RUSTY'S TOWING SERVICE INC

USDOT 366921 MC 246199 Columbus, OH Authorized For-Hire
79 power units 45 drivers mileage unreliable
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37 yrs history · 22 roadside inspections in 24 months
Checked Nov 8, 2026
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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
79 all owned
Drivers · CDL
45 · 32
Annual miles
926k unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks600060
Tractors190019
Trailers190019

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Nov 21, 2019)6 yrs old
Registered
Sep 21, 1989 (37 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Feb 6, 2026 (Address Change)
DUNS
796219848
Officers
WILLIAM R. · BRENDA MCQUIRT
Phone
(614) 491-6288
Email
fmcsa@bricker.com
Address
4845 Obetz-Reese Road, Columbus OH 43207

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesDrive/Tow AwayMachinery/Large ObjectsIntermodal ContainersGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
22
27% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
2 of 8 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
9.1%
2 of 22 driver inspections
Violations
22
4 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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Violations

22 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    10 · 0 out-of-service
    Seat belt 8 · Speeding 2
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    6 · 2 out-of-service
    Cargo securement 2 · Lights 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 2 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
  • 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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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Apr
    2
    2026
    Apr 2, 2026 · Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    25
    2025
    Sep 25, 2025 · Ohio
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    31
    2025
    Jan 31, 2025 · Ohio
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Dec
    12
    2024
    Dec 12, 2024 · Ohio
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - lighted, snow, one-way trafficway not divided.

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 · DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jun 30, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2001
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: GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY. → DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2025)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Ohio (HQ) 16
  • Illinois 1
  • Indiana 1
  • Maryland 1
  • Michigan 1
  • Federal inspectors 1
  • Virginia 1

73% of inspections were in its home state.

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