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PRESTON FORD INC

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DBA: PRESTON TOWING

4313 PRESTON RD, HURLOCK, MD, 21643

DOT# 702713 MC# 824011 Hurlock, Maryland 9 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

5 events tracked · latest Mar 18, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Mar 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Nov 10, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 31, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 23, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 16, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

Phone(410) 673-7100

Fax(410) 673-2726

Email[email protected]

Physical Address4313 PRESTON RD, HURLOCK, MD, 21643

Mailing AddressPO BOX 399, PRESTON, MD, 21655

Other Companies at This Address

Address4313 PRESTON RD, HURLOCK, MD 21643

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
PRESTON FORD INC this company	702713	(410) 673-7100	Active
PRESTON FORD, INC	5103068	(410) 673-7171	Active

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 TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

DocketMC824011

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating9 years

Company Overview

PRESTON FORD INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Hurlock, Maryland. The company has been in operation for 9 years, registered with the FMCSA on 08/22/1997. The fleet consists of 3 power units and 3 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 10,000 miles (2024). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 21 inspections are on file. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through GRAPHIC ARTS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, PRESTON FORD INC has a Trust Score of 89/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

Mileage

Annual Mileage10,000 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 OOS9.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective04/01/2024

CompanyGRAPHIC ARTS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #5634683

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage10,000 mi

Operating9 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total11

Out of Service1

OOS Rate9.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total10

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

2023

3 · 0 OOS —

2024

4 · 0 OOS =

2025

7 · 0 OOS =

2026

1 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes —

2024

1 crash ▲

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 — 11 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (9.1% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 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
11/16/2024	39.82 FEET NORTH OF MILE POINT 8.220 ON MD 313	MD	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

14 roadside violations across 11 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

Unsafe Driving 9 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 3 violations · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 2 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 (15)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/18/2026 ▼	MD	Full (Level I)	VIENNA MD	3	1	2	1	1	0	-
Violations (3) 396.17C-PI — CFR 396.17C-PI Non-OOS 392.2-SLLTCD — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 391.41APC — CFR 391.41APC OOS
11/10/2025	DE	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIDDLETOWN DE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/31/2025	DE	Full (Level I)	MIDDLETOWN DE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/23/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	CENTREVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/02/2025 ▼	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CENTREVILLE MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLS3 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
05/27/2025 ▼	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAMBRIDGE MD	5	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (5) 393.9A-LCL — CFR 393.9A-LCL Non-OOS 392.2-SLLSR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLSIV — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLTL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLSR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
02/28/2025 ▼	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 50 @ VIENNA SCALE HOUSE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLTCD — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 391.41A-MCPC — CFR 391.41A-MCPC Non-OOS
01/24/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/23/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	CAROLINE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/24/2024 ▼	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	TALBOT COUNTY	2	0	1	0	1	0	-
Violations (2) 391.41A-MCPC — CFR 391.41A-MCPC Non-OOS 392.2-SLLSR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
10/10/2024 ▼	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CECIL COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
04/10/2024	VA	Full (Level I)	NEW CHURCH VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/01/2023	MD	Full (Level I)	RT 50 W/B BAY BRIDGE TOLL FAC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/20/2023 ▼	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 50 @ VIENNA SCALE HOUSE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 396.17(c) — CFR 396.17(c) Non-OOS
09/27/2023 ▼	DE	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDDLETOWNDE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLED — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	25621580150	$750,000	04/01/2016	05/02/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	2562158016	$1,000,000	04/01/2016	05/02/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	25621580160	$1,000,000	04/01/2015	04/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	25621580150	$1,000,000	04/01/2015	04/01/2016	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC824011	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/14/2024	-	-
MC824011	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/12/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/20/2023
MC824011	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/30/2017	REVOKED	05/08/2024

No revocation records.

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89/100

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 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−6

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

-6

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 9.0909% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−6 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 9.0909% vs national avg 5.51%.

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) knockout	−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.

PRESTON FORD INC

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (15)

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