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EASTWOOD TOWING, INC.

DOT# 437900 MC# 251244CARRIER
ACTIVE

Trust Score

95 / 100
A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 96
Insurance · 25% 85
No active cargo insurance on file
Confidence: medium · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Contact

Phone: (203) 754-4171

Fax: (203) 596-1787

Email: jim@eastwood towingct.com

Company Officers

JAMES P. MESSER

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 18856807

HazMat: HazMat Carrier

Fleet

9

Power Units

11

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks9

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Mar 4, 1991

Contract authority: May 11, 1992

Authority History (25)

Authority TypeActionDate
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJan 26, 2026 → Feb 23, 2026
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 17, 2025 → Dec 3, 2025
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONOct 20, 2025 → Nov 6, 2025
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONApr 21, 2025 → May 12, 2025
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJan 21, 2025 → Feb 20, 2025
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMar 11, 2024 → Mar 13, 2024
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATEDMay 16, 2023
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONFeb 23, 2023 → Mar 3, 2023
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMay 19, 2021 → Jun 3, 2021
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJun 10, 2019 → Jun 13, 2019
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONApr 4, 2019 → May 6, 2019
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJan 28, 2019 → Feb 6, 2019
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONFeb 12, 2018 → Mar 6, 2018
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 9, 2017 → Dec 7, 2017
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMay 30, 2017 → Jun 7, 2017
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONApr 4, 2013 → May 2, 2013
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONApr 4, 2012 → May 3, 2012
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATED → REVOKEDMay 1, 2007 → May 8, 2023
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMar 23, 2005 → Apr 18, 2005
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMar 23, 2004 → Apr 15, 2004
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONDec 13, 2000 → Dec 11, 2000
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONApr 19, 1995
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONApr 19, 1994
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONApr 21, 1993
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED → REVOKEDMay 11, 1992 → Apr 25, 2007

Cargo Types

Motor VehiclesDrive-Away/Tow-AwayMobile HomesMachinery/Large ObjectsIntermodal Containers

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Dec 10, 2024

Mileage: 300,000 (2023)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Identitycompany officer 1: JAMES P. MESSER → JAMES P. MESSERAug 2, 2026
Identitycompany officer 1: JAMES P. MESSER → JAMES P. MESSERAug 1, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 1 → 0Aug 1, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver2 inspections
0.0%
6.2%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle1 inspections
100.0%
22.8%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall2 inspections
100.0%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

1

Injury

1.0

per 1M miles

1

Towaway

1

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving1
Driver Fitness1
Hours of Service0
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance3

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 1 inspection below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published. Based on fewer than 11 inspections — treat these measures as a weak signal.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

1

Total

0

Driver OOS

0

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving0.191 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service0.000 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness3.001 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance0.000 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
BIPD Active STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIACAR0600000321$1,000,000Feb 21, 202691X

Insurance History (25)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
BIPD · F91XSTATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIACancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Dec 13, 2025Feb 21, 2026
BIPD · F91XSTATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIACancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Nov 14, 2025Dec 13, 2025
BIPD · F91XSTATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIACancelledCANCEL$1,000,000May 18, 2025Nov 14, 2025
BIPD · F91XSTATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIACancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Feb 21, 2025May 18, 2025
BIPD · F91XZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Apr 6, 2024Feb 14, 2025
BIPD · F91XZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Dec 7, 2023Apr 6, 2024
BIPD · F91XCLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000May 1, 2023Dec 7, 2023
BIPD · F91XEMC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000May 1, 2021May 1, 2021
BIPD · F91XEMC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000May 1, 2021Mar 22, 2023
BIPD · F91XEMC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000May 1, 2021May 1, 2023
BIPD · F91XPROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000May 1, 2020May 1, 2021
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000May 1, 2020May 1, 2020
BIPD · F91XPROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000May 1, 2020Jun 15, 2021
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Mar 28, 2020Mar 28, 2020
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Mar 28, 2020May 1, 2020
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jul 6, 2019Mar 28, 2020
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Jul 6, 2019May 1, 2020
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000May 1, 2019Jul 6, 2019
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Feb 22, 2019May 1, 2019
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Jun 16, 2018Feb 22, 2019
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Mar 9, 2018Jun 16, 2018
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Dec 6, 2017Mar 9, 2018
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Jun 23, 2017Dec 6, 2017
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Feb 11, 2017Jun 23, 2017
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000May 1, 2016Feb 11, 2017

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