ROBERT'S HEAVY DUTY TOWING INC

DBA: BLUEGRASS TOWING

DOT# 828482 MC# 597046 Lexington, KY Authorized For-Hire
(859) 294-5566 lroberts@rhdtowing.com 2285 Maggard Drive, Lexington KY 40511
36 power units 44 drivers 1.4M mi/yr · ~40k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 63.4 / 100
Moderate confidence
27 yrs history · 29 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
36
Drivers · CDL
44 · 0
Annual miles
1.4M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 20 6 0 26
Tractors 10 0 0 10
Trailers 16 0 0 16

Registration

Registered
09-20-1999 (27 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-17-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MARK D'ANDREA
Officer
LEE ROBERTS

Cargo

66.8
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Building Materials Utility Construction Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, 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 70% 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.

This motor carrier 0.90×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.1 vs 1.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.1
Similar fleets
1.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 1.3 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.62× and out-of-service orders 0.68× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -8%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.5% vs 22.3% national; driver 3.4% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
29
72% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.5%
2 of 16
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.4%
1 of 29
National avg 6.7%
Violations
11
5 out-of-service
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: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.028 0.027
Inspections 0.49 1.02
Violations 0.15 0.71
Critical violations 0.03 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

11 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    5 · 4 OOS
    Lights 2 · Brakes 1 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 3 · Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
2 crashes
  • Jun
    16
    2026
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    9
    2025
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Dec 28, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2017
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Aug 8, 2024)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Kentucky (HQ) 23
  • Georgia 1
  • Indiana 1
  • New York 1
  • Ohio 1
  • Tennessee 1
  • West Virginia 1

79% of inspections were in its home state.