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UNIVERSAL BUS CHARTER INC

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Company CheckUNIVERSAL BUS CHARTER INC · DOT 2301062

7609 LIVINGSTON RD, OXON HILL, MD, 20745

DOT# 2301062 MC# 785630 Oxon Hill, Maryland 14 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Apr 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Mar 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Jul 28, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
May 10, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address7609 LIVINGSTON RD, OXON HILL, MD, 20745

Mailing Address7609 LIVINGSTON RD, OXON HILL, MD, 20745

Other Companies at This Address

Address7609 LIVINGSTON RD, OXON HILL, MD 20745

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
UNIVERSAL BUS CHARTER INC this company	2301062	Sign in	Active
DISTRICT BUS CHARTER LLC	4170583	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC785630

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating14 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire 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 2.45 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 2.72 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage15,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS40.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/18/2024

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/14/2026

CompanyACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #2-ATR-MD-19-S0342859-01

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers4

Mileage15,000 mi

Operating14 years

MCS-15008/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service2

OOS Rate40.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/18/2024 | Rated: 03/21/2024

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

3 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

2 · 1 OOS =

2026

3 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

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 Apr 2026, 5 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (40% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
05/10/2025	SEABROOK	MD	0	1	1	5	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

12 roadside violations across 5 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 6 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 2 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (9)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/15/2026	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-RAYNHAM	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLUMBIA SC	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLUMBIA SC	4	0	3	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	OXON HILL MD	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/19/2025	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIX FLAGS BUS PARKING LOT	2	2	2	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/17/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	GIANT CENTER PARKING LOT	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	US	Full (Level I)	OXON HILL MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	US	Full (Level I)	OXON HILL MD	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/14/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SIGHT AND SOUND THEATER	6	0	0	0	6	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections5

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	5ST10574-00	$5,000,000	11/23/2021	11/23/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	151901 1073238	$5,000,000	10/18/2019	04/02/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO	5G1002960-00	$5,000,000	09/18/2020	11/24/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	151901 1073238	$5,000,000	09/15/2019	10/18/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	151901 1073238	$5,000,000	08/02/2019	09/15/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO	5G1002960-00	$5,000,000	06/26/2020	09/18/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PHPK2290320	$5,000,000	06/18/2021	11/23/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	151901 1073238	$5,000,000	04/02/2019	08/02/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	WFCAL0000000210-00	$1,000,000	04/02/2018	04/02/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	XLS0104391	$4,000,000	04/02/2018	04/02/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	XLS0101851	$4,000,000	04/02/2017	04/02/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	WFCCA00976-00	$1,000,000	04/02/2017	04/02/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	WFCCA00976-00	$1,000,000	04/02/2017	04/08/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	FLP100234-00	$5,000,000	04/02/2016	04/02/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	CA00043580	$5,000,000	04/02/2015	04/02/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	CA00042132	$5,000,000	04/02/2014	04/02/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	CA00039321	$5,000,000	04/02/2013	04/02/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	CA00037531	$5,000,000	04/02/2012	04/02/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG675834A	$4,000,000	01/06/2024	01/17/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG675834A	$4,000,000	01/06/2024	02/06/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG675834	$4,000,000	01/06/2023	01/06/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG675834	$4,000,000	01/06/2023	01/11/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	WFCAL0000000827-00	$1,000,000	01/06/2023	01/06/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC785630	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/15/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/08/2024
MC785630	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/23/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/04/2019
MC785630	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/24/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/18/2020
MC785630	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/24/2012	REVOKED	04/08/2020
MC785630	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/03/2019
MC785630	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/09/2020	REVOKED	11/30/2020
MC785630	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/08/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/01/2019
MC785630	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/01/2021	REVOKED	11/29/2022
MC785630	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/07/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/04/2016
MC785630	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/06/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2019
MC785630	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/06/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/03/2018
MC785630	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/06/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/04/2017
MC785630	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/06/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/03/2015
MC785630	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/06/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2014
MC785630	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/06/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2013
MC785630	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/30/2025	-	-
MC785630	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/11/2023	REVOKED	01/13/2025

No revocation records.

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92/100

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, from 100 to 92

Starts at 100−8 totalFinal 92

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 40% vs national avg 5.51%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 40% vs national avg 5.51%.

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)	−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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Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (9)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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