MULLENS SERVICES LLC
DBA BIG TOW
USDOT 714432MC-Docket MC797201ROCKVILLE, MD
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized8 power units
MULLENS SERVICES LLC (USDOT 714432) in ROCKVILLE, 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.
- Cargo insurance on file.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver out-of-service rate is above 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.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2022-09-09 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- 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
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.87
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.75
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.75
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
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
21
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
9
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Yes
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 8
- Total drivers
- 4
- Years in business
- 29
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 9.1%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 13.6%
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
- 5 times last 2022-09-09
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-03-04
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
36
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
42
Violations
13
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-06 → 2026-03-11.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-05-18
MD
1 injured
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
26 | 8 | 2026-03-11 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
9 | 1 | 2026-03-11 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
2 | 2 | 2024-10-14 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 1 | 2025-10-22 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2026-03-11 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | OOS |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - both missing. | OOS |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. | OOS |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Driveaway identification lamp(s) missing on rear of the rearmost towed vehicle | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Driveaway - missing | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Driveaway safety devices missing | OOS |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Driveaway side marker lamp(s) missing on rearmost towed vehicle | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Driveaway clearance lamp(s) missing on rear of rearmost towed vehicle | — |
| 2025-10-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-10-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-10-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-07-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn - Inoperative or defective | — |
| 2025-07-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-07-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-07-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing | — |
| 2025-07-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Driver Fitness | License - Endorsement - Operate a CMV without proper endorsement | OOS |
| 2025-01-02 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-10-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-10-14 | Driver Fitness | Driver operating a CMV without proper endorsements or in violation of restrictions | OOS |
| 2024-10-14 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has | OOS |
| 2024-10-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2024-10-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2024-10-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
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.
2026-03-11 12 viols· 5 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C-WRAWFLMIB | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 71H10-CDDSDM | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100B-C | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B1-LDSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LTSDM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17A1-LSLDMWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LRLDM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LDIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LTSDM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LDCL | — | — |
2025-10-22 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
2025-07-14 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81-H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
2024-10-17 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2024-10-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-10-14 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11(b)(4) | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11(b)(4) | OOS | — |
2024-10-08 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
2024-02-15 8 viols· 1 OOSPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 5(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-11-02 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
2023-10-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 41 | — | — |
2023-06-06 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17(b) | OOS | — |
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