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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 513407· MC559712· CARRIER· EIN 34-1924228
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BILL'S TOWING LTD

309 HALL ST, BRIDGEPORT, OH, 43912(740) 635-1986ap@billstowingandrecovery.comTRACY COULSON
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
National Interstate Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
3%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
5.5%
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.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

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Broker bond
Bond on file
BMC-84 surety · WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.
Cancellation filed
None
bond since 05/15/2017
Authority
Active
2 past revocations
Registered
33 yrs
since 02/22/1993
  • Authority revoked 2 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.

These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.

Authority & insurance

MC559712

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
Active
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
On file
not required
Bond / surety
On file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 01/11/2026
National Interstate Insurance Company· policy CRA 5500126-01
ENDED 01/11/2026Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 01/11/2026
National Interstate Insurance Company· policy CRA 5500126-01
ON FILECargo — BMC-34$5K coverageeff 01/11/2025
National Interstate Insurance Company· policy CRC 5500126-00
ENDED 01/11/2025Cargo — BMC-34$5K coverageeff 01/11/2025
National Interstate Insurance Company· policy CRC 5500126-00
ON FILEProperty broker surety — BMC-84$75K coverageeff 05/15/2017
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.· policy 5898396
ENDED 05/15/2017Property broker surety — BMC-84$75K coverageeff 05/15/2017
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.· policy 5898396
Authority history (4) ▾
01/09/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/15/2025)
12/16/2019COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/14/2020)
05/30/2017PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED
05/01/2006MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (13) ▾
  1. NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/11/2025 → 01/11/2026
  2. ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/11/2020 → 02/05/2025
  3. ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/11/2020 → 01/11/2025
  4. ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE$750KReplaced
    CARGO · eff 01/11/2020 → 01/11/2025
  5. NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/01/2025 → 01/11/2025
  6. NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/11/2025 → 01/01/2025
  7. WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/11/2017 → 01/11/2020
  8. WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 04/11/2016 → 02/04/2017
  9. WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/11/2016 → 02/04/2017
  10. WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/11/2016 → 01/11/2017
  11. WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/23/2008 → 04/11/2016
  12. WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    CARGO · eff 04/21/2006 → 04/11/2016
  13. WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/21/2006 → 03/23/2008

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.

Vehicle67 inspections · 3% OOS · National 22%
Driver73 inspections · 5.5% OOS · National 6.7%

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

1

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
37
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
100
25 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
1.5M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi25 drivers
  • Interstate · <100 mi25 drivers
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi25 drivers
  • Intrastate · <100 mi25 drivers
Company officer
TRACY COULSON
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
1993-02-22
Last MCS-150 update
2026-09-29
Census status
Active

Fleet: 30 trucks · 30 owned tractors · 39 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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Activity history

23 events
  1. 09/29/2026MCS-150 update filed

    1.5M mi reported (2025)

  2. 01/11/2026Insurance filed — National Interstate Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CRA 5500126-01

  3. 01/11/2026Insurance ended — National Interstate Insurance Company

    policy CRA 5500126-01

  4. 01/11/2026Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CRA 5500126-00

  5. 02/05/2025Insurance cancelled — ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy Q01 6140017

  6. 01/11/2025Insurance filed — National Interstate Insurance Company

    Cargo — BMC-34 · policy CRC 5500126-00

  7. 01/11/2025Insurance ended — National Interstate Insurance Company

    policy CRC 5500126-00

  8. 01/11/2025Insurance replaced — ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy Q01 6140017

  9. 01/11/2025Insurance replaced — ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE

    CARGO · policy Q37 1150918

  10. 01/11/2025Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CRA 5500126-00

  11. 01/09/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/15/2025)

  12. 01/01/2025Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CRA 5500126-00

  13. 01/11/2020Insurance cancelled — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy TRA 5179160

  14. 12/16/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/14/2020)

  15. 05/30/2017PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
  16. 05/15/2017Insurance filed — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.

    Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 5898396

  17. 05/15/2017Insurance ended — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.

    policy 5898396

  18. 02/04/2017Insurance cancelled — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.

    CARGO · policy TRA 4572826

  19. 01/11/2017Insurance replaced — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy TRA 4572826

  20. 04/11/2016Insurance replaced — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CWP 3 643 404

  21. 03/23/2008Insurance cancelled — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy SBT 3 643 404

  22. 05/01/2006MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  23. 02/22/1993Registered 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
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2006-04-06
Last review
2006-03-30
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-09-29
Reported mileage
1,458,914 mi (2025)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Oct 2026 · Page refreshed: Nov 4, 2026, 7:38 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.