MATTHIES ENTERPRISES INC

DBA: MERL'S TOWING SERVICE

DOT# 4214110 MC# 1627770CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

96 / 100

A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 98

Insurance · 25% 85

No active cargo insurance on file

Confidence: medium · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

2975 INTERSTATE PKY

KALAMAZOO, MI 49048

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Contact

Phone: (616) 538-1320

Email: alicia@merlstowing.com

Company Officers

CRAIG MCDONALD

Business Info

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks28

Owned Tractors2

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Mar 22, 2024

Common authority: Apr 12, 2024

Authority History (1)

Authority Type	Action	Date
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Apr 12, 2024

Cargo Types

General FreightMotor VehiclesMachinery/Large Objects

Active Certifications

PropertyPrivate

MCS-150

Last updated: Aug 19, 2025

Mileage: 200,000 (2025)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Related Companies

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GRAND RAPIDS TOWING LLC	4217235	1629438	KALAMAZOO, MI	ACTIVE	AddressEmailDomainPhone
BAKER TOWING LLC DBA: BAKER TOWING	878824	677683	KALAMAZOO, MI	INACTIVE	Officer
MCDONALD POWER LLC	3175376	122298	BUTLER, PA	INACTIVE	Officer
MCDONALD'S TOWING & RESCUE INC DBA: MCDONALD'S TOWING	509682	677690	KALAMAZOO, MI	ACTIVE	Officer
MERL'S TOWING SERVICE, INC.	211596	161485	WYOMING, MI	ACTIVE	Phone

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver3 inspections

0.0%

6.0%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle1 inspections

100.0%

22.6%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall3 inspections

33.3%

Carrier

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

1.0

per 1M miles

Towaway

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving2

Driver Fitness0

Hours of Service0

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance1

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 4 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published. Based on fewer than 11 inspections — treat these measures as a weak signal.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

Total

Driver OOS

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving2.002 insp w/ viol

Hours of Service0.000 insp w/ viol

Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol

Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol

Vehicle Maintenance10.001 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	FREMONT INSURANCE COMPANY	CAP 0042402	$1,000,000	Mar 14, 2024	—	91X

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