RAY & WALLY'S TOWING SERVICE INC

Chicago Heights, IL · Interstate · 9 power units · Safety rating: Conditional · USDOT since Aug 21, 1987 (39 years) · Authority since Jul 30, 2004 (22 years)

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Facts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing.

  • Conditional FMCSA safety ratingRated Jan 12, 2010. FMCSA found safety controls that needed correcting.
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Operating authority
Active
MC494844: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $1,000,000
Cargo cover filed: $5,000
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
0.0%
Only 2 vehicle inspections; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

Green means the FMCSA record shows it. It does not confirm who you are talking to, or that a policy covers your specific load.

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Operating authority

MC494844 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $1,000,000)
First grantedJul 30, 2004 (22 years ago)
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
National Resident Agent Services, Inc.
Authority history for MC494844 · 1 event
DateAuthorityAction
Jul 30, 2004Motor carrierGranted

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. Cargo cover filed: $5,000.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
CargoMC494844—COUNTRY Mutual Insurance Company
Policy AB0556690 · BMC-34
$5,000Dec 17, 2011Active
Liability (BI&PD)MC494844PrimaryAmguard Insurance Co; 21873; 42390
Policy K2GP634698 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Oct 22, 2025Active
Liability (BI&PD)MC494844—Pioneer Specialty Insurance Company
Policy 0002071305 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Oct 22, 2026Active
Insurance that ended since 2024 · 1 policy
EndedTypeInsurerEffectiveHow it ended
Oct 22, 2025Liability (BI&PD)
MC494844
COUNTRY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
Policy AB0556690
Sep 11, 2020Replaced

"Replaced" means a new filing took over the day the old one ended. "Cancelled" means the insurer or the company ended the policy; if no replacement was filed in time, the company was uninsured with FMCSA in between.

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

3inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 2 · Illinois avg 24.1%
66.7%driver out-of-service
2 of 3 · Illinois avg 4.4%
4violations written on inspection reports

Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months

Power units: 3

2 straight trucks · 1 other units

Peterbilt 2Kenworth 1

9 power units declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.

3 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Apr 21, 2025IL32Yes
Apr 21, 2025IL12Yes
Dec 24, 2024IL10No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Illinois average covers 195,435 vehicle and 388,021 driver inspections of all Illinois-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

2 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 2 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 4 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIllinois share
Driver Fitness22100.0%3.6%
1 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Driving a CMV while disqualified. Suspended for non-safety-related reason and in the state of driver's license issuance
License-related: Medium · Driver Fitness · code 39115ANSIN
22

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Illinois column is the mix across all Illinois-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

1crashes
1fatal
0injury
0tow-away
Crash details
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Dec 24, 2024Yellowhead Twp, IL12

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number300127
MC / docketMC494844
Legal nameRAY & WALLY'S TOWING SERVICE INC
OperationInterstate
Business typeCorporation
Power units9
Drivers12
Annual mileage121,077 (2024)
HazmatYes
Safety ratingConditional (Jan 12, 2010)
USDOT number addedAug 21, 1987 · 39 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateNov 19, 2025
Email domain on file@rayandwallystowing.com

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Tractors20
Straight trucks70
Trailers20

Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.

Cargo carried

General FreightMotor VehiclesBuilding MaterialsMobile HomesMachinery, Large ObjectsIntermodal ContainersConstruction

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about RAY & WALLY'S TOWING SERVICE INC

What does RAY & WALLY'S TOWING SERVICE INC's operating authority allow?

MC494844: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about RAY & WALLY'S TOWING SERVICE INC is old or missing?

There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate.

What should I verify before booking RAY & WALLY'S TOWING SERVICE INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 300127. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (708) 758-3500, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC494844, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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