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VALLEY BUS COACHES LLC

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Company CheckVALLEY BUS COACHES LLC · DOT 610827

2761 LEAHY AVE S, FARGO, ND, 58103-2360

DOT# 610827 MC# 293467 Fargo, North Dakota 30 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Mar 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Mar 24, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Mar 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Apr 3, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

Phone(701) 235-5912

Fax(701) 235-8658

Email[email protected]

Physical Address2761 LEAHY AVE S, FARGO, ND, 58103-2360

Mailing Address2761 LEAHY AVE S, FARGO, ND, 58103-2360

Other Companies at This Address

Address2761 LEAHY AVE S, FARGO, ND 58103-2360

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
T&J VENTURES LLC	3072526	(701) 235-5912 shared ×4	Active
VALLEY BUS COACHES LLC this company	610827	(701) 235-5912 shared ×4	Active
VALLEY BUS GRAND FORKS LLC	4082035	(701) 235-5912 shared ×4	Active
VALLEY BUS LLC	1787423	(701) 235-5912 shared ×4	Active

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

DocketMC293467

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating30 years

Company Overview

VALLEY BUS COACHES LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Fargo, North Dakota. The company has been in operation for 30 years, registered with the FMCSA on 08/09/1995. The fleet consists of 13 power units and 27 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 263,429 miles (2022). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 5 inspections are on file. 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, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, VALLEY BUS COACHES LLC has a Trust Score of 94/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Passenger Carrier

Mileage

Annual Mileage263,429 miles

Mileage Year2022

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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS40.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review06/22/2022

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

Effective09/20/2017

CompanyRLI INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #LFB0016034

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet13 units

Drivers27

Mileage263,429 mi

Operating30 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service2

OOS Rate40.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 06/22/2022 | Rated: 06/22/2022

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

1 · 0 OOS —

2025

0 · 0 OOS =

2026

5 · 2 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

1 crash —

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

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
04/03/2025	GRAND FORKS	ND	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/13/2023	FARGO	ND	0	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

8 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

Vehicle Maintenance 6 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 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 (6)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/24/2026	ND	Terminal (Level V)	FARGO ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/24/2026 ▼	ND	Terminal (Level V)	FARGO ND	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLSR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 396.3A1-BALAC — CFR 396.3A1-BALAC Non-OOS
03/24/2026 ▼	ND	Terminal (Level V)	FARGO ND	3	1	0	0	3	1	-
Violations (3) 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS 393.47D2-BRMMCAD — CFR 393.47D2-BRMMCAD Non-OOS 396.3A1-BALAC — CFR 396.3A1-BALAC Non-OOS
03/24/2026 ▼	ND	Terminal (Level V)	FARGO ND	3	2	0	0	3	2	-
Violations (3) 392.2-SLLSR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.201A-FRMC — CFR 393.201A-FRMC OOS 393.45D-BAAL — CFR 393.45D-BAAL OOS
03/24/2026	ND	Terminal (Level V)	FARGO ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/13/2023 ▼	MN	Full (Level I)	BLAINE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 393.207(a) — CFR 393.207(a) Non-OOS 393.45(d) — CFR 393.45(d) Non-OOS

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA159166	$5,000,000	11/01/2005	01/22/2008	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA159166	$5,000,000	10/01/2008	08/16/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFB0016032	$5,000,000	09/12/2014	09/20/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFB0016031	$5,000,000	09/12/2013	09/12/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA159166	$5,000,000	09/12/2004	11/01/2005	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70APN218188	$1,000,000	09/12/2003	09/12/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	878-3369-0338	$4,000,000	09/12/2003	09/12/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	878-3364-0428	$4,000,000	09/12/2002	09/12/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70APN201647	$1,000,000	09/12/2002	09/12/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	87833550316	$4,000,000	09/12/2001	09/12/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70APN176695	$1,000,000	09/12/2001	09/12/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70APN126695	$1,000,000	09/12/2001	09/12/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	87833420295	$4,000,000	09/12/2000	09/12/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70APN158044	$1,000,000	09/12/2000	09/12/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70APN142639	$1,000,000	09/12/1999	09/12/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	878-3327-0220	$4,000,000	09/12/1999	09/12/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	878-3302-0230	$4,000,000	09/12/1998	09/12/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70AP 363313	$1,000,000	09/12/1998	09/12/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70AP365276	$1,000,000	09/12/1998	09/12/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70AP 365276	$1,000,000	09/12/1998	09/12/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70 AP 363235	$1,000,000	09/12/1997	09/12/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	878-32 85-02 69	$4,000,000	09/12/1997	09/12/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	878-3274-0323	$4,000,000	09/12/1996	09/12/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70 AP 355987	$1,000,000	09/12/1996	09/12/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70 AP 352958	$1,000,000	09/12/1995	09/12/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	878 0354 0318	$4,000,000	09/12/1995	09/12/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	A159166	$5,000,000	08/16/2013	09/12/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA159166	$5,000,000	01/29/2008	11/10/2008	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC293467	MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/20/2008	-	-
MC293467	PASSENGER REG ROUTE - COMMON	REINSTATED	11/20/2008	-	-
MC293467	MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/07/2005	REVOKED	01/22/2008
MC293467	PASSENGER REG ROUTE - COMMON	REINSTATED	11/07/2005	REVOKED	01/22/2008
MC293467	MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/12/1995	REVOKED	11/01/2005
MC293467	PASSENGER REG ROUTE - COMMON	GRANTED	10/12/1995	REVOKED	11/01/2005
MC293467	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/08/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/21/1998
MC293467	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/08/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/21/1998
MC293467	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/12/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/23/1996
MC293467	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/12/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/23/1996
MC293467	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/24/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/28/2017
MC293467	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/24/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/28/2017
MC293467	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/18/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/08/2014
MC293467	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/18/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/08/2014
MC293467	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/16/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/10/2013
MC293467	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/16/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/10/2013
MC293467	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/16/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/16/2004
MC293467	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/16/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/16/2004
MC293467	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/22/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/02/2013
MC293467	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/22/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/02/2013
MC293467	PASSENGER REG ROUTE - COMMON	REINSTATED	01/31/2008	REVOKED	11/10/2008
MC293467	MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/31/2008	REVOKED	11/10/2008

No revocation records.

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 40% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 13 vehicles (~0.08 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 13 vehicles (~0.08 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 40% vs national avg 20.72%.

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 (6)

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