MATTHIES ENTERPRISES INC
USDOT 4214110 · Doing business as MERL'S TOWING SERVICE
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (30 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate25% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 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 | 4214110 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1627770 |
| Legal Name | MATTHIES ENTERPRISES INC |
| DBA Name | MERL'S TOWING SERVICE |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 6165381320 |
| Address | 2975 INTERSTATE PKY, Kalamazoo, MI, 49048 |
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 | 85 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 89 / 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 | 4 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 25% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-01-22 — MI — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (2), 14 (1), 23 (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
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) | 30 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 32 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 200,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 19-AUG-25 |
MATTHIES ENTERPRISES INC operates 30 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in MI.
Nearby
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