CLEARWATER TOWING SERVICE INC
USDOT 1045365 · Doing business as CTS TOWING & TRANSPORT
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (31 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate0% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations3 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1045365 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-882929 |
| Legal Name | CLEARWATER TOWING SERVICE INC |
| DBA Name | CTS TOWING & TRANSPORT |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 7274412137 |
| Address | 1955 CARROLL ST, Clearwater, FL, 33765 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 13 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 0% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2025-01-17 — FL — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-01-17 — FL — towaway
- 2024-10-13 — FL — towaway
- 2023-11-02 — FL — 1 fatal, 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 26 (3), 16 (1), 28 (1).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
3 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 1667432 · USDOT 2402306 · USDOT 2523707
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 31 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 28 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,670,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 07-OCT-25 |
CLEARWATER TOWING SERVICE INC operates 31 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in FL.
Nearby
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