BILL'S TOWING LTD
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 37
- Drivers · CDL
- 100 · 25
- Annual miles
- 1.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Trailers | 39 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Registration
- Organization
- INDIVIDUAL
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (04-06-2006) · 20 yr old
- Registered
- 02-22-1993 (33 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 09-29-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- TRACY COULSON
- Officer
- Chad COULSON
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL (Apr 2025 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and tiresLights are 10 of 23 violations (43%). Light or tire defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 3.0% vs 22.3% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 86% of inspections found no violations.
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Dangerous driving: 1
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.014 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 1.45 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.31 | 0.44 |
| Critical violations | 0.07 | 0.09 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, high-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
23 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert15 · 2 OOSLights 10 · Tires 2 · Other parts 3
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Hours of service No alert4 · 3 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 2 · No log 2
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Unsafe driving No alert2 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Apr292026OhioInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Jan 11, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2006
- Cargo filing
- on file · National Interstate Insurance Company since Jan 11, 2025
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. since May 15, 2017
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY → NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since May 30, 2017)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
13 filings and 4 authority events since 2006 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jan 11, 2026National Interstate Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jan 11, 2025National Interstate Insurance CompanyCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jan 11, 2025NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 11, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 9, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 15, 2025opened after ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 5, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2025NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 11, 2025 · superseded by the same policyL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 11, 2020ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGECargo · ended Jan 11, 2025 · replaced by another insurer60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 11, 2020ERIE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 11, 2025 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Feb 5, 2025 came after the replacement; 60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 16, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 14, 2020opened after WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 11, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 30, 2017Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 15, 2017WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jan 11, 2017WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 11, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 11, 2016WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Feb 4, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 11, 2016WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 11, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Feb 4, 2017 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 23, 2008WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 11, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)97 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2006Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 21, 2006WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Apr 11, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)120 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 21, 2006WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 23, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect23 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- West Virginia 48
- Pennsylvania 16
- Ohio (HQ) 3
- Texas 3
- Maryland 1
- New Mexico 1
- Tennessee 1
Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 73 inspections were in Ohio.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (39 power units: 37 filed, 39 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 39 power units this active to have about 1.9 crashes a year (sized from the 39 units seen roadside; 37 filed). This motor carrier recorded 2 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 0.7 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.1 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 1 | 0.44 | |
| HOS Compliance | 3 | 0.55 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.11 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 7 | 1.37 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-MAY-26 – 28-OCT-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.