CSA
Not AuthorizedUSDOT 982326· MC168650· CARRIER· EIN 22-3318622
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SOUTH ORANGE AVE ASSOCIATE INC

349 1ST STREET, ELIZABETH, NJ, 07206(908) 354-3330everett.morgan@coachusa.comJIM RUTHERFORD
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Inactive
operating authority
Insurance
$5M BIPD
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
25
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Operating authority is not activePossible 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

MC168650

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

Common
Inactive
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 05/01/2013
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY· policy RAD9437652
Authority history (3) ▾
11/13/2000MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED→ REVOKED (09/08/2009)
09/01/1987COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/18/1987)
06/01/1984MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (09/21/2000)
Insurance history6 insurers on record
Filing timeline (8) ▾
  1. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/16/2001 → 05/01/2013
  2. NORTH STAR REINSURANCE CORPORATION$6MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 01/01/1985 → 08/29/2009
  3. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA$4MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 07/07/2000 → 08/10/2003
  4. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA$2MCancelled
    BIPD/Excess · eff 05/01/2002 → 08/10/2003
  5. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.$3MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/2001 → 07/11/2001
  6. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/01/2000 → 05/01/2001
  7. LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/02/1999 → 06/30/2000
  8. AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/16/1987 → 06/02/1999

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%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · August 28, 2026

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

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

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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
6
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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

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

Power units
2
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
6
6 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2012
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · <100 mi6 drivers
Company officer
JIM RUTHERFORD
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2001-10-04
Last MCS-150 update
2013-07-17
Census status
I

Fleet: 0 trucks · 2 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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 23 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

23
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
16
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: CISKO BUS CO INC (USDOT 153203, registered 1974) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 16
1
CISKO BUS CO INC
USDOT 153203Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
OfficerEmailPhone
2
D'ARCANGELO BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 986345Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
OfficerEmailPhone
3
GILSAM BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 982310Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailPhone
4
HUDSON BUS TRANSPORTION
USDOT 13895Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailPhone
5
J & J BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 516048Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailPhoneAddress
6
J & L BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 982347Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailAddress
7
M & J BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 982342Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailPhone
8
MEGABUS NORTHEAST LLC
USDOT 1759030Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
OfficerPhone
9
MINSOL BUS COMPANY
USDOT 982311Inactive· JERSEY CITY, NJ
Strong
Email
10
R & W TRANSIT INC
USDOT 1046492Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailPhone
11
SEVEN BUS CO INC
USDOT 982327Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailAddress
12
SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 982309Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
OfficerPhone
13
TRANS-HUDSON EXPRESS INC
USDOT 701300Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailAddress
14
TWENTY FOUR CORP
USDOT 1041952Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
EmailPhoneAddress
15
VAILSBURG BUS COMPANY INC
USDOT 982302Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Strong
OfficerEmailPhone
16
WJB BUS CO INC
USDOT 982307Inactive· NEWARK, NJ
Strong
OfficerEmailPhone
Medium· 2
FIBER SPECIALIST CORP
USDOT 610439Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
Medium
Address
ORANGE NEWARK ELIZABETH BUS INC
USDOT 308119Inactive· ELIZABETH, NJ
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

13 events
  1. 07/17/2013MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2012)

  2. 05/01/2013Insurance filed — GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy RAD9437652

  3. 05/01/2013Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy D004A00001

  4. 08/29/2009Insurance cancelled — NORTH STAR REINSURANCE CORPORATION

    BIPD/Excess · policy NSU44597

  5. 08/10/2003Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Excess · policy BE7394646

  6. 10/04/2001Registered with FMCSA

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

  7. 07/11/2001Insurance cancelled — UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy D004A00001

  8. 05/01/2001Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy DRE2795800

  9. 11/13/2000MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED

    REVOKED (09/08/2009)

  10. 06/30/2000Insurance cancelled — LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy AS213148475902

  11. 06/02/1999Insurance replaced — AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING

    BIPD/Primary · policy ARB5607110

  12. 09/01/1987COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/18/1987)

  13. 06/01/1984MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (09/21/2000)

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
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
—
Last review
2007-09-24
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2013-07-17
Reported mileage
92,000 mi (2012)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 29, 2026, 9:35 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.