RALPHS TOWING INC
Legal: RALPH'S TOWING
Risk factors
High 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 202625 inspections · 51 violations (23 OOS) · 37% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.128B-CLWVVehicle Maintenance7 OOS
Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans
49
7× · sev 7
- 2393.9B-LTSOVehicle Maintenance2 OOS
Lighting - Turn signal - Any obscured on the rearmost vehicle.
12
2× · sev 6
- 3395.8A1-HOSPHours-of-Service Compliance2 OOS
HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
10
2× · sev 5
- 4392.2-SLLLRUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
9
3× · sev 3
- 5393.9A-LFTSIVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
6
1× · sev 6
- 6393.9A-LHLIVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
6
1× · sev 6
- 7393.95A1Vehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
4
2× · sev 2
- 8393.60C
Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2
2×
- 9393.104B-CVehicle Maintenance
Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns
2
2× · sev 1
- 10393.9A-LCLVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2
1× · sev 2
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- MD18
- NJ4
- VA2
- NC2
- PA1
- US1
- DE1
- SC1
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.
Phone / texting violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
High impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 84% is at/over the 75% 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.
- 393.128B-CLWVLight Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans7× · 44%
- 393.9B-LTSOLighting - Turn signal - Any obscured on the rearmost vehicle.2× · 6%
- 393.9A-HLLHLighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam1× · 5%
- 393.9B-LRLOWRLighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle obscured when required to be on1× · 3%
- 393.207A-STCBSuspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly (including spring leaves used as a suspension connecting rod) or any part used for attaching1× · 10%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1× · 8%
- Hands-off-the-phone policy with real consequences; provide a mount and a do-not-disturb setup
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 36.4% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 12.5% 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.
- 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
Following / lane / reckless violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 19% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation3× · 100%
- Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 75% 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.
- 393.128B-CLWVLight Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans · OOS
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
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 NHTSA15 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
3
Injury
2
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi9 drivers
- Company officer
- RAFAEL FERRAN, JR.
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 1993-09-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-06-10
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 9 trucks · 6 owned tractors · 6 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 addresses 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
13 events- 02/20/2026Insurance cancelled — THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GPM9555122
- 01/24/2026Insurance filed — DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 1000170379
- 01/24/2026Insurance replaced — DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 1000170379
- 06/10/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.5M mi reported (2024)
- 01/24/2025Insurance replaced — THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GPM9555122
- 02/22/2023Insurance cancelled — THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GPM0003844
- 01/24/2023Insurance replaced — THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GPM0003844
- 11/26/2014Insurance cancelled — THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GPM0003844
- 09/13/2014Insurance replaced — THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GPM0003844
- 02/01/2013Insurance cancelled — THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMM0003844
- 01/24/2013Insurance replaced — THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CMM0003844
- 06/11/2010MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 09/01/1993Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- 2014-10-03
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-06-10
- Reported mileage
- 516,742 mi (2024)
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