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PIONEER VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY

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Company CheckPIONEER VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY · DOT 656841

DBA: P V T A

2808 MAIN STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MA, 01107

DOT# 656841 MC# 308500 Springfield, Massachusetts

MOTOR CARRIER

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315

Power Units

200

Drivers

9

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

May 26, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 14, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 10, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Company Information

Legal NamePIONEER VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY

DBA NameP V T A

DOT Number656841

MC Number308500

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationSpringfield, Massachusetts

Added08/28/1996

MCS-15012/10/2013

Contact Details

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Physical Address2808 MAIN STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MA, 01107

Mailing Address2808 MAIN STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MA, 01107

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeOTHER-MASS TRANSIT ;STATE GOVERNMENT;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC308500

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

All Docket Numbers

MC308500

Cargo Transported

Passengers

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireState Government 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.

Drivers

200

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

200

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)9

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/04/2026

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet315 units

Drivers200

MCS-15012/2013

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)9

Fatal0

Injury5

Tow-Away4

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

6 crashes ▲

2026

2 crashes ▼

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

Crash Records (11)

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
05/26/2026	WEST SPRINGFIELD	MA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/14/2026	AGAWAM	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/10/2025	AMHERST	MA	0	1	1	2	Rain	Wet	Dusk
10/02/2025	SPRINGFIELD	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/22/2025	SPRINGFIELD	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
04/20/2025	SPRINGFIELD	MA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/25/2025	SPRINGFIELD	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
01/28/2025	AGAWAM	MA	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
12/12/2024	SPRINGFIELD	MA	0	7	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/30/2024	SPRINGFIELD	MA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/25/2023	SPRINGFIELD	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC308500	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	10/08/1996	-	-

No revocation records.

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45/100

Fair

NOT 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 45

45

−25

−15

−10

Starts at 100−55 totalFinal 45

No insurance or bond on file−25

No active operating authority−15

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

Active insurance on file

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.