Central Towing Inc
DBA CENTRAL TOWING
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 3
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 11
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 23
- Annualized
- ≈12 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 391.15 Driver qualificationsDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 49 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 14 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2022 | DC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 26, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2020 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2018 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2017 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2013 | MD | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2005 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2004 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2000 | MD | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 1999 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |