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Company CheckSALTER BUS LINES INC · DOT 134075

212 HUDSON AVE, JONESBORO, LA, 71251

DOT# 134075 MC# 99049 Jonesboro, Louisiana 41 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(318) 259-2509

Fax(318) 259-2522

Email[email protected]

Physical Address212 HUDSON AVE, JONESBORO, LA, 71251

Mailing Address212 HUDSON AVE, JONESBORO, LA, 71251

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC099049

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating41 years

Company Overview

SALTER BUS LINES INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Jonesboro, Louisiana. The company has been in operation for 41 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/01/1974. The fleet consists of 6 power units and 7 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 99,830 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 6 inspections, SALTER BUS LINES INC maintains an excellent safety record. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $5,000,000 is on file through RLI INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, SALTER BUS LINES INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Passenger Carrier

Mileage

Annual Mileage99,830 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review11/07/2023

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

Effective08/23/2025

CompanyRLI INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #LFB0019508

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers7

Mileage99,830 mi

Operating41 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 11/07/2023 | Rated: 11/09/2023

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

6 · 0 OOS —

2024

6 · 0 OOS =

2026

5 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through May 2026 — 11 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean — no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (17)

Date	State	Level	Location	HazMat
05/01/2026	US	Terminal (Level V)	JONESBORO LA	-
05/01/2026	US	Terminal (Level V)	JONESBORO LA	-
05/01/2026	US	Terminal (Level V)	JONESBORO LA	-
05/01/2026	US	Terminal (Level V)	JONESBORO LA	-
05/01/2026	US	Terminal (Level V)	JONESBORO LA	-
08/28/2024	LA	Terminal (Level V)	FIXED	-
08/28/2024	LA	Terminal (Level V)	FIXED	-
08/28/2024	LA	Terminal (Level V)	FIXED	-
08/28/2024	LA	Terminal (Level V)	FIXED	-
08/28/2024	LA	Terminal (Level V)	FIXED	-
08/28/2024	LA	Terminal (Level V)	FIXED	-
12/06/2023	LA	Terminal (Level V)	FIXED	-
12/06/2023	LA	Terminal (Level V)	FIXED	-
12/06/2023	LA	Terminal (Level V)	FIXED	-
10/31/2023	LA	Terminal (Level V)	FIXED	-
10/31/2023	LA	Terminal (Level V)	212 HUDSON AVE	-
10/31/2023	LA	Terminal (Level V)	FIXED	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFB0019501	$5,000,000	08/23/2018	01/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO	5G1001626-00	$5,000,000	08/23/2017	08/23/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAD 1609612-00	$5,000,000	08/23/2009	08/23/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	01-CA-015847265-0	$5,000,000	08/23/2008	08/23/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAD 0609612-00	$5,000,000	08/23/2006	08/23/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LPA101883-02	$5,000,000	08/23/2005	08/23/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LPA101883-01	$5,000,000	08/23/2004	08/23/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LPA101883	$5,000,000	08/23/2003	08/23/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA135574	$5,000,000	08/23/1998	08/23/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA 12 83 72	$5,000,000	08/23/1995	08/23/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3398702-1	$5,000,000	08/23/1994	08/23/1995	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC099049	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/24/1988	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/02/1988
MC099049	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/23/1990	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/14/1990
MC099049	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/27/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/22/2018
MC099049	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/27/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/24/2009
MC099049	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/27/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/24/2006
MC099049	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/27/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/24/2005
MC099049	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/27/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/26/2004
MC099049	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/12/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/20/2023
MC099049	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/15/1985	-	-

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100 — no deductions

Clean record — the bar stays full at 100.

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

Clean record — no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back — the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A — not required — never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty — we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark — for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference — the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers) knockout	−10
Crashes — rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Inspection Records (17)

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