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Company CheckM AND S GROUP INC · DOT 2062431

DBA: CASTLE TOWING

1531 FREW MILL ROAD, NEW CASTLE, PA, 16101

DOT# 2062431 MC# 882597 New Castle, Pennsylvania 11 years

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7

Power Units

12

Drivers

2

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest May 23, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 2

May 23, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 8, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Company Information

Legal NameM AND S GROUP INC

DBA NameCASTLE TOWING

DOT Number2062431

MC Number882597

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationNew Castle, Pennsylvania

Added08/04/2010

MCS-15001/30/2025

Contact Details

Phone(724) 656-2500

Fax(724) 202-6781

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1531 FREW MILL ROAD, NEW CASTLE, PA, 16101

Mailing Address2304 WILMINGTON ROAD, NEW CASTLE, PA, 16105

Other Companies at This Address

Address1531 FREW MILL ROAD, NEW CASTLE, PA 16101

1

Others here

2

Distinct phones

1

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
M AND S GROUP INC this company	2062431	(724) 656-2500	Active
CASTLE ROLLOFFS LLC	2789343	(724) 654-7336	Inactive

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 TypeOTHER-UNAUTHORIZED;PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC882597

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating11 years

Company Overview

M AND S GROUP INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in New Castle, Pennsylvania. The company has been in operation for 11 years, registered with the FMCSA on 08/04/2010. The fleet consists of 7 power units and 12 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 275,000 miles (2024). 2 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, M AND S GROUP INC has a Trust Score of 95/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 Mileage275,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

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%

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective05/01/2026

CompanyCENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #9626750

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet7 units

Drivers12

Mileage275,000 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15001/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Crashes

2024

2 crashes -

2025

1 crash ▼

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

Crash Records (3)

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
05/23/2025	BUTLER	PA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/08/2024	CENTER TOWNSHIP	PA	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/08/2024	WAYNE TOWNSHIP	PA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0028069	$1,000,000	12/19/2023	04/20/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0028069	$1,000,000	09/23/2021	03/14/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0028069	$1,000,000	09/23/2021	05/11/2022	Cancelled
91	BIPD	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	33.283216	$0	09/03/2014	08/20/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0028069	$1,000,000	08/20/2022	05/03/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0028069	$1,000,000	08/20/2022	03/30/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0028069	$1,000,000	08/20/2021	09/23/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0028069	$1,000,000	08/20/2021	10/27/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	CPO1641839	$1,000,000	08/20/2020	08/20/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0028069	$1,000,000	08/14/2023	02/14/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0028069	$1,000,000	08/14/2023	12/19/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA996271283	$1,000,000	05/12/2025	07/17/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA996271283	$1,000,000	05/12/2025	07/16/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	PRA1625436	$1,000,000	04/20/2024	05/12/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	PRA1625436	$1,000,000	04/20/2024	05/15/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0028069	$1,000,000	03/31/2023	08/14/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0028069	$1,000,000	03/31/2023	08/20/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0029968	$1,000,000	03/30/2023	03/31/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0028069	$1,000,000	03/14/2022	08/20/2022	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC882597	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/30/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/01/2021
MC882597	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/30/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/01/2021
MC882597	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/19/2014	-	-
MC882597	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/19/2014	-	-
MC882597	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/25/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/22/2022
MC882597	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/25/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/22/2022
MC882597	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/24/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/16/2023
MC882597	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/24/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/16/2023
MC882597	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/20/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/15/2025
MC882597	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/20/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/15/2025
MC882597	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2025
MC882597	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2025

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95/100

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 95

95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−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

-5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 7 vehicles (~0.29 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−5 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 7 vehicles (~0.29 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) 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.