SOUTHERN MARYLAND TOWING INC

DOT# 550194 MC# 157986 Broker

ACTIVE

Trust Score

95 / 100

A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 96

Insurance · 25% 85

No active cargo insurance on file

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

Potential Chameleon Carrier

This carrier shares strong identity signals with a carrier that had safety concerns. This is a heuristic flag, not a confirmed finding.

low DOT# 3561106—May be a successor to DOT 3561106 (3 A TRANSPORTING INC, inactive). Linked by: address, officer, phone

Overview

Address

Physical

16480 THREE NOTCH RD

RIDGE, MD 20680

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Mailing

P O BOX 359

RIDGE, MD 20680

Contact

Phone: (301) 737-1611

Fax: (301) 880-0315

Cell: (301) 904-2922

Email: smtowing1983@gmail.com

Company Officers

JANICE MERRITT

TAPESTRY DALRYMPLE

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 969069942

HazMat: HazMat Carrier

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks8

Owned Tractors3

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Feb 9, 1994

Common authority: Oct 31, 2018

Broker authority: ACTIVE

Authority History (2)

Authority Type	Action	Date
PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	May 9, 2023
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Oct 31, 2018

Cargo Types

Motor VehiclesDrive-Away/Tow-AwayLogs/Poles/LumberMachinery/Large ObjectsOilfield EquipmentChemicalsAgricultural/Farm Supplies

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Apr 28, 2025

Mileage: 100 (2024)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Related Companies

Company	DOT#	MC#	Location	Status	Linked By
3 A TRANSPORTING INC	3561106	1195977	RIDGE, MD	INACTIVE	AddressOfficerPhone

Recent Changes

Safetyvehicle oos rate: 0 → 9.090909Jul 28, 2026

Safetyvehicle oos rate: 6.25 → 0Jul 27, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver22 inspections

0.0%

6.2%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle22 inspections

9.1%

22.8%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall22 inspections

9.1%

Carrier

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

1.0

per 1M miles

Towaway

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving4

Driver Fitness0

Hours of Service0

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance6

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 32 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.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

Total

Driver OOS

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving3.182 insp w/ viol

Hours of Service0.000 insp w/ viol

Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol

Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol

Vehicle Maintenance1.335 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
SURETY	Active	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	7901298973	—	Apr 5, 2026	—	84
BIPD	Active	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 21260120002	$1,000,000	Jun 5, 2024	—	91X

Insurance History (5)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
SURETY · F84	MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC	CancelledTERM/CANCL	$1,000,000	May 9, 2023	May 22, 2026
SURETY · F84	MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	May 9, 2023	Apr 5, 2026
TRUST_FUND · F85	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	May 3, 2023	May 9, 2023
BIPD · F91X	THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Jun 5, 2019	Jun 5, 2024
BIPD · F91X	THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Oct 10, 2018	Jun 5, 2019

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