CSA
Authorized · PassengerUSDOT 552598· MC272450· CARRIER· EIN 16-1579842
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OVER THE FALLS TOURS

Legal: OVER THE FALLS TOURS INCORPORATED

8888 PORTER ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY, 14304(716) 283-8900robert@overthefallstours.comROBERT NICHOLAS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$5M BIPD
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
5.9%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

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

MC272450

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 07/02/2020
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY· policy CAR 9137053-12
Authority history (7) ▾
07/08/2020MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
03/29/2011COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/05/2011)
03/19/2007COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/16/2007)
06/29/2006COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/26/2006)
11/03/2004COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/15/2004)
02/28/1997MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERREINSTATEDREVOKED (05/12/2020)
04/25/1994MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (01/02/1997)
Insurance history5 insurers on record
Filing timeline (15)
  1. NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/29/201105/17/2020
  2. NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY$1.5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/201003/29/2011
  3. NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/200704/14/2010
  4. LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/26/200604/14/2007
  5. LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/200607/26/2006
  6. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$1.5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/200504/14/2006
  7. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$1.5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/06/200404/14/2005
  8. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$1.5MName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/10/200212/06/2004
  9. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$1.5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/21/199905/10/2002
  10. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$1.5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/199708/21/1999
  11. NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.$1.5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/28/199604/14/1997
  12. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.$1.5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/28/199609/21/1996
  13. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.$1.5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/28/199502/28/1996
  14. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.$1.5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/28/199502/28/1996
  15. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.$1.5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/09/199402/28/1995

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.

Vehicle51 inspections · 5.9% OOS · National 22%
Driver72 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

72 inspections · 3 violations (2 OOS) · 7% of inspections had an OOS finding.

72
Inspections
3
Violations
2
OOS violations
3
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

3
total

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • NY30

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.

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

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

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
6
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
6
Clean
Focus here first
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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).

113
Inspections
4
Violations
3
Out-of-service
66
CSA points
1
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.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

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

20 incomplete vehicle
2024 FORD E-450seen 8×
1FDFE4FN3RDD25264· 25031BT NY
2022 FORD F-550seen 6×
1FDUF5GN9NDA05059· 12839BT NY
2023 FORD E-450seen 5×
1FDFE4FN9PDD17375· 11184BT NY
2023 CHEVROLET Expressseen 5×
1HA6GUB7XPN006551· 25032BT NY
2022 FORD F-550seen 4×
1FDUF5GNXNEC20119· 12838BT NY
2019 FORD E-450seen 4×
1FDFE4FS6KDC15062· 12807BT NY
2017 FORD E-450seen 4×
1FDFE4FS2HDC20767· 12809BT NY
2019 FORD E-450seen 4×
1FDFE4FS8KDC15063· 12805BT NY
2019 FORD F-550seen 3×
1FDAF5GY4KEG59597· 12814BT NY
2019 FORD F-550seen 3×
1FDAF5GY9KED56895· 12801BT NY
2023 FORD E-350seen 2×
1FDWE3FN0PDD37542· 21758LY NY
2019 FORD F-550seen 2×
1FDAF5GY1KEC17909· 12800BT NY
2013 RAM 5500seen 2×
3C7WRMDL8DG598905· 40543BB NY
2017 FORD F-550seen 2×
1FDGF5GY2HED95332· 40548BB NY
2024 FORD F-600
1FDFF6KN2RDA14150· 23050BT NY
2016 FORD F-550
1FDGF5GYXGEC06957· 40549BB NY
2017 FORD E-450
1FDFE4FS3HDC24861· 12808BT NY
2016 FORD F-550
1FDGF5GY2GEA75152· 12803BT NY
2017 FORD F-550
1FDGF5GY9HED95358· 40546BB NY
2019 FORD F-550
1FDAF5GY0KEG59550· 40547BB NY

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
35
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
40
40 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.3M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi10 drivers
  • Interstate · <100 mi20 drivers
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi1 drivers
  • Intrastate · <100 mi9 drivers
Company officer
ROBERT NICHOLAS
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
1994-03-08
Last MCS-150 update
2025-08-19
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks · 35 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 or officers with 6 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

6
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
5
Strong links
Strong· 5
1
CJ'S COURIER SERVICE LLC
USDOT 1368380Inactive· GASTONIA, NC
Strong
Officer
2
GLI LEASING INC
USDOT 1418544Inactive· MEMPHIS, TN
Strong
Officer
3
R T DISTRIBUTING LLC
USDOT 2307705Inactive· VERONA, NY
Strong
Officer
4
ROBERT NICHOLAS
USDOT 1372432Inactive· GUNNISON, MS
Strong
Officer
5
WE DO THAT LLC
USDOT 1486625Inactive· JACKSON, NJ
Strong
Officer
Medium· 1
STRENKOSKI BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
USDOT 1513070Active· NIAGARA FALLS, NY
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

25 events
  1. 08/19/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.3M mi reported (2024)

  2. 07/08/2020MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  3. 07/02/2020Insurance filed — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CAR 9137053-12

  4. 05/17/2020Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAR 9137053-02

  5. 03/29/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/05/2011)

  6. 03/29/2011Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAR 0137053-03

  7. 04/14/2010Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAR 0137053-00

  8. 04/14/2007Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LPA103730

  9. 03/19/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/16/2007)

  10. 07/26/2006Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LPA103730

  11. 06/29/2006COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/26/2006)

  12. 04/14/2006Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA158788

  13. 04/14/2005Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA158788

  14. 12/06/2004Insurance name changed — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA149863

  15. 11/03/2004COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/15/2004)

  16. 05/10/2002Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA137566

  17. 08/21/1999Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA131460

  18. 04/14/1997Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CNY0009828-836-6

  19. 02/28/1997MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED

    REVOKED (05/12/2020)

  20. 09/21/1996Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CNY 0009828836-6

  21. 02/28/1996Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CNY0009828 836-5

  22. 02/28/1996Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CNY0009828 836-5

  23. 02/28/1995Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CNY0009828-836-5

  24. 04/25/1994MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (01/02/1997)

  25. 03/08/1994Registered 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
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2007-06-12
Last review
2007-05-31
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-08-19
Reported mileage
253,591 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.