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Company CheckMACES HEAVY DUTY TOWING SERIES LLC · DOT 967251

3501 KNIGHT ARNOLD RD, MEMPHIS, TN, 38118

DOT# 967251 MC# 444294 Memphis, Tennessee 20 years

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19

Power Units

19

Drivers

3

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

22

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jul 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

May 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 3, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 3, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 3, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 28, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 14, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Aug 28, 2024
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 NameMACES HEAVY DUTY TOWING SERIES LLC

DOT Number967251

MC Number444294

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationMemphis, Tennessee

Added07/12/2001

MCS-15006/25/2026

Contact Details

Phone(901) 366-5873

Fax(901) 368-0861

Email[email protected]

Physical Address3501 KNIGHT ARNOLD RD, MEMPHIS, TN, 38118

Mailing Address3501 KNIGHT ARNOLD RD, MEMPHIS, TN, 38118

Other Companies at This Address

Address3501 KNIGHT ARNOLD RD, MEMPHIS, TN 38118

1

Others here

2

Distinct phones

1

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
MACES HEAVY DUTY TOWING SERIES LLC this company	967251	(901) 366-5873	Active
UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT LLC	1125053	(901) 596-0874	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 TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC444294

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating20 years

Company Overview

MACES HEAVY DUTY TOWING SERIES LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Memphis, Tennessee. The company has been in operation for 20 years, registered with the FMCSA on 07/12/2001. The fleet consists of 19 power units and 19 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 446,804 miles (2024). 3 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 22 inspections are on file. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, MACES HEAVY DUTY TOWING SERIES LLC has a Trust Score of 97/100 (Excellent).

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 Mileage446,804 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

19

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

19

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)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/08/2026

CompanyNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #TPC 4400016-02

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet19 units

Drivers19

Mileage446,804 mi

Operating20 years

MCS-15006/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total11

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total11

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

2 · 1 OOS -

2024

3 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

6 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

6 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

3 crashes ▲

2025

1 crash ▼

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 May 2026, 12 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

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
03/28/2025	MEMPHIS	TN	0	0	1	4	Other/Unknown	Dry	Dusk
12/14/2024	SOUTHAVEN	MS	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
08/28/2024	MEMPHIS	TN	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/23/2024	I-40	TN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

2 roadside violations across 12 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 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 (17)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/14/2026	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	PIPERTON TN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	MEMPHIS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	MEMPHIS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	MEMPHIS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	MEMPHIS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	MEMPHIS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	STANTON TN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MEMPHIS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MEMPHIS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MEMPHIS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MEMPHIS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MEMPHIS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	STANTON TN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/23/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MASON TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CROSS COUNTY	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/06/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB I-70 10MM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2023	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	THP DIST 4 MEMPHIS	3	2	0	0	3	2	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections11

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TPC 4400016-00	$1,000,000	11/13/2018	08/25/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TPC 4400016-00	$1,000,000	11/13/2018	09/07/2021	Name Changed
34	CARGO	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TPC 4400016-00	$0	11/13/2018	08/25/2021	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TPC 4400016-00	$0	11/13/2018	09/07/2021	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TWT 0000110-00	$1,000,000	06/01/2018	11/13/2018	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TWT 0000110-00	$0	06/01/2018	11/13/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK008189-01	$1,000,000	06/01/2017	06/01/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK008189-00	$1,000,000	06/01/2016	06/01/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	264543	$750,000	04/15/2005	06/01/2016	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	264543	$0	04/15/2005	03/16/2013	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC444294	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	DISMISSED	11/29/2002	-	-
MC444294	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/10/2005	REVOKED	05/16/2022
MC444294	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/03/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/26/2021
MC444294	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/31/2022	-	-
MC444294	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/07/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/04/2018
MC444294	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/01/2017

No revocation records.

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97/100

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 97

97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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 7/8/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 19 vehicles (~0.16 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 19 vehicles (~0.16 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.