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EASTERN BUS COMPANY INC

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Company CheckEASTERN BUS COMPANY INC · DOT 895273

1 DURHAM ST, SOMERVILLE, MA, 02143

DOT# 895273 MC# 1710784 Somerville, Massachusetts 1 years

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251

Power Units

250

Drivers

16

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

61

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 8

Jun 4, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 11, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 9, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 17, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 17, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 17, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 12, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 20, 2025
GRANTED MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).

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

Company Information

Legal NameEASTERN BUS COMPANY INC

DOT Number895273

MC Number1710784

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationSomerville, Massachusetts

Added07/27/2000

MCS-15003/27/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address1 DURHAM ST, SOMERVILLE, MA, 02143

Mailing Address1 DURHAM ST, SOMERVILLE, MA, 02143-3705

Other Companies at This Address

Address1 DURHAM ST, SOMERVILLE, MA 02143

1

Others here

1

Distinct phones

1

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
EASTERN BUS COMPANY INC this company	895273	Sign in	Active
EASTERN BUS COMPANY INC	4368802	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 TypePRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1710784

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating1 years

All Docket Numbers

MC1710784

Cargo Transported

Passengers

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 Mileage3,250,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

250

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

250

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)16

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review04/25/2024

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/04/2026

CompanyPHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #PHUB891368-003

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet251 units

Drivers250

Mileage3,250,000 mi

Operating1 years

MCS-15003/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)16

Fatal0

Injury7

Tow-Away9

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total56

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/25/2024

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

69 · 1 OOS -

2024

0 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

56 · 0 OOS =

2026

0 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

2 crashes -

2024

5 crashes ▲

2025

9 crashes ▲

2026

7 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 Oct 2025, 56 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 (23)

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
06/04/2026	BOSTON	MA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/11/2026	WELLESLEY	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/09/2026	NEWTON	MA	0	0	1	4	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/19/2026	BILLERICA	MA	0	1	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
02/03/2026	WALTHAM	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/21/2026	WAKEFIELD	MA	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/16/2026	BOSTON	MA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/16/2025	AVON	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/22/2025	WESTON	MA	0	8	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/29/2025	NEWTON	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/13/2025	NEWTON	MA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/01/2025	WALTHAM	MA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/25/2025	BURLINGTON	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/07/2025	WALTHAM	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/03/2025	BILLERICA	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Ice	Daylight
01/17/2025	WALTHAM	MA	0	6	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/09/2024	SOMERVILLE	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/11/2024	WALTHAM	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/17/2024	WALTHAM	MA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/26/2024	SOMERVILLE	MA	0	1	0	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/08/2024	NEWTON	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
12/21/2023	NEWTON	MA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/04/2023	BELMONT	MA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

11 roadside violations across 56 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

Unsafe Driving 11 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 (100)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/17/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	MA	Full (Level I)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	MA	Full (Level I)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	MA	Full (Level I)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	MA	Full (Level I)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-BILLERICA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-WELLESLEY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-WELLESLEY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-WELLESLEY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-WELLESLEY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-WELLESLEY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-WELLESLEY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-WALTHAM	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-WALTHAM	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-WALTHAM	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-WALTHAM	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-WALTHAM	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-NEWTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	MA	Full (Level I)	S-WALTHAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-WALTHAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-WALTHAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-WALTHAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/18/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MALDEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	MA	Terminal (Level V)	S-MEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections56

Unsafe Driving 0% 0 viols

HOS Compliance 0% 0 viols

Driver Fitness 0% 0 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 0% 0 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2010-08-16	New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit	ACTIVE	2011-06-20

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1710784	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/20/2025	-	-

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93/100

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 93

93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

Limited operating history (1-3 years)−6

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-6

Limited operating history (1-3 years)

Authority granted about 1 year(s) ago.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 16 crash(es) across 251 vehicles (~0.06 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: 16 crash(es) across 251 vehicles (~0.06 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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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