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M & J BUS INC

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Company CheckM & J BUS INC · DOT 243505

130 INGHAM HILL ROAD, OLD SAYBROOK, CT, 06475

DOT# 243505 MC# 161949 Old Saybrook, Connecticut 43 years

CARRIER Physical address changed · Oct 18, 2026

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687

Power Units

548

Drivers

14

Crashes (24-Month)

$9,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Oct 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 2

Oct 18, 2026
Mailing address changed in FMCSA records.
Aug 19, 2026
Mailing address changed in FMCSA records.

Safety & compliance 4

Sep 2, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 10, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 4, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 28, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($9,000,000).

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

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Company Information

Legal NameM & J BUS INC

DOT Number243505

MC Number161949

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationOld Saybrook, Connecticut

Added03/09/1984

MCS-15004/24/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address130 INGHAM HILL ROAD, OLD SAYBROOK, CT, 06475

Mailing Address130 INGHAM HILL RD, OLD SAYBROOK, CT, 06475

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC161949

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating43 years

All Docket Numbers

MC161949

Cargo Transported

Metal; Sheets, Coils, RollsPassengers

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt 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 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 Mileage9,208,402 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

548

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

548

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)14

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/28/2017

Insurance

Amount$9,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyLEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #015375170

Last checked10/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet687 units

Drivers548

Mileage9,208,402 mi

Operating43 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)14

Fatal0

Injury3

Tow-Away11

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 08/28/2017 | Rated: 09/06/2017

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

2024

0 · 0 OOS -

2025

0 · 0 OOS =

2026

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2024

6 crashes -

2025

10 crashes ▲

2026

3 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 Sep 2026, 1 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.

Crash Records (19)

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
06/10/2026	AVON	CT	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/04/2026	WEST HARTFORD	CT	0	3	1	4	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/28/2026	SUFFIELD	CT	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/26/2025	EAST HAMPTON	CT	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/15/2025	FARMINGTON	CT	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/08/2025	MANSFIELD	CT	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
03/31/2025	EAST HAMPTON	CT	0	1	0	1	Clear	Wet	Daylight
03/28/2025	MIDDLETOWN	CT	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/17/2025	WESTBROOK	CT	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
02/28/2025	SALEM	CT	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/21/2025	EAST HAMPTON	CT	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/24/2025	DURHAM	CT	0	0	1	5	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/06/2025	WINDHAM	CT	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/21/2024	WESTBROOK	CT	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/10/2024	WINDHAM	CT	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/06/2024	MIDDLETOWN	CT	0	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/09/2024	WOODSTOCK	CT	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/25/2024	OLD LYME	CT	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
01/22/2024	NORTH STONINGTON	CT	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/02/2026	CT	Full (Level I)	CT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Excess	GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	GVE100102603	$4,000,000	11/01/2014	11/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	GVE100102603	$4,000,000	11/01/2014	11/25/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	CAA 5008281 AC	$1,000,000	11/01/2012	08/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	CAA 5008281-10	$1,000,000	11/01/2011	11/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	71G8000153-111	$4,000,000	11/01/2011	11/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	71G8000153-111	$4,000,000	11/01/2011	06/11/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	71G8000153-111	$3,000,000	11/01/2011	11/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	71G8000153-111	$3,000,000	11/01/2011	10/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	6763796	$4,000,000	11/01/2008	04/16/2008	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	71G8000153-111	$3,000,000	10/01/2011	11/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	71G8000153-111	$3,000,000	10/01/2011	11/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	71G8000153-111	$3,000,000	10/01/2011	08/31/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	CAP 0232033 AC	$1,000,000	03/14/2008	11/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY	CAP0232033-AC	$1,000,000	01/02/2008	03/14/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY	CAP0232033-AC	$1,000,000	01/02/2008	04/16/2008	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC161949	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/28/2012	-	-
MC161949	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/18/1982	REVOKED	09/01/1988
MC161949	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/31/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/02/2016
MC161949	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/15/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/19/2015

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)	−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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