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MERCED CITY TOW SERVICE INC

USDOT 2771466 • 1695 E GERARD AVE, MERCED, CA, 95341

ACTIVE
Authority:None on file
Insurance:None on file
BOC-3:Not on file
Safety Rating:Not rated
MCS-150:Never updated
OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT
2,771,466
Status
ACTIVE
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
State
California
Phone
2093837700
Power Units (MCS-150)
10
Drivers (MCS-150)
10
MCS-150 Mileage
500,000
Physical Address
1695 E GERARD AVE, MERCED, CA, 95341
Mailing Address
1308 W LINWOOD AVE, TURLOCK, CA, 95380
Contact
Phone: 2093837700

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Active Authority
0
Revoked / Inactive
0
Authority Types
0
Insurance Policies
None on file
BOC-3 Filing
Not on file

Operating Authority

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No records found

No insurance filings found for this carrier in FMCSA records.

Check FMCSA SAFER for current insurance status

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness
0%
Drugs / Alcohol
0%
Hours of Service
0%
Unsafe Driving
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance
1%

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections
100
Violations
31
3 OOS
Vehicle OOS %
3.0%
Driver OOS %
0.0%
Power Units (MCS-150)
10
Drivers (MCS-150)
10
Crash Records
8

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

8
May
1
Jun
3
Jul
2
Aug
3
Sep
1
Oct
2
Nov
1
Dec
2
Jan
2
Feb
3
Mar
3
Apr
9
May
1
Jun
2
Jul
2
Aug
2
Sep
4
Oct
3
Nov
Dec
1
Jan
3
Feb
4
Mar
Apr
Clean monthMonth with OOSBased on latest 100 of 100 inspection records

Inspection Activity Map

1 state • 100 inspections

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Violation Summary

31
Total Violations
3
OOS Inspections
3.0%
OOS Rate
100
Inspections Reviewed

Individual violation details are not available for this carrier. Showing aggregate statistics from 100 inspection records.

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate
3.0%vs nat'l 23.4%
-20.4 pts below avg
Driver OOS Rate
0.0%vs nat'l 6.7%
-6.7 pts below avg
Violations / Inspection
0.31vs nat'l 1.80
-1.49 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (100 inspections)

Showing 50 of 100

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Inspection History (100 inspections)
DateReport #StationStateLevelVehicleViolationsTop CodesOOS
Mar 31, 202687469841RoadsideCALevel 1—0—No
Mar 25, 202687411696CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1—2Details unavailableNo
Mar 18, 202687325651CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1—2Details unavailableNo
Mar 13, 202687305145CHOWCHILLA CVEFCALevel 1—0—No
Feb 26, 202687184723CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1—1Details unavailableNo
Feb 17, 202687080951CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 3FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Feb 17, 202687080755CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 2INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jan 20, 202686855443CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Nov 24, 202586447145CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK1Details unavailableNo
Nov 24, 202586449420CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 2FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK1Details unavailableNo
Nov 13, 202586344145CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 2FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Oct 28, 202586183902CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Oct 13, 202586049958CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 3INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Oct 7, 2025859961062105 WARDROBE AVECALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Oct 2, 202585942655CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Sep 10, 202585752715CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Sep 5, 2025857155532105 WARDROBE AVECALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Aug 26, 202585664257GILROY IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Aug 25, 202585599180CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jul 31, 202585385964CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jul 8, 202585213405CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jun 24, 202585055750CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
May 28, 202584806588MERCED AREACALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
May 28, 202584806610MERCED AREACALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
May 28, 202584806342MERCED AREACALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
May 28, 202584806609MERCED AREACALevel 1INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
May 28, 202584806608MERCED AREACALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
May 28, 202584818066MERCED AREA CHP OFFICECALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK1Details unavailableNo
May 28, 202584806115MERCED AREA CHP OFFICECALevel 1INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
May 28, 202584806116MERCED AREA CHP OFFICECALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK1Details unavailableNo
May 28, 202584806117MERCED AREA CHP OFFICECALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Apr 27, 202584525163CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Apr 23, 202584491954CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Apr 8, 202584342961CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Mar 27, 202584260091CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK4Details unavailableYes
Mar 25, 202584231076CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Mar 6, 202584081368CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Feb 18, 202583912757CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Feb 4, 202583812980CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 3INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jan 27, 202583720564CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Jan 7, 202583558158CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Dec 4, 202483346127CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Nov 26, 202483274348CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Nov 9, 202483139999CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 3FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK2Details unavailableNo
Oct 29, 202483040814CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Sep 30, 202482818293CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Sep 16, 202482685984CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Sep 16, 202482685824CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Aug 29, 202482542555CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1INTL STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
Aug 8, 202482348366CHOWCHILLA RIVER IFCALevel 1FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK0—No
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Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

64 total · 1.6% OOS
2024-042026-03
InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF64 · 1 OOS
MERCED AREA CHP OFFICE11 · 1 OOS
MERCED CHP OFFICE10 · 1 OOS
MERCED AREA6
CHP MERCED AREA OFFICE4
2105 WARDROBE AVE2
GILROY IF1
CHOWCHILLA CVEF1

Recent Crashes

8 crash records from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes
8
Fatalities
1
Fatal crashes on record
Injuries
3
Across 2 crashes
Tow-Aways
7

Crash History (8 records)

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Crash History (8 records)
DateStateSeverityFatalitiesInjuriesCityLocationVINCarrier Name at Crash
Oct 15, 2024CAINJURY01UNINCORPORATED37.288061/-120.460179...306145MERCED CITY TOW SERVICE INC
Feb 7, 2024CATOW00Los Banos37.05688/-120.86529...NG1304MERCED CITY TOW SERVICE INC
Jan 24, 2024CAINJURY02UNINCORPORATED37.625694/-120.996356...MK3400MERCED CITY TOW SERVICE INC
Nov 18, 2023CATOW00MERCEDSANTA FE DR / 500 FT W N RT59...KA6822MERCED CITY TOW SERVICE INC
Aug 2, 2021CATOW00MERCEDE ALEXANDER AVE/30ft E of NOTTINGHAM LN...MU7885MERCED CITY TOW SERVICE INC
Feb 19, 2021CAFATAL10MERCEDG ST/ S OF E DONNA DR...JM4671MERCED CITY TOW SERVICE INC
Jan 27, 2020CATOW00————
Sep 7, 2015CATOW00————

Compliance Timeline

8 events merged from authority, insurance, enforcement, OOS, crash, MCS-150, and safety rating records

Oct 15, 2024
Crash
Injury crash in CA
0 fatalities, 1 injury
Feb 7, 2024
Crash
Tow-away crash in CA
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Jan 24, 2024
Crash
Injury crash in CA
0 fatalities, 2 injuries
Nov 18, 2023
Crash
Tow-away crash in CA
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Aug 2, 2021
Crash
Tow-away crash in CA
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Feb 19, 2021
Crash
Fatal crash in CA
1 fatality, 0 injuries
Jan 27, 2020
Crash
Tow-away crash
0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Sep 7, 2015
Crash
Tow-away crash
0 fatalities, 0 injuries

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