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USDOT 2173217 · ACTION TOWING AND ROAD SERVICE INC
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ACTION TOWING AND ROAD SERVICE INC

DBA ACTION TOWING AND GREAT AMERICA TOWING

USDOT 2173217 MC 936828 Redwood City, CA Authorized For-Hire
97 power units 103 drivers mileage unreliable
Checking FMCSA… Hazmat Intrastate only
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Marginal Provisional: the filed fleet isn't backed up by the roadside record (only 6 of the 97 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months), so the grade can't lean on this motor carrier's own history until the fleet size is confirmed.
FRED Score 30.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Prior-only confidence
15 yrs history · 5 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
97
Drivers · CDL
103 · 20
Annual miles
2M unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks5537092
Tractors1405
Trailers4004

Registration

Operation
Intrastate (non-hazmat)
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Jul 14, 2011 (15 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Sep 28, 2023
Officers
BRIAN BANKS · SHAUNA BANKS
Phone
(650) 593-5555
Email
shaunambanks@gmail.com
Address
1790 Industrial Way, Redwood City CA 94063-1104

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesDrive/Tow Away

FMCSA status today

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Mar 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
5
80% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.0%
1 of 5 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 5 driver inspections
Violations
1
1 out-of-service violation
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26
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Violations

1 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Mar 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    Steering & suspension 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Mar 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jun
    8
    2026
    Jun 8, 2026 · California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    10
    2025
    Feb 10, 2025 · California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Jan
    10
    2025
    Jan 10, 2025 · California
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Mar 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2015
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS → NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 5
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