CSA
Authorized · PassengerUSDOT 4354280· MC1702978· CARRIER· EIN 33-2852114
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ALTA GROUP INC

3000 W4TH STREET, CHESTER, PA, 19013(844) 258-2287info@ridewithalta.comCLAUDIO ALVAREZ
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$2M BIPD
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
Vehicle OOS
27.3%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

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

MC1702978

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Passenger
Liability (BIPD)
$2M on file
$5M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$2M coverageeff 10/01/2025
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO· policy EXT30099180300
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$2M coverageeff 10/01/2025
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY· policy P-001-001780761-01
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 10/01/2025
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy 2-ATR-PA-19-S0342888-00
Authority history (3) ▾
10/07/2025MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
08/04/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/14/2025)
02/21/2025MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (10/01/2025)
Insurance history5 insurers on record
Filing timeline (4)
  1. TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/30/202510/01/2025
  2. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$4MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 08/30/202510/01/2025
  3. TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/14/202508/30/2025
  4. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$4MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 02/14/202508/30/2025

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.

Vehicle11 inspections · 27.3% OOS · National 22%
Driver9 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

13 inspections · 16 violations (4 OOS) · 19% of inspections had an OOS finding.

13
Inspections
16
Violations
4
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

10
total

Most inspected in · top 3 states

  • NJ6
  • PA6
  • US4

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

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

Suspension / axle violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 77% is at/over the 65% 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 contributing15 violations · 4 OOS (24 mo)
Suspension / axle2 OOS2 viol34%
  • 393.207C-SLBSuspension - 25% or more of the leaves in a spring assembly are broken1× · 17%
  • 393.207A-SAPPASSuspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift1× · 17%
Lighting / lamps1 OOS4 viol23%
  • 393.9A-LHWSLighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative1× · 11%
  • 393.11A1-LRRLighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper1× · 6%
  • 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.1× · 5%
Steering1 OOS1 viol15%
  • 393.209D-STBSPSteering - Ball and socket joint has movement greater than 1/8 inch measured with hand pressure1× · 15%
Brakes2 viol10%
  • 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection1× · 8%
  • 396.3A1-BALACBrake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber1× · 3%
What to do
  • Look under the truck for shifted axles and broken/leaking suspension; include in scheduled maintenance
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 31 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

A high share of violations are occurring in NJ

Medium impact

7 of 8 violations in the last 12 months (88%) came from inspections in NJ. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do
  • Review the inspections from NJ to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving 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

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

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

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
5
Inspections
3
Violations
0
Out-of-service
4
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 100%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
3 violations · 100% of recent
  • 393.9A-LHWSLighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
  • 393.11A1-LRRLighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper
  • 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

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).

16
Inspections
16
Violations
4
Out-of-service
160
CSA points
0
Crashes
2
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

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

14 bus
2009 VAN HOOL Commuter Coachseen 2×
YE2CC15BX92046141· TEMP PA
2018 VAN HOOL Commuter Coachseen 2×
YE2XC82B3J3081133· BN05535 PA
2012 VAN HOOL Commuter Coach
YE2CC2BB8C2046334· T2208761 MD
2017 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500
2MG3JMBAXHW067866· BN05382 PA
2020 TEMSA TS35
NLTRPPM73L1000556· TEMP PA
2017 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500
2MG3JM0A8HW067879· TEMP PA
2017 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500
2MG3JMBA8HW067879· BN05521 PA
2015 VAN HOOL Commuter Coach
YE2XC21B6F3048696· BN05569 PA
2018 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500
2MG3JMBA5JW068445· BN05523 PA
2017 VAN HOOL Commuter Coach
YE2XC81B4H3049416· BN05568 PA
2018 TEMSA TS45
NLTEJXM85J1000225· BN05534 PA
2016 VAN HOOL Commuter Coach
YE2XC81B4G3049060· BN06469 PA
2009 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES D4505
1M86DMEA69P058966· BN06416 PA
2017 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500
2MG3JM8A8HW067789· BN05574 PA

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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

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

Power units
48
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
69
69 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
reported 0
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi44 drivers
  • Interstate · <100 mi20 drivers
  • Intrastate · <100 mi5 drivers
Company officer
CLAUDIO ALVAREZ
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2025-01-30
Last MCS-150 update
2026-02-06
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks · 48 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 officers with 8 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

8
Connected carriers
3
Fleet-transfer links
4
Most shared VINs
6
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: BAYPORT COACH (USDOT 3057216, registered 2017) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 6
1
WERTZ MOTOR COACHES INC
USDOT 113691Active· MARCUS HOOK, PA
Strong
OfficerShared VIN · 4
2MG3JMBA5JW068445NLTRPPM73L10005562MG3JMBA8HW0678792MG3JMBAXHW067866
2
BAYPORT COACH
USDOT 3057216Inactive· JERSEY CITY, NJ
Strong
Officer
3
BUSABILITY FLEET CORP
USDOT 4003465Inactive· ST PETERSBURG, FL
Strong
Officer
4
BUSABILITY FLEET LLC
USDOT 4044853Inactive· FT LAUDERDALE, FL
Strong
Officer
5
CLAUDIOS TRUCK INC
USDOT 3235615Active· CHARLOTTE, NC
Strong
Officer
6
IRON ROAD HOLDINGS CORP
USDOT 4491328Active· CHESTER, PA
Strong
Officer
Medium· 1
GREAT PLAINS CREW CHANGE COMPANY LLC
USDOT 4201124Active· GILLETTE, WY
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
YE2XC81B4G3049060YE2XC21B6F3048696

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

12 events
  1. 02/06/2026MCS-150 update filed
  2. 10/07/2025MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  3. 10/01/2025Insurance filed — ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy EXT30099180300

  4. 10/01/2025Insurance filed — AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy P-001-001780761-01

  5. 10/01/2025Insurance filed — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 2-ATR-PA-19-S0342888-00

  6. 10/01/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy KAA010322404

  7. 10/01/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy KXA010322404

  8. 08/30/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy KAA010322404

  9. 08/30/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Excess · policy KXA010322404

  10. 08/04/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/14/2025)

  11. 02/21/2025MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (10/01/2025)

  12. 01/30/2025Registered 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

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-02-06
Reported mileage

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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, 10:12 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.