MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC
USDOT 252487 · Doing business as MDS
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (234 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate12.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)25 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 252487 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-177575 |
| Legal Name | MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC |
| DBA Name | MDS |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 4235816048 |
| Address | 5520 JEFFREY LANE, Morristown, TN, 37813 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20150313) |
| 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 | 84 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 76 / 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 | 308 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 12.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 25 total (1 fatal, 2 with injuries, 24 towaway) |
- 2026-04-21 — TN — towaway
- 2026-03-15 — IL — towaway
- 2026-02-09 — GA — towaway
- 2026-02-07 — PA — towaway
- 2026-01-30 — NC — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (44), 23 (32), 16 (23).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
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) | 234 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 210 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 19,125,546 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 27-JAN-26 |
MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC operates 234 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in TN.
Nearby
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