Carrier profile · USDOT 526959 · MC-264525 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

AMARAL BUS CO INC

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesWESTPORT, MA75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-264525 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

3.7Avg age (yr)

2019–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(508) 326-7818 Email dispatchERICATAMARALS@GMAIL.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileReincarnated carrier — prior authority revoked

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Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Multiple injury crashes25 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 12 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityFlagged

33 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’26 · 14 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

General Star’01–’04

Pilgrim’06–’10

Hartford Fire’10–’14

Merchants’13–’18

Charter Oak’14–’17

Philadelphia’18–’22

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Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 21 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Mar 2026

All 21 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Apr 2026	$5M	2
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$5M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Mar 2022 → Apr 2024	$5M	3
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2022	$5M	2
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Mar 2018	$5M	1
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2014 → Dec 2017	$5M	3
MERCHANTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2013 → Mar 2018	$5M	1
TOWER NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Dec 2013	$5M	2
HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2012	$5M	1
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2014	$5M	1
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2006 → Dec 2010	$5M	2
BANKERS STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2005 → Jun 2006	$5M	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2005	$5M	1
ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Jun 2003	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Sep 2004	$5M	1
ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2000 → Jul 2001	$5M	2
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2000 → Jan 2002	$5M	1
ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1999 → Jun 2000	$5M	1
GRAPHIC ARTS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1997 → Jun 1999	$5M	1
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	Jun 1995 → Jun 1997	$5M	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1993 → Jun 1995	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 0
Trailers (towed): 0

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

WESTPORT, MA

1090 STATE RD

Top corridor

MA 12

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 526959. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 526959.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1090 STATE RD, WESTPORT, MA, 02790
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (508) 326-7818
Fax: (508) 324-1988
Email: ericatamarals@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Jose C Amaral · Eric Amaral
USDOT / docket: 526959 · MC-264525
First registered: Jun 10, 1993
Last MCS-150: Mar 8, 2024 · 760,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

134

Drivers

113

CDL drivers

760,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for AMARAL BUS CO INC.

AMARAL BUS CO INC (USDOT 526959) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Mar 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 134 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 8, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMARAL BUS CO INC's USDOT number?

AMARAL BUS CO INC's USDOT number is 526959, and its motor carrier number is MC-264525.

Is AMARAL BUS CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, AMARAL BUS CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AMARAL BUS CO INC's safety record?

AMARAL BUS CO INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).