Bob's Tire Company — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
50 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Robert Bates Inc
DBA
Bob's Tire Company
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
78 Brook Street, New Bedford, MA 02746
Phone
(508) 997-8545
Power units
27
Drivers
22
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
4.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 50 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
6.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 50 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
bobstire.1@netzero.com — company domain
Domain age
netzero.com registered 1997-05-26 (29 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: MA 04/2023 · MA 12/2020 · NH 02/2020 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 22, 2026 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 21, 2026 | MA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 25, 2026 | RI | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 7, 2026 | VT | Level I — Full |
| Apr 22, 2026 | NH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 23, 2026 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 18, 2025 | RI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 15, 2025 | CT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 11, 2025 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 28, 2025 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 10, 2025 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 22, 2025 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 26, 2025 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 12, 2025 | NH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 17, 2025 | NH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 11, 2025 | CT | Level I — Full |
| Jul 8, 2025 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 1, 2025 | MA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 18, 2025 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 10, 2025 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 13, 2025 | NH | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 6, 2025 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 31, 2025 | ME | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 26, 2025 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 23, 2025 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 6, 2025 | NH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 2, 2025 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 3, 2024 | VT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 29, 2024 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 3, 2024 | CT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 20, 2024 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 16, 2024 | US | Level I — Full |
| Apr 5, 2024 | MA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 4, 2024 | CT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 26, 2024 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 22, 2024 | MA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 6, 2024 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 9, 2024 | MA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 8, 2024 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 26, 2023 | VT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 1, 2023 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 16, 2023 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 7, 2023 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 1, 2023 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 16, 2023 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 11, 2023 | CT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 9, 2023 | RI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 25, 2023 | MA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 20, 2023 | RI | Level I — Full |
Most recent 50 of 50 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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