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Not AuthorizedUSDOT 3464351· MC1131853· CARRIER· EIN 85-1872094
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AMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLC

8015 ALAMEDA AVE STE C, EL PASO, TX, 79915-4705(915) 491-2299americanchbuses@yahoo.comMICHAEL BENJAMIN VARA
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Inactive
operating authority
Insurance
$5M BIPD
Prime Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
50%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
20
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Operating authority is not activeVehicle OOS 50% — well above the 22% national average

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

MC1131853

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

Common
Inactive
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Passenger
Liability (BIPD)
$5M on file
$5M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$5M coverageeff 05/21/2026
Prime Insurance Company· policy SC26052318
Authority history (10) ▾
07/28/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/25/2025)
05/23/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/06/2025)
03/03/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/31/2025)
09/12/2024MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED→ REVOKED (10/14/2025)
09/12/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/16/2024)
04/17/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/25/2024)
01/16/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/22/2024)
08/01/2022COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/22/2022)
07/30/2021COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/26/2021)
09/01/2020MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (08/19/2024)
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (27) ▾
  1. TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/24/2025 → 10/04/2025
  2. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$4MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 08/24/2025 → 10/04/2025
  3. TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/19/2025 → 08/24/2025
  4. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$4MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 06/19/2025 → 08/24/2025
  5. TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/30/2025 → 06/19/2025
  6. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$4MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 03/30/2025 → 06/19/2025
  7. TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/20/2025 → 03/30/2025
  8. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$4MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 02/20/2025 → 03/30/2025
  9. TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/05/2024 → 02/20/2025
  10. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$4MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 10/05/2024 → 02/20/2025
  11. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$4MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 08/24/2024 → 10/05/2024
  12. TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/24/2024 → 10/05/2024
  13. NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/24/2024 → 08/13/2024
  14. NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/19/2024 → 05/14/2024
  15. NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/19/2024 → 04/24/2024

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.

Vehicle2 inspections · 50% OOS · National 22%
Driver3 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Company profile

FMCSA census

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

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
2
2 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.4M mi
reported 2026
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
Company officer
MICHAEL BENJAMIN VARA
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2020-08-04
Last MCS-150 update
2026-06-16
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks · 1 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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Activity history

40 events
  1. 06/16/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.4M mi reported (2026)

  2. 05/21/2026Insurance filed — Prime Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy SC26052318

  3. 10/04/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy KAA020692502

  4. 10/04/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy KXA020692502

  5. 08/24/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy KAA020692401

  6. 08/24/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy KXA020692401

  7. 07/28/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/25/2025)

  8. 06/19/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy KAA020692401

  9. 06/19/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy KXA020692401

  10. 05/23/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/06/2025)

  11. 03/30/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy KAA020692401

  12. 03/30/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy KXA020692401

  13. 03/03/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/31/2025)

  14. 02/20/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy KAA020692401

  15. 02/20/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy KXA020692401

  16. 10/05/2024Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy KXA020692401

  17. 10/05/2024Insurance cancelled — TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy KAA020692401

  18. 09/12/2024MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED

    REVOKED (10/14/2025)

  19. 09/12/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/16/2024)

  20. 08/13/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 73APB007050

  21. 05/14/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 73APB007050

  22. 04/24/2024Insurance replaced — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 73APB007050

  23. 04/17/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/25/2024)

  24. 02/18/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 73APB007050

  25. 02/12/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 73APB007050

  26. 01/19/2024Insurance replaced — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 73APB007050

  27. 01/16/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/22/2024)

  28. 01/12/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 73APB007050

  29. 01/09/2024Insurance replaced — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 73APB007050

  30. 12/11/2023Insurance replaced — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 73APB007050

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;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
2023-12-29
Last review
2023-12-18
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-06-16
Reported mileage
411,000 mi (2026)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 30, 2026, 9:36 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.