CRI0005723546-8	$1,000,000	07/05/2018	09/28/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CRI0005723546-7	$750,000	07/04/2017	08/11/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CRI0005723546-9	$1,000,000	06/28/2019	08/14/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CRI0005723546-9	$1,000,000	06/28/2019	06/28/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CRI0005723546-0	$1,000,000	06/26/2020	08/28/2020	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP9148628	$0	05/30/1999	11/06/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CRI0005723546-7	$750,000	05/23/2017	07/04/2017	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	790-00-85-85-0000	$0	05/17/2010	06/23/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70 GH 137765	$750,000	04/22/1998	10/06/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CVA0005723546-7	$750,000	04/01/2017	05/23/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	5004065	$1,000,000	03/14/2014	12/11/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CRI0005723546-0	$1,000,000	02/20/2020	06/26/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CRI0005723546-9	$1,000,000	02/20/2019	06/28/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001001637	$1,000,000	02/20/2017	04/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001001637	$1,000,000	02/20/2017	07/05/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CRI0005723546-7	$750,000	02/20/2017	04/01/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CSC00001001637	$1,000,000	02/20/2017	02/20/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA990258684	$1,000,000	02/12/2025	07/16/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA990258684	$1,000,000	02/12/2025	08/14/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	3953815	$1,000,000	01/19/2006	12/14/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CAR4258249-00	$1,000,000	01/19/2005	01/19/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	PMHX 19531	$1,000,000	01/19/2004	01/26/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP9148628	$0	01/12/1998	11/19/1999	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70 GH 137 765	$750,000	01/12/1998	04/22/1998	Cancelled

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective
35	BIPD	INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	TP 6107812	$1,000,000	10/18/2002

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC331594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/17/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/04/2000
MC331594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/13/2013
MC331594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2002	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/19/2002
MC331594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/02/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/16/1998
MC331594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/21/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/28/2004
MC331594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2018
MC331594	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/01/2005	REVOKED	04/10/2017
MC331594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/03/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/19/2020
MC331594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/18/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/12/2019
MC331594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/17/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/16/2017
MC331594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/07/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/06/2017
MC331594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/01/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2020
MC331594	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/02/2017	-	-
MC331594	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/16/1998	REVOKED	02/01/2005
MC331594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/03/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/17/2014
MC331594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/24/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/13/2020
MC331594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/24/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/07/2019

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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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Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (13)

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