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5300 LEE ROAD 246, SMITHS STATION, AL, 36877

DOT# 655804 MC# 397427 Smiths Station, Alabama 25 years

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4

Power Units

3

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameDYKES TOWING SERVICE INC

DOT Number655804

MC Number397427

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationSmiths Station, Alabama

Added08/22/1996

MCS-15004/30/2026

Contact Details

Phone(706) 577-6675

Email-

Physical Address5300 LEE ROAD 246, SMITHS STATION, AL, 36877

Mailing Address5300 LEE ROAD 246, SMITHS STATION, AL, 36877

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 StatusNot on file

On File (FMCSA)None on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY

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Bond cancelled Mar 25, 2001 by ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY. This company's broker authority is not currently active. FMCSA requires every broker to keep a $75,000 bond on file; after a cancellation, operating authority is typically revoked within weeks. Confirm current status in FMCSA's official records before booking.

Bond history

ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANYJan 2001 to Mar 2001 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC397427

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating25 years

Company Overview

ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Smiths Station, Alabama. The company has been in operation for 25 years, registered with the FMCSA on 08/22/1996. The fleet consists of 4 power units and 3 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 68,000 miles (2024). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY has a Trust Score of 98/100 (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 Mileage68,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

3

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

3

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

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 · 07/07/2026

CompanyPROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.

Policy #CA956371884

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet4 units

Drivers3

Mileage68,000 mi

Operating25 years

MCS-15004/2026

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

2024

1 · 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 (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/05/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLUMBUS GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 4135726-4	$750,000	11/30/2000	06/16/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	29052294	$0	10/19/2009	06/15/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	29052294	$1,000,000	10/19/2009	06/15/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29052294	$0	07/20/2012	06/15/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29052294	$1,000,000	07/20/2012	06/15/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP214583	$1,000,000	06/15/2021	06/15/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP110375	$1,000,000	06/15/2020	06/15/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP006437	$1,000,000	06/15/2019	06/15/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP902857	$1,000,000	06/15/2018	06/15/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK004662-04	$1,000,000	06/15/2017	06/15/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK004662-03	$1,000,000	06/15/2016	06/15/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK004662-02	$1,000,000	06/15/2015	06/15/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK004662-01	$1,000,000	06/15/2014	06/15/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK004662-00	$1,000,000	06/15/2013	06/15/2014	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29052294	$0	06/15/2011	06/08/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29052294	$1,000,000	06/15/2011	06/15/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29052294	$1,000,000	06/15/2011	06/08/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29052294	$0	06/15/2011	06/15/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	29052294	$0	06/15/2010	06/15/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	29052294	$1,000,000	06/15/2010	06/15/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW 29052294	$1,000,000	06/15/2009	10/19/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW 29052294	$1,000,000	06/15/2009	11/05/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW 29052294	$0	06/15/2009	10/19/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW 29052294	$0	06/15/2009	11/05/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW005924-00	$0	06/15/2008	06/15/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW005924-00	$1,000,000	06/15/2008	06/15/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 1751256	$1,000,000	06/15/2004	06/15/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 1751256-2	$1,000,000	06/15/2004	06/15/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 1751256-1	$1,000,000	06/15/2003	06/16/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 1751256-0	$1,000,000	06/15/2002	06/15/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	04CA24825	$1,000,000	06/15/2001	06/15/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	04-CA-24825	$0	06/15/2001	02/26/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA956371884	$750,000	06/14/2022	06/15/2022	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29052294	$0	06/08/2012	08/16/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29052294	$0	06/08/2012	07/20/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29052294	$1,000,000	06/08/2012	08/16/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29052294	$1,000,000	06/08/2012	07/20/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	1200KJJ01SRT20939	$0	04/07/2008	06/15/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	01SRT20374	$0	04/07/2007	04/07/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	APD3559	$0	04/07/2006	04/07/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	APD3418	$0	04/07/2005	04/07/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	APD3324	$0	04/07/2004	04/07/2005	Cancelled
84	SURETY	ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY	6AC4963	$0	01/29/2001	03/25/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY	6AC4963	$0	01/20/2001	08/02/2001	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/09/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/21/2009
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/20/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/23/2012
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/13/2001	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/03/2001
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/21/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2018
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/21/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/11/2012
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/20/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/13/2019
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/20/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/17/2013
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/20/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/23/2004
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/19/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2022
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/19/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/10/2021
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/19/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/11/2020
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/19/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2017
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/19/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/13/2016
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/19/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2015
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/19/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/13/2014
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/19/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/13/2011
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/19/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/07/2010
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/19/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/11/2009
MC397427	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/22/2004	-	-
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/13/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2006
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/12/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/28/2007
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/11/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/20/2008
MC397427	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/11/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2005
MC397427	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/02/2001	REVOKED	03/31/2004

No revocation records.

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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

98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/7/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-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.