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Company CheckNORTH SHORE TOWING INC · DOT 831204

2527 OAKTON, EVANSTON, IL, 60202

DOT# 831204 MC# 365941 Evanston, Illinois 26 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 3

Jun 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Nov 18, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Apr 23, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).

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 Address2527 OAKTON, EVANSTON, IL, 60202

Mailing Address4354 DI PAOLO CTR, GLENVIEW, IL, 60025

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC365941

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating26 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 .41 · 1 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 5.66 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,000,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

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 RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/06/2009

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyPIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CPP1052153

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet30 units

Drivers30

Mileage1,000,000 mi

Operating26 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service1

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/06/2009 | Rated: 05/16/2009

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

2025

2 · 1 OOS -

2026

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.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 3 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

9 roadside violations across 3 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 5 violations · 2 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 (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/19/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW BUFFALO SCALE E/B	6	2	2	4	2	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	I-80	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections3

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	TC2J-CAP-582G271A-TIL-99	$1,000,000	06/01/1999	06/01/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	8799754	$0	06/01/1999	02/17/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	GROUP#1030765	$1,000,000	03/30/2020	03/30/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	1030765	$750,000	03/30/2012	03/30/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ALL AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP 8629408	$1,000,000	03/30/2009	03/30/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	INDIANA INSURANCE CO.	BA 8136108	$0	03/30/2006	03/30/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE CO.	CBP 8136808	$1,000,000	03/30/2006	03/30/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	SP 300311	$0	03/30/2003	03/30/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	SP 300311	$0	03/30/2003	05/03/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	226750773	$1,000,000	03/30/2002	03/20/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	226750773	$1,000,000	03/30/2002	04/14/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	226750773	$0	03/30/2002	03/30/2003	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	226750773	$0	03/30/2002	04/14/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	SP 300311	$1,000,000	03/20/2003	05/03/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	SP 300311	$1,000,000	03/20/2003	03/30/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	226715571	$1,000,000	02/17/2001	03/30/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	226715571	$1,000,000	02/17/2001	05/24/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	226715571	$0	02/17/2001	03/30/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	226715571	$0	02/17/2001	05/24/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	223725683	$1,000,000	02/17/2000	02/17/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	223725683	$0	02/17/2000	05/30/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	223725683	$0	02/17/2000	02/17/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	223725683	$1,000,000	02/17/2000	05/30/2001	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC365941	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/14/1999	-	-
MC365941	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/01/1999	-	-
MC365941	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/27/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/13/2000
MC365941	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/27/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/13/2000

No revocation records.

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83/100

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 83

−12

Starts at 100−17 totalFinal 83

Conditional safety rating−12

Vehicle 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

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

NORTH SHORE TOWING INC

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (3)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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