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USDOT 4018386 · ACTION ROAD SOLUTIONS LLC
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ACTION ROAD SOLUTIONS LLC

DBA GREAT AMERICA TOWING ELLISONS TOWING JACK JAMES TOW SERVICE

USDOT 4018386 MC 1514982 Redwood City, CA Authorized For-Hire
78 power units 148 drivers mileage unreliable
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FRED Score 91.7 / 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.
Moderate confidence
3 yrs history · 219 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
78 all owned
Drivers · CDL
148 · 15
Annual miles
1.8M unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks730073
Tractors5005
Trailers4004

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Jan 26, 2023 (3 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Dec 4, 2025
Officers
BRIAN BANKS · KRISTIE BANKS
Phone
(650) 593-5555
Email
briancbanks1@yahoo.com
Address
1790 Industrial Way, Redwood City CA 94063

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesDrive/Tow AwayMachinery/Large Objects

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
219
81% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
9.1%
18 of 198 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.3%
5 of 219 driver inspections
Violations
62
25 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 12 inspections, 2 out of service 12 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 21 inspections, 1 out of service 21 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 55 inspections, 3 out of service 55 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 16 inspections, 4 out of service 16 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 10 inspections, 3 out of service 10 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 25 inspections, 7 out of service 25 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 56 inspections, 4 out of service 56 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 19 inspections, 3 out of service 19 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 5 inspections.
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Violations

62 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    55 · 18 out-of-service
    Lights 24 · Brakes 13 · Tires 7 · Wheels & hubs 5 · Cargo securement 2 · 4 more
  • Driver fitness No alert
    7 · 7 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 5 · English proficiency 1 · Medical certificate 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service 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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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
2 crashes
  • May
    19
    2025
    May 19, 2025 · California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    18
    2024
    Dec 18, 2024 · California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Company
on record since Mar 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2023
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 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) 219

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).

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