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Company CheckBIG TOWS INC · DOT 992082

36 RED SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD, CHESTNUT RIDGE, NY, 10977

DOT# 992082 MC# 423680 Chestnut Ridge, New York 19 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$2,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 4

Dec 11, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 15, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 30, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Oct 31, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($2,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address36 RED SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD, CHESTNUT RIDGE, NY, 10977

Mailing Address36 RED SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD, CHESTNUT RIDGE, NY, 10977

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC423680

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating19 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 1 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage155,000 miles

Mileage Year2025

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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS14.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS40.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/14/2011

Insurance

Amount$2,000,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyGENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

Policy #IMG58674174

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet35 units

Drivers18

Mileage155,000 mi

Operating19 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total7

Out of Service1

OOS Rate14.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service2

OOS Rate40.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 01/14/2011 | Rated: 01/20/2011

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

5 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

3 · 2 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 Dec 2025, 5 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (40% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

6 roadside violations across 5 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 3 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 1 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 (9)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/11/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SLATE HILL NY	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	BREWSTER NY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	BEDFORD NY	4	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	RHINEBECK NY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAUGERTIES NY	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	NY	Full (Level I)	BREWSTER NY	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/27/2024	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPRING VALLEY EXIT 14N	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/19/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SPRING VALLEY TANDEM N/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SPRING VALLEY TANDEM S/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections6

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Out of Service Orders (3)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2009-02-04	90 day failure to pay fine	ACTIVE	2009-03-04
2004-11-08	90 day failure to pay fine	ACTIVE	2005-03-11
2002-07-29	90 day failure to pay fine	ACTIVE	2002-10-07

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2647703	$750,000	12/13/2007	12/13/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2647703	$750,000	12/13/2007	02/27/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	613-00-02-85-0000	$750,000	09/15/2013	09/15/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	613-00-02-85-0000	$750,000	09/15/2013	10/13/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	613-00-02-87-0000	$750,000	09/15/2013	03/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CA0760248	$1,000,000	09/15/2012	09/15/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CPP 4154363	$750,000	09/15/2008	09/14/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CPP 4154363	$0	09/15/2008	09/14/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	TWP DY00692 11	$1,000,000	09/14/2011	09/14/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	CH09PKG015192	$0	09/14/2009	09/22/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	CH09PKG015192	$1,000,000	09/14/2009	09/14/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	CH09PKG015192	$1,000,000	09/14/2009	09/22/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	0510TSHR804490/043	$0	07/17/2008	09/15/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	0510ZJLR704230/076	$0	07/17/2007	07/17/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	871011	$0	06/25/2002	07/18/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	871011	$1,000,000	06/25/2002	07/18/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	871011	$0	06/25/2001	05/30/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	871011	$1,000,000	06/25/2001	05/30/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	4544879	$2,000,000	06/01/2022	06/01/2025	Replaced
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	871011	$0	05/30/2002	06/25/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	871011	$1,000,000	05/30/2002	06/25/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	8502RB0112660	$1,000,000	05/09/2016	05/09/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	8502RB0112660	$1,000,000	05/09/2016	04/30/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2647703	$750,000	05/06/2005	12/13/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2647703-0	$750,000	05/06/2004	05/06/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CPO1640521	$1,000,000	04/30/2017	03/23/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	4544879	$1,000,000	03/23/2018	06/01/2022	Replaced
34	CARGO	OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	BMO 58674174	$0	03/23/2018	06/01/2024	Replaced
34	CARGO	OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	BMO 58674174	$0	03/23/2018	06/22/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	334600	$1,000,000	03/01/2014	05/09/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	334600	$1,000,000	03/01/2014	03/02/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2647703	$1,000,000	02/27/2008	11/04/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2647703	$750,000	02/27/2008	02/27/2008	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC423680	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/08/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/05/2008
MC423680	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/26/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/19/2011
MC423680	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/20/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/19/2012
MC423680	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/13/2013
MC423680	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/16/2007	OUT OF SERVICE	02/04/2009
MC423680	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/16/2007	-	-
MC423680	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/16/2007	ADMINISTRATIVE INACTIVATION	03/04/2009
MC423680	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/20/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/14/2008
MC423680	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/12/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/28/2017
MC423680	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	02/22/2002	-	-
MC423680	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/03/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/08/2017

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

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

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 14.2857% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 40% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 14.2857% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 40% 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.

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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 (9)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (3)

Licensing & Insurance

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