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Authorized · PassengerUSDOT 943547· MC413531· CARRIER· EIN 22-3765139
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ACADEMY

Legal: AIRPORT EXPRESS LLC

111 PATERSON AVENUE, HOBOKEN, NJ, 07030(201) 420-7000mhorak@academybus.comMICHAEL HORAK
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$5M BIPD
FIRST INTERSTATE INDEMNITY RRG, INC
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
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

MC413531

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 01/01/2026
FIRST INTERSTATE INDEMNITY RRG, INC· policy 1-10000-00-2026015819926
Authority history (9) ▾
08/31/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/12/2023)
05/31/2019COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/04/2019)
05/06/2019COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/07/2019)
03/15/2013COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/26/2013)
02/04/2013COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/01/2013)
12/20/2002COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/02/2003)
11/13/2001COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/11/2001)
10/09/2001PASSENGER REG ROUTE - COMMONGRANTED
10/09/2001MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history10 insurers on record
Filing timeline (61) ▾
  1. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS INS.(AIU)$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/01/2025 → 01/01/2026
  2. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/01/2024 → 07/01/2025
  3. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/01/2025 → 07/01/2025
  4. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/01/2023 → 07/01/2024
  5. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA$4.4MName Changed
    BIPD/Excess · eff 03/01/2019 → 10/03/2023
  6. PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/2021 → 10/03/2023
  7. PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/2021 → 07/01/2023
  8. PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/2020 → 03/01/2021
  9. PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY$600KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/2019 → 03/01/2020
  10. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA$4.4MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/2019 → 06/02/2019
  11. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA$4.4MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/2019 → 03/01/2019
  12. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/2019 → 03/01/2019
  13. PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD · eff 03/01/2019 → 03/01/2019
  14. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/01/2018 → 03/01/2019
  15. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Excess · eff 03/01/2014 → 03/01/2019

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.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

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).

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
23
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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

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

Power units
65
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
93
93 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
4.5M mi
reported 2008
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · <100 mi93 drivers
Company officer
MICHAEL HORAK
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2001-03-28
Last MCS-150 update
2009-04-14
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks · 65 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 phone numbers with 9 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

9
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: ACADEMY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 83758, registered 1974) is inactive, shares this carrier’s address, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Medium· 5
ACADEMY BUS LLC
USDOT 943552Inactive· HOBOKEN, NJ
Medium
PhoneAddress
ACADEMY EXPRESS INC
USDOT 83758Inactive· HOBOKEN, NJ
Medium
PhoneAddress
ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 905572Active· HOBOKEN, NJ
Medium
PhoneAddress
ACADEMY LINES LLC
USDOT 943538Active· HOBOKEN, NJ
Medium
MailingPhone
FUTURISTIC CHARTERS LLC
USDOT 2045144Inactive· HOBOKEN, NJ
Medium
PhoneAddress

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

49 events
  1. 01/01/2026Insurance filed — FIRST INTERSTATE INDEMNITY RRG, INC

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 1-10000-00-2026015819926

  2. 01/01/2026Insurance replaced — AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS INS.(AIU)

    BIPD/Primary · policy 015819927

  3. 07/01/2025Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Primary · policy 4805471

  4. 07/01/2024Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Primary · policy 4805441

  5. 10/03/2023Insurance name changed — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Excess · policy 1722282

  6. 10/03/2023Insurance name changed — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy PB02570000004

  7. 08/31/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/12/2023)

  8. 07/01/2023Insurance replaced — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy PB02570000004

  9. 03/01/2021Insurance replaced — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy PB02570000004

  10. 03/01/2020Insurance replaced — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy PB02570000004

  11. 06/02/2019Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Primary · policy 1722282

  12. 05/31/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/04/2019)

  13. 05/06/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/07/2019)

  14. 03/01/2019Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Primary · policy 1722282

  15. 03/01/2019Insurance replaced — PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD · policy PB2570000004

  16. 03/01/2018Insurance replaced — SELF-INSURED

    BIPD/Primary · policy N-A

  17. 03/01/2014Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Excess · policy 4584322

  18. 03/01/2014Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Excess · policy 4882310

  19. 04/09/2013Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Primary · policy 4882310

  20. 03/15/2013COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/26/2013)

  21. 03/01/2013Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Primary · policy 4882310

  22. 03/01/2013Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Excess · policy 4882085

  23. 02/04/2013COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/01/2013)

  24. 04/04/2012Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Primary · policy 4882085

  25. 03/01/2012Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Primary · policy 4882085

  26. 03/01/2012Insurance replaced — SELF-INSURED

    BIPD/Primary · policy NONE

  27. 09/23/2011Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Primary · policy 2946707

  28. 03/01/2011Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Primary · policy 2946707

  29. 03/01/2011Insurance replaced — LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Excess · policy EU1-741-005229-013

  30. 04/14/2009MCS-150 update filed

    4.5M mi reported (2008)

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;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2009-04-14
Reported mileage
4,480,000 mi (2008)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 25, 2026, 3:25 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.