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NICK'S TOWING INC

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Company CheckNICK'S TOWING INC · DOT 656880

42870 N WALNUT, CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI, 48036

DOT# 656880 MC# 504115 Clinton Township, Michigan 21 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Aug 19, 2026

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9

Power Units

12

Drivers

2

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

2

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 19, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 1

Jun 23, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Company Information

Legal NameNICK'S TOWING INC

DOT Number656880

MC Number504115

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationClinton Township, Michigan

Added08/29/1996

MCS-15002/17/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address42870 N WALNUT, CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI, 48036

Mailing Address42870 N WALNUT, CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI, 48036

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC504115

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 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 Mileage265,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

12

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

12

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)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 09/07/2026

CompanyFREMONT INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CAP 0039955 00

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet9 units

Drivers12

Mileage265,000 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2025

0 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2024

1 crash -

2025

1 crash =

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Crash Records (2)

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
06/23/2025	MT CLEMENS	MI	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/25/2024	Madison Heights	MI	0	0	1	5	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/09/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	REST AREA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE CO.	CBP 8105170-ERR	$0	02/10/2016	03/12/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	V0106341	$1,000,000	02/01/2022	02/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	5000028409	$1,000,000	02/01/2019	02/03/2022	Cancelled
91	BIPD	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	33.301553	$0	02/01/2016	02/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY	BA 8938498	$750,000	02/01/2013	02/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY	BA	$1,000,000	02/01/2008	02/01/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	INDIANA INSURANCE CO.	CBP 810 51 70	$0	02/01/2006	02/10/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE CO.	BA 810 50 70	$1,000,000	02/01/2006	02/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	WCP1020000440-02	$1,000,000	02/01/2005	02/01/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	WCP102000044001	$1,000,000	02/01/2004	02/01/2005	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC504115	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/22/2004	-	-
MC504115	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/07/2022
MC504115	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/31/2006
MC504115	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/27/2005

No revocation records.

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94/100

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 94

94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−4

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 9/7/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-4

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.22 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−4 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.22 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.

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