CSA
Authorized · PassengerUSDOT 84283· MC121564· CARRIER· EIN 54-0754127
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ABBOTT BUS LINES INC

1704 GRANBY ST NE, ROANOKE, VA, 24012-5603(540) 343-1133jdabbott@abbottbus.comJOHN D ABBOTT
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$5M BIPD
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
3
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
94
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
3 crashes 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

MC121564

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 04/01/2021
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY· policy LFB0018845
Authority history (4) ▾
03/10/2017COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/03/2017)
03/10/2016COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/07/2016)
03/11/1983MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
09/28/1979MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history3 insurers on record
Filing timeline (13)
  1. RLI INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/01/201704/01/2021
  2. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/03/201604/06/2017
  3. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/03/201604/01/2017
  4. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/06/201608/03/2016
  5. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/29/200904/06/2016
  6. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/01/200505/29/2009
  7. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/06/200410/06/2005
  8. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/06/200409/01/2005
  9. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/17/200310/06/2004
  10. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/06/199612/17/2003
  11. GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/06/199511/08/1996
  12. GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/06/199510/06/1996
  13. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/06/199110/06/1995

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.

Vehicle61 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver23 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

62 inspections · 2 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

62
Inspections
2
Violations
0
OOS violations
2
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

2
total

Most inspected in · top 5 states

  • VA19
  • WV6
  • US3
  • MA1
  • NJ1

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

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.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

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).

103
Inspections
9
Violations
0
Out-of-service
19
CSA points
36
Crashes
14
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

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

24 other 6 bus
MOTORCOACHseen 5×
2M93JMPA46W063292· 80203P VA
MOTORCOACHseen 5×
2M93JMDA57W064280· 80216P VA
MOTORCOACHseen 3×
2M93JMDA67W063915· 72954P VA
MOTORCOACHseen 3×
2M93JMDA05W062918· 80201P VA
MOTORCOACHseen 3×
2M93JMDA17W064048· 80206P VA
MOTORCOACHseen 3×
2M93JMDA15W063172· 80210P VA
UNKNOWNseen 3×
2M93JMPA65W063051· 55741P VA
2025 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500seen 3×
2MGD1W911SW111489· 39257P VA
MOTORCOACHseen 2×
2M93JMPA34W062373· 80-207P VA
MOTORCOACHseen 2×
2M93JMWA53W062228· 80212P VA
MOTORCOACHseen 2×
2M93JMDA87W064192· 80-211P VA
UNKNOWNseen 2×
2M93JMPA85W063049· 79670P VA
2001 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500seen 2×
1M83JMPAX1P061656· 78590P VA
MOTORCOACHseen 2×
2M93JMDA65W063023· 76803P VA
2024 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES J4500seen 2×
2MGD1W919RW109015· 78957P VA
MOTORCOACHseen 2×
2M93JPDA06W063392· 80199P VA
MCINseen 2×
2M93JMDA36W063353· 80204P VA
UNKNOWNseen 2×
2M93JMDA15W063138· 73369P VA
MOTORCOACH
2M93JMDA85W063007· 63216P VA
MOTORCOACH
2M93JMDA86W063185· 80215P VA
1998 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES 102EL3 Intercity/E4500
1M8TRMPA7WP060402· 35729P VA
2000 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES 102EL3 Intercity/E4500
1M8TRMPA6YP061351· 14248P VA
2000 MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES 102EL3 Intercity/E4500
1M8TRMPA2YP061105· 79677P VA
MCI
2M93JMWA73W062229· 72014P VA
MOTORCOACH
2M93JMWA23W062235· 72016P VA
MCIN
2M93JMPA36W063641· 79669P VA
MOTORCOACH
2M93JMWA53W062231· 72015P VA
MOTORCOACH
2M93JMDA85W063204· 80209P VA
MOTORCOACH
2M93JMDA46W063409· 80205P VA
MOTORCOACH
2M93JMDA85W063024· 80209P VA

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

3

Tow-away

3

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

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

Power units
50
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
61
61 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
1.2M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi58 drivers
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi3 drivers
Company officer
JOHN D ABBOTT
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
23934607
Registered since
1974-06-01
Last MCS-150 update
2026-01-29
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks · 50 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 with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

2
Connected carriers
2
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links

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
  1. 01/29/2026MCS-150 update filed

    1.2M mi reported (2025)

  2. 04/01/2021Insurance filed — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy LFB0018845

  3. 04/01/2021Insurance replaced — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LFB0018841

  4. 04/06/2017Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA156391

  5. 04/01/2017Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA156391

  6. 03/10/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/03/2017)

  7. 08/03/2016Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA156391

  8. 04/06/2016Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA156391

  9. 03/10/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/07/2016)

  10. 05/29/2009Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA156391

  11. 10/06/2005Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA156391

  12. 09/01/2005Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA156391

  13. 10/06/2004Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA156391

  14. 12/17/2003Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA 13 00 53

  15. 11/08/1996Insurance cancelled — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAP 8013281

  16. 10/06/1996Insurance replaced — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAP 8013281

  17. 10/06/1995Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA-124723

  18. 03/11/1983MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  19. 09/28/1979MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  20. 06/01/1974Registered 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
2025-05-15
Last review
2025-05-14
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-01-29
Reported mileage
1,244,890 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 21, 2026, 10:51 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.