CSA
Authorized · PassengerUSDOT 4201908· MC1621196· CARRIER· EIN 99-1478352
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IVY TRAVEL & TOURS INC

1122 BAY STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MA, 01109(929) 255-8899ivytoursinc1@gmail.comMICHELLE LU
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$5M BIPD
SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
Vehicle OOS
7.7%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
78
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier1 crash in the last 24 months

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

MC1621196

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

Common
Active
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 04/22/2024
SAFETY INSURANCE CO.· policy 5934740
Authority history (1) ▾
05/06/2024MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED

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.

Vehicle13 inspections · 7.7% OOS · National 22%
Driver17 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

High impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 70% is at/over the 50% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing4 violations (24 mo)
Speeding3 viol91%
  • 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 60%
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 31%
Following / lane / reckless1 viol9%
  • 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1× · 9%
What to do
  • Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Projected estimatecould improve up to 32 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 50% line

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 50% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 33% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing9 violations (24 mo)
Speeding2 viol32%
  • 393.82-SMSpeedometer - Inoperative or defective2× · 32%
Tires2 viol28%
Other1 viol16%
  • 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak1× · 16%
Lighting / lamps2 viol14%
  • 393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative1× · 11%
  • 393.9A-LILLighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative1× · 4%
What to do
  • Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Projected estimatecould improve up to 18 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

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

Improving
1
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Focus here first
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

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).

23
Inspections
17
Violations
1
Out-of-service
124
CSA points
1
Crashes
5
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.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

8 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

8 bus
2014 VAN HOOL Commuter Coachseen 7×
YE2XC21BXE3048330· 1AK84C MA
2018 VAN HOOL Tourist Coachseen 5×
YE2YC82B5J2041517· 1AG53Y MA
2014 VAN HOOL Commuter Coachseen 3×
YE2XC21B1E3048331· 1AG312 MA
2013 VAN HOOL Commuter Coachseen 3×
YE2CC2AB1D2048042· 1AG32Z MA
2018 VAN HOOL Tourist Coachseen 2×
YE2YC81B3J3041589· 1AJ69K MA
2013 VAN HOOL Commuter Coach
YE2CC2AB5D2048030· 1AJ65W MA
2014 VAN HOOL Commuter Coach
YE2XC21B4E3048324· 1AG29Z MA
2018 VAN HOOL Tourist Coach
YE2YC81B2J3041664· 1AJ11H MA

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

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

Power units
8
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
12
12 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi12 drivers
Company officer
MICHELLE LU
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2024-02-28
Last MCS-150 update
2025-07-15
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks · 8 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 VINs or addresses with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

3
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: DAHLIA GROUP INC (USDOT 1313933, registered 2004) is inactive, shares this carrier’s address, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Medium· 2
DAHLIA GROUP INC
USDOT 1313933Inactive· SPRINGFIELD, MA
Medium
Address
MARIGOLD TOURS INC
USDOT 3063379Inactive· SPRINGFIELD, MA
Medium
Address

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

4 events
  1. 07/15/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2025)

  2. 05/06/2024MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  3. 04/22/2024Insurance filed — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 5934740

  4. 02/28/2024Registered with FMCSA

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

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2025-09-29
Last review
2025-09-25
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-07-15
Reported mileage
50,000 mi (2025)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 7:29 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.