Proceed with caution on RAYS TOWING INC: Operating authority has been revoked 2× — reincarnated-carrier risk. Too few FMCSA inspections to assess safety.
- Operating authority revoked 2× (last: 09/09/2024) — reincarnated-carrier risk.
Limited FMCSA track record (thin coverage) — this carrier is unproven, not necessarily unsafe. Confidence: 54%.
RAYS TOWING INC
DOT 278388 · MC-739144
High Risk
Authority
✓ Active
Insurance
✓ On File
Safety Rating
Not Rated
OOS Rate
33.3%
1/3 inspections
—
4 trucks · 3 drivers
MIDDLETOWN, NY
1986
Whole Public Record
Identity & Registration
- USDOT number
- 278388
- MC number
- MC-739144
- Entity / operation
- Interstate
- Location
- MIDDLETOWN, NY
- Registered
- Sep 2, 1986
Operating Status
- Operating status
- Active
- MCS-150 biennial update
- Currentnext due Aug 31, 2028
- MCS-150 last filed
- Mar 10, 2025
- MCS-150 mileage
- 72,093 mi
Authority & Insurance
- Common authority
- None
- Contract authority
- None
- Broker authority
- None
- BIPD insurance on file
- $750,000$750,000 required
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Insurer
- FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Policy 1887894
Fleet
- Power units
- 4
- Drivers
- 3
Safety Snapshot
- Safety rating
- Not Rated
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.0%FMCSA official rate (national avg 5.51%)
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 100.0%FMCSA official rate (national avg 21%)
- Crashes, last 24 months
- 0
- Recent inspections
- 3most recent on record
- Recordable crash rate
- —
CSA BASIC Status
Not publicly scored — no SMS BASIC data on file for this carrier.
View full BASIC scores on FMCSA SMS →Pulled live from FMCSA — census, licensing & insurance, and SMS BASIC records. OOS rates marked "FMCSA official rate" come from FMCSA’s carrier safety record; any others are computed from this carrier’s most recent roadside inspections on record. Informational only.
Recent Inspections (3)
| Date | LevelLevel 1 is the most thorough inspection (full vehicle and driver review). Level 2 is a walk-around. Level 3 is driver-only. Level 5 is vehicle-only without driver present. | State | ViolationsThe total number of violations found during this roadside inspection, including both driver and vehicle issues. | StatusOut-of-Service (OOS) means the violation was serious enough that the vehicle or driver was ordered off the road until the issue is corrected. | Expand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/3/2026 | Level 3 | NY | 1 | Passed | |
| 4/15/2025 | Level 2 | NY | 1 | OOS Violation | |
| 2/4/2025 | Level 3 | NY | 0 | Passed |
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