MEARS MOTOR COACHES
Legal: MEARS DESTINATION SERVICES INC
Risk factors
Moderate riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202681 inspections · 3 violations (2 OOS) · 3% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1392.9BA-NOREGINTRA
Operating a commercial motor vehicle in intrastate commerce with no USDOT number when required.
1
1×
- 2393.62-BEMEIVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Buses - Marked emergency exit is inoperative (does not open, close and/or secure as designed).
1
1× · sev 1
- 3393.62-BENMVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does not convey message)
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- FL30
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.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 50% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 50% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 6% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on1× · 14%
- 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative1× · 10%
- 393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative1× · 10%
- 393.62-BENMBuses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does not convey message)4× · 25%
- 393.62-BEMEIBuses - Marked emergency exit is inoperative (does not open, close and/or secure as designed).1× · 10%
- 393.62-BEOBuses - Required emergency exit obstructed (includes obstructions of the markings, release or mechanism and/or the opening of the emergency exit)1× · 5%
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
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.
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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 NHTSA51 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 21 more.
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
15
Tow-away
12
Injury
13
Fatal
1
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY;PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi467 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi22 drivers
- Company officer
- DANIEL W. FORD
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1994-02-10
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-03-12
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 0 trucks · 372 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 graphThis carrier shares VINs with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
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
20 events- 03/12/2026MCS-150 update filed
10.5M mi reported (2025)
- 10/09/2024Insurance filed — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy BA158180
- 10/09/2024Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA158180
- 09/12/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/16/2024)
- 09/12/2024CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/16/2024)
- 04/01/2023Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA158180
- 03/06/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/29/2023)
- 03/06/2023CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/29/2023)
- 04/29/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/08/2021)
- 04/29/2021CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/08/2021)
- 03/05/2004Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA130431
- 04/01/1998Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA130431
- 07/31/1997Insurance name changed — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA 13 04 31
- 12/29/1996Insurance replaced — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 330002
- 02/29/1996Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA 13 04 31
- 06/15/1994COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/05/1994)
- 06/15/1994CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/05/1994)
- 05/03/1994MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 05/03/1994MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 02/10/1994Registered 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.
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
- 2024-08-19
- Last review
- 2024-08-13
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-03-12
- Reported mileage
- 10,531,547 mi (2025)
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