NICK'S TOWING SERVICE INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202622 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- NJ26
- NY4
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Vehicle Maintenance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA27 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
3
Tow-away
2
Injury
4
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi10 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi12 drivers
- Company officer
- SUSAN TESTA
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- D-U-N-S
- 157721671
- Registered since
- 1990-11-27
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-06-10
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 17 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 3 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or emails with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
50 events- 06/10/2024MCS-150 update filed
0.2M mi reported (2023)
- 08/15/2023Insurance filed — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 6586178
- 08/15/2023Insurance cancelled — CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TOWCA000014 02
- 07/19/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/08/2023)
- 07/19/2023CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/08/2023)
- 08/15/2022Insurance cancelled — CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TOWCA000014 01
- 07/19/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/11/2022)
- 07/19/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/11/2022)
- 08/27/2021Insurance cancelled — CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TOWCA000014 00
- 08/15/2021Insurance replaced — CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TOWCA000014 00
- 02/06/2021Insurance cancelled — CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TOWCA000014 00
- 09/13/2020Insurance cancelled — CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TOWCA000014
- 08/15/2020Insurance replaced — CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TOWCA000014
- 08/01/2020Insurance replaced — AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AXSAT-00368-00
- 08/01/2017Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy XNDA-00351-00
- 07/05/2017CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/25/2017)
- 07/05/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/25/2017)
- 08/01/2013Insurance replaced — COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PCA2900067
- 08/01/2012Insurance filed — COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.
Cargo — BMC-34 · policy PCP2900067
- 08/01/2012Insurance replaced — UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 307355
- 08/01/2012Insurance replaced — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 37 MS TZ9025
- 03/06/2011Insurance cancelled — UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 307355
- 02/07/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/22/2011)
- 02/07/2011CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/22/2011)
- 02/01/2011Insurance replaced — UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 307355
- 08/18/2010Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy TIP-002478
- 07/22/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/16/2010)
- 07/22/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/12/2010)
- 07/21/2010Insurance replaced — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
CARGO · policy TIP-002478
- 08/18/2009Insurance replaced — UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 257919
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 1998-10-15
- Last review
- 1998-10-06
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-06-10
- Reported mileage
- 191,921 mi (2023)
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