CSA
Authorized · PassengerUSDOT 895273· MC1710784· CARRIER· EIN 43355212
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EASTERN BUS COMPANY INC

1 DURHAM ST, SOMERVILLE, MA, 02143(617) 628-6868dwinitzer@easternbusco.comDAVID WINITZER
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$4M BIPD
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
16
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
85
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
16 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

MC1710784

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Passenger
Liability (BIPD)
$4M on file
$1.5M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 12/15/2025
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy PHPK2629908-003
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$4M coverageeff 12/15/2025
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy PHUB891368-003
Authority history (1) ▾
05/20/2025MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history1 insurer on record
Filing timeline (2)
  1. PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/202512/15/2025
  2. PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY$4MReplaced
    BIPD/Excess · eff 03/01/202512/15/2025

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.

Vehicle56 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver5 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

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

56
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • MA30

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

Vehicle Maintenance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance 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).

112
Inspections
12
Violations
1
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
92
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

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

36 incomplete vehicle 22 bus 1 trailer
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)seen 2×
1T88X9D27R1210521· 13ANK MA
2020 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFB4LCLY5153· BU43160 MA
2022 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFCXNCMU6341· BU17AED MA
2021 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFD6MCMN4542· BU17ADM MA
2024 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFD3RCUD3781· BU18ALF MA
2024 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFD8RCUL1951· BU16ALF MA
2024 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFD3RCUD3733· BU19AKY MA
2024 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFD7RCUL1973· BU17AXY MA
2024 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFD5RCUL3298· BU14APF MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D21R1210515· 14ANK MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D27R1210518· 11ANK MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D29R1210519· 13ANM MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D25R1210520· 19ANK MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D20R1211218· 11AKZ MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D22R1211219· 13AKZ MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D29R1210522· 17ANK MA
2024 THOMSEN Thomsen Equipment
188TX9D22R1210524· 18ANK MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D27R1211216· 15ANK MA
2025 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFD2SCUM7584· BU17ASX MA
2025 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFD0SCUM7583· BU16ASX MA
2024 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFD5RCUL1972· BU16AXY MA
2025 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFD4SCUM7585· BU14ASX MA
2025 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFD9SCUM7582· BU15ASX MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D20R1211235· 13AKY MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D24R1211237· 11AKY MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D22R1211236· 12AKY MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D24R1210525· 18AKY MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D26R1210526· 15AKY MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D28R1210527· 14AKY MA
2024 THOMAS BUILT MVP-EF (Engine Front)
1T88X9D26R1211224· BU17AKY MA

+ 29 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

16

Tow-away

16

Injury

19

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

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

Power units
251
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
250
250 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
3.3M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
2.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi250 drivers
Company officer
DAVID WINITZER
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2000-07-27
Last MCS-150 update
2025-03-27
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks · 251 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, addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
3
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
EASTERN BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 4368802Inactive· SOMERVILLE, MA
Strong
OfficerMailingEmailPhoneAddress

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

7 events
  1. 12/15/2025Insurance filed — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy PHPK2629908-003

  2. 12/15/2025Insurance replaced — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy PHPK2629908-002

  3. 05/20/2025MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  4. 03/27/2025MCS-150 update filed

    3.3M mi reported (2024)

  5. 06/20/2011Out-of-service order rescinded
  6. 08/16/2010Federal out-of-service order

    New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit

  7. 07/27/2000Registered 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
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
Last review
2024-04-25
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-03-27
Reported mileage
3,250,000 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 21, 2026, 5:33 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.