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Company CheckVIKING MOTOR TOURS OF NEWPORT INC · DOT 213371

DBA: VIKING TOURS

88 CONNELL HWY, NEWPORT, RI, 02840

DOT# 213371 MC# 161014 Newport, Rhode Island 43 years

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12

Power Units

25

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

23

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 18, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Sep 16, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 16, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 16, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 16, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 20, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 1

Sep 18, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameVIKING MOTOR TOURS OF NEWPORT INC

DBA NameVIKING TOURS

DOT Number213371

MC Number161014

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationNewport, Rhode Island

Added06/01/1982

MCS-15005/01/2026

Contact Details

Phone(401) 847-6921

Fax(401) 848-5773

Email[email protected]

Physical Address88 CONNELL HWY, NEWPORT, RI, 02840

Mailing Address88 CONNELL HWY, NEWPORT, RI, 02840

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC161014

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating43 years

Company Overview

VIKING MOTOR TOURS OF NEWPORT INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Newport, Rhode Island. The company has been in operation for 43 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/01/1982. The fleet consists of 12 power units and 25 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 100,000 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 23 inspections, VIKING MOTOR TOURS OF NEWPORT INC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $5,000,000 is on file through LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, VIKING MOTOR TOURS OF NEWPORT INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Pass. Business) Passenger Carrier

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage100,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

25

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

25

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%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/03/2022

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

Effective09/18/2025

CompanyLANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BA155335

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet12 units

Drivers25

Mileage100,000 mi

Operating43 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total6

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total17

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 06/03/2022 | Rated: 06/07/2022

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

8 · 0 OOS -

2024

11 · 0 OOS =

2025

6 · 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 Sep 2025, 17 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 (25)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/16/2025	RI	Full (Level I)	NEWPORT RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	RI	Full (Level I)	NEWPORT RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	RI	Full (Level I)	NEWPORT RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	RI	Full (Level I)	NEWPORT RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	RI	Full (Level I)	NEWPORT RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	RI	Full (Level I)	NEWPORT RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2024	RI	Terminal (Level V)	NEWPORT RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2024	RI	Terminal (Level V)	NEWPORT RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	RI	Terminal (Level V)	88 CONNELL HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	RI	Terminal (Level V)	NEWPORT RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	RI	Terminal (Level V)	NEWPORT RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	RI	Terminal (Level V)	NEWPORT RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	RI	Terminal (Level V)	NEWPORT RI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2024	RI	Terminal (Level V)	JT CONNELL HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2024	RI	Terminal (Level V)	JT CONNELL HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2024	RI	Terminal (Level V)	JT CONNELL HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2024	RI	Terminal (Level V)	JT CONNELL HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	RI	Terminal (Level V)	JT CONNELL HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	RI	Terminal (Level V)	JT CONNELL HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	RI	Terminal (Level V)	JT CONNELL HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	RI	Terminal (Level V)	JT CONNELL HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2023	RI	Terminal (Level V)	JT CONNELL HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2023	RI	Terminal (Level V)	JT CONNELL HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2023	RI	Terminal (Level V)	JT CONNELL HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2023	RI	Terminal (Level V)	JT CONNELL HWY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections17

Unsafe Driving 0% 0 viols

HOS Compliance 0% 0 viols

Driver Fitness 0% 0 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 0% 0 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA150796	$5,000,000	10/23/2002	06/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA150796	$5,000,000	07/05/2002	10/23/2002	Cancelled
91	BIPD	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA 2E 84 55	$0	07/05/1999	07/05/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155335	$5,000,000	06/30/2025	09/18/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155335	$5,000,000	06/30/2016	05/18/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155335	$5,000,000	06/30/2016	06/26/2023	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA122676	$5,000,000	06/05/1989	08/10/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155335	$5,000,000	06/01/2004	06/30/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155335	$5,000,000	05/18/2023	06/30/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC161014	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/03/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/14/1999
MC161014	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/01/1983	-	-
MC161014	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/12/1982	-	-
MC161014	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/20/2025
MC161014	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2016
MC161014	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/23/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/19/2023
MC161014	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/12/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/20/2023

No revocation records.

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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.