TED'S TOWING SERVICE INC
USDOT 65125MC-Docket MC125030BALTIMORE, MD
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized40 power units
TED'S TOWING SERVICE INC (USDOT 65125) in BALTIMORE, MD — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2005-08-02 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.45
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
2
Injuries
1
Crashes
61
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
11
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 40
- Total drivers
- 29
- Years in business
- 52
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 13.1%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- None on file
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-08-28
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2005-08-02 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
111
Inspections
13
OOS inspections
30
Violations
21
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-30 → 2026-05-21.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-07-02
MD
2 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
14 | 12 | 2025-09-26 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
2 | 1 | 2023-09-28 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
2 | 0 | 2024-06-19 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2023-09-28 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
|
1 | 0 | 2023-09-28 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
1 | 0 | 2026-04-30 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Driveaway safety devices not attached/not able to be secured | OOS |
| 2025-09-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn - Inoperative or defective | — |
| 2025-02-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Driveaway safety devices not attached/not able to be secured | OOS |
| 2025-01-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - both missing. | OOS |
| 2025-01-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. | OOS |
| 2025-01-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Driveaway - missing | — |
| 2024-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Driveaway safety devices not attached/not able to be secured | OOS |
| 2024-10-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle obscured when required to be on | OOS |
| 2024-10-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both obscured when required to be on. | OOS |
| 2024-10-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Driveaway safety devices missing | OOS |
| 2024-09-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-09-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement | OOS |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/defective towaway lamps on rear unit | OOS |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2024-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Improper safety chains for towbar | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 11 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2025-09-26 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81-H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 71H10-CDDSDNS | OOS | — |
2025-02-25 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 71H10-CDDSDNS | OOS | — |
2024-10-08 4 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 71(h)(10) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(b) | OOS | — |
2024-09-20 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 130 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
2024-07-24 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
2024-06-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 502(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-05-14 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 71(h)(10) | OOS | — |
2024-03-14 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 71(h)(10) | OOS | — |
2023-12-29 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17 | OOS | — |
2023-09-28 5 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817(a) | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 600(c) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 | 601 | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 823(a) | — | — |
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