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Motor carrier · USDOT 1045365

CLEARWATER TOWING SERVICE INC, Clearwater, FL: USDOT 1045365 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as CLEARWATER TOWING SERVICE INC filed them on its MCS-150, last updated October 7, 2025. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since July 31, 2002. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedCLEARWATER TOWING SERVICE INC
Doing business asCTS TOWING & TRANSPORT
USDOT number1045365
Status on the censusActive
AddressClearwater, FL 33765
CountyPinellas County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsCarries hazardous materials
Safety ratingNot rated
Power units31 (31 trucks)
Drivers28 (12 with a CDL)
On the register sinceJuly 31, 2002
MCS-150 last filedOctober 7, 2025
Cargo carriedBuilding Materials; Logs, Poles, Beams, Lumber; Machinery, Large Objects; Motor Vehicles; Construction; General Freight; Intermodal Containers; Metal: Sheets, Coils, Rolls

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
March 11, 2026FLLevel I, full1000
March 3, 2026FLLevel I, full0000
February 25, 2026FLLevel I, full0000
February 25, 2026FLLevel I, full2000
February 25, 2026FLLevel I, full1000
February 25, 2026FLLevel I, full0000
February 25, 2026FLLevel I, full1000
February 25, 2026FLLevel I, full0000
February 25, 2026FLLevel I, full0000
October 15, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
February 19, 2025FLLevel I, full1000
January 29, 2025FLLevel III, driver only0000
May 14, 2024FLLevel I, full10000

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
January 17, 2025FLVenice01YesNo
January 17, 2025FLUnincorporated00Yes
October 13, 2024FLDunedin00YesNo
November 2, 2023FLUnincorporated11YesNo
November 16, 2021FLUnincorporated01YesNo
September 17, 2021FLUnincorporated H.C.00YesNo
September 2, 2021FLUnincorporated00YesNo
August 18, 2021FLTampa00Yes
February 16, 2021FLLakeland01NoNo
June 2, 2019FLClearwater00Yes
November 11, 2017FLClearwater00YesNo
September 27, 2017FLUnincorporated00YesNo
June 25, 2015FLClearwater02YesNo
April 22, 2010FLSunrise01No
October 8, 2007FLClearwater00YesNo
May 22, 2007FLTampa02YesNo
May 7, 2003FLPalmetto01NoNo

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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