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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 441414· MC664994· CARRIER· EIN 52-1674209
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WINDSOR TOWING SERVICE

Legal: WINDSOR SERVICE INC

7406 WINDSOR MILL ROAD, BALTIMORE, MD, 21244(301) 324-1954chuck@windsortowing.comFREDERICK B SCHELER
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE
Vehicle OOS
14.3%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
98
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
1 crash in the last 24 months

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC664994

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 11/11/2019
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE· policy Q11 1180162
Authority history (7) ▾
10/15/2018COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/09/2018)
08/19/2015MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
10/15/2012COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/02/2012)
10/17/2011COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/14/2011)
10/15/2010COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/15/2010)
10/15/2009COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/09/2009)
12/19/2008MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (11/18/2013)
Insurance history5 insurers on record
Filing timeline (11) ▾
  1. ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 11/11/2019 → 01/04/2024
  2. FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/11/2018 → 11/11/2019
  3. ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/11/2019 → 11/11/2019
  4. WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/11/2015 → 11/11/2018
  5. FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/11/2018 → 11/11/2018
  6. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/11/2012 → 11/11/2013
  7. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/11/2011 → 11/11/2012
  8. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/11/2010 → 11/11/2011
  9. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 12/02/2008 → 07/29/2011
  10. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/11/2009 → 11/11/2010
  11. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/11/2008 → 11/11/2009

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle14 inspections · 14.3% OOS · National 22%
Driver14 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

14 inspections · 34 violations (11 OOS) · 20% of inspections had an OOS finding.

14
Inspections
34
Violations
11
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

15
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • MD30

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 80% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing16 violations · 3 OOS (24 mo)
Lighting / lamps3 OOS12 viol88%
  • 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.2× · 27%
  • 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative2× · 14%
  • 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on1× · 14%
Tires2 viol9%
  • 393.75A1-TEPBMTires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area2× · 9%
Other2 viol3%
  • 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak1× · 2%
  • 393.81-HHorn - Inoperative or defective1× · 2%
What to do
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 47 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Driver OOS rate is 7.1% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing1 violations (24 mo)
Speeding1 viol100%
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 100%
What to do
  • Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • 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.

2
Inspections
12
Violations
4
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 75%Unsafe Driving 8%Driver Fitness 8%Other 8%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
9 violations · 3 OOS · 75% of recent
  • 393.9A-LTSI×2Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. · OOS
  • 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
  • 393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
2Unsafe Driving
1 violation · 8% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
3Driver Fitness
1 violation · 1 OOS · 8% of recent
  • 391.41APCMedical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency · OOS
Do this
  • Track CDL, medical card, and endorsement expirations ahead of time
  • Keep the DQ file complete and the medical card on the driver
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
393.9A-LTSI×2OOS
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

32
Inspections
34
Violations
11
Out-of-service
196
CSA points
6
Crashes
2
States
cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

10 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

10 incomplete vehicle
2016 HINO Conventional Type Truckseen 9×
5PVNE8JN7G4S50676· 15880TT MD
2018 HINO Conventional Type Truckseen 6×
5PVNE8JN9J4S50914· 28626TT MD
2016 HINO Conventional Type Truckseen 5×
5PVNE8JN6G4S50684· 15881TT MD
2018 HINO Conventional Type Truckseen 3×
5PVNE8JN2J4S50902· 19636TT MD
2012 FORD F-450seen 3×
1FDUF4GY3CEA42202· 10968TT MD
2019 FORD F-650seen 2×
1FDWX6DE2KDF02398· 6715TW VA
2011 FORD F-450
1FDUF4GY0BEA03209· 12562TT MD
2016 FORD F-450
1FDUF4GY1GEB35452· 16545TT MD
2014 RAM 4500
3C7WRLAL2EG310022· 24097TT MD
2015 INTERNATIONAL MA025
3HAMMMMM8FL689562· 2895TW VA

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

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
9
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
8
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.4M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi8 drivers
Company officer
FREDERICK B SCHELER
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
D-U-N-S
47796727
Registered since
1991-04-02
Last MCS-150 update
2026-01-05
Census status
Active

Fleet: 9 trucks.

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 graph

This carrier shares VINs, phone numbers, officers or emails with 1 other carrier — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

1
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
HWS LLC
USDOT 1435014Active· FALLS CHURCH, VA
Strong
OfficerEmailPhoneShared VIN · 2
3HAMMMMM8FL6895621FDUF4GY1GEB35452

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

21 events
  1. 01/05/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.4M mi reported (2025)

  2. 01/04/2024Insurance cancelled — ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE

    CARGO · policy Q47 1150768

  3. 11/11/2019Insurance filed — ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy Q11 1180162

  4. 11/11/2019Insurance replaced — FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA10003335700

  5. 11/11/2019Insurance replaced — ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE

    BIPD/Primary · policy Q11 1180161

  6. 11/11/2018Insurance cancelled — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CSP 0 803 927

  7. 11/11/2018Insurance replaced — FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA10003335800

  8. 10/15/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/09/2018)

  9. 08/19/2015MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  10. 11/11/2013Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAO0251969

  11. 11/11/2012Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAO0241020

  12. 10/15/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/02/2012)

  13. 11/11/2011Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAO0231650

  14. 10/17/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/14/2011)

  15. 07/29/2011Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON

    CARGO · policy 2488XKLAO2447

  16. 11/11/2010Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAO0225252

  17. 10/15/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/15/2010)

  18. 11/11/2009Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAO0219835

  19. 10/15/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/09/2009)

  20. 12/19/2008MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (11/18/2013)

  21. 04/02/1991Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-01-05
Reported mileage
360,000 mi (2025)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 1:34 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.