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USDOT 857643MC377870

Marx Towing Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

26 years (granted 2000)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

83 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Marx Towing Inc

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

5757 Obata Way, Gilroy, CA 95020

Phone

(408) 847-8697

Power units

1

Drivers

4

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC377870

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 12/05/2019 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/07/2020
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 03/05/2014 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/07/2014
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 03/05/2004 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/07/2004

Insurance filings

91X — Trisura Specialty Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 83 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

2.4%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 83 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

marxtow@garlic.com — company domain

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Domain age

garlic.com registered 1994-05-13 (32 years)

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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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: CA 11/2021 · CA 06/2021 · CA 11/2017 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 162025: 282024: 292023: 10
Level I — Full: 77Level III — Driver-only: 3Level II — Walk-around: 2Level V — Vehicle-only: 1
DateStateLevel
Jun 26, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 25, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 19, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 25, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 24, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 17, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 17, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 16, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 20, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 26, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 13, 2026CALevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2025CALevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Sep 11, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 29, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 7, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 6, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jul 9, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jul 8, 2025CALevel I — Full
May 9, 2025CALevel I — Full
May 5, 2025CALevel I — Full
May 2, 2025CALevel I — Full
May 1, 2025CALevel I — Full
Apr 23, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2025CALevel I — Full
Apr 7, 2025CALevel I — Full
Mar 26, 2025CALevel I — Full
Mar 4, 2025CALevel I — Full
Feb 21, 2025CALevel I — Full
Feb 19, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jan 16, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jan 15, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 23, 2024CALevel I — Full
Oct 18, 2024CALevel I — Full
Sep 18, 2024CALevel I — Full
Sep 4, 2024CALevel I — Full
Sep 4, 2024CALevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jul 5, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jul 5, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jun 26, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jun 6, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 19, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 16, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 10, 2024CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 8, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 5, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 4, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 4, 2024CALevel I — Full
Mar 22, 2024CALevel I — Full
Mar 22, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 14, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 13, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 7, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jan 30, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jan 27, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 21, 2023CALevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2023CALevel I — Full
Nov 3, 2023CALevel I — Full
Nov 2, 2023CALevel I — Full
Oct 12, 2023CALevel I — Full
Oct 11, 2023CALevel I — Full
Oct 5, 2023CALevel I — Full
Oct 4, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 7, 2023CALevel I — Full
Jul 21, 2023CALevel I — Full

Most recent 83 of 83 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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