CSA
Not AuthorizedUSDOT 13895· MC134981· CARRIER· EIN 22-1002280
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HUDSON BUS TRANSPORTION

349 FIRST STREET, ELIZABETH, NJ, 07206(908) 354-3330everett.morgan@coachusa.comJAMES RUTHERFORD
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Inactive
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
$5M required — verify
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
0
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Operating authority is not activeNo active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC029854

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
Inactive
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Passenger
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$5M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Authority history (9) ▾
06/23/1995COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/06/1995)
04/01/1995COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/20/1995)
03/30/1984MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (07/05/1995)
04/12/1983MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (07/05/1995)
06/28/1982MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (07/05/1995)
08/27/1981MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED→ ADMINISTRATIVE INACTIVATION (08/28/1997)
06/22/1981MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (07/05/1995)
—MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (07/05/1995)
—MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ TRANSFERRED (06/08/1981)
Insurance history3 insurers on record
Filing timeline (5) ▾
  1. THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/01/1995 → 04/24/1997
  2. GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.$4MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 04/01/1996 → 04/01/1997
  3. GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.$4MReplaced
    BIPD/Excess · eff 04/01/1995 → 04/01/1996
  4. THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/01/1994 → 04/01/1995
  5. GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.$4MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 02/01/1994 → 04/01/1995

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
4
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
51
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
106
106 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2011
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi106 drivers
Company officer
JAMES RUTHERFORD
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
11353539
Registered since
1974-06-01
Last MCS-150 update
2012-09-27
Census status
I

Fleet: 0 trucks · 51 buses.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 26 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

26
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
17
Strong links
Strong· 17
1
CISKO BUS CO INC
USDOT 153203Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailPhone
2
D'ARCANGELO BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 986345Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailPhoneAddress
3
GILSAM BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 982310Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailPhoneAddress
4
INDEPENDENT BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 381847Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
Officer
5
J & J BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 516048Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailPhone
6
J & L BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 982347Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
OfficerMailingEmail
7
JAMES RUTHERFORD
USDOT 1917903Active· PICKERINGTON, OH
Strong
Officer
8
M & J BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 982342Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
OfficerEmailPhoneAddress
9
MINSOL BUS COMPANY
USDOT 982311Inactive· JERSEY CITY, NJ
Strong
OfficerEmail
10
ORANGE NEWARK ELIZABETH BUS INC
USDOT 308119Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
OfficerMailing
11
R & W TRANSIT INC
USDOT 1046492Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailPhoneAddress
12
SEVEN BUS CO INC
USDOT 982327Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
OfficerMailingEmail
13
SOUTH ORANGE AVE ASSOCIATE INC
USDOT 982326Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailPhone
14
TRANS-HUDSON EXPRESS INC
USDOT 701300Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
OfficerEmail
15
TWENTY FOUR CORP
USDOT 1041952Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailPhone
16
VAILSBURG BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 982302Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailPhoneAddress
17
WJB BUS CO INC
USDOT 982307Inactive· NEWARK, NJ
Strong
EmailPhone
Medium· 6
ELIZABETH BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 986357Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Medium
PhoneAddress
FIBER SPECIALIST CORP
USDOT 610439Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Medium
Mailing
MEGABUS NORTHEAST LLC
USDOT 1759030Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Medium
PhoneAddress
OLYMPIA TRAILS BUS CO INC
USDOT 6280Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Medium
Address
R & W BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 515922Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Medium
PhoneAddress
ROAD RUNNER TOURS
USDOT 1041110Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Medium
PhoneAddress

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

14 events
  1. 09/27/2012MCS-150 update filed

    0.2M mi reported (2011)

  2. 04/24/1997Insurance cancelled — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA

    BIPD/Primary · policy TBA 271-39-66 RA

  3. 04/01/1997Insurance cancelled — GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Excess · policy NUG 041810N

  4. 04/01/1996Insurance replaced — GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Excess · policy NUG-041810 M

  5. 06/23/1995COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/06/1995)

  6. 04/01/1995COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/20/1995)

  7. 04/01/1995Insurance replaced — THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy BUS 003002

  8. 04/01/1995Insurance cancelled — GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Excess · policy NUG-041810L

  9. 03/30/1984MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (07/05/1995)

  10. 04/12/1983MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (07/05/1995)

  11. 06/28/1982MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (07/05/1995)

  12. 08/27/1981MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED

    ADMINISTRATIVE INACTIVATION (08/28/1997)

  13. 06/22/1981MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (07/05/1995)

  14. 06/01/1974Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
1989-03-27
Last review
1988-12-19
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2012-09-27
Reported mileage
225,000 mi (2011)
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