Carrier profile · USDOT 3464351 · MC-1131853 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

AMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLC

0 power unitsavg 10 yrRegional · 3 statesEL PASO, TX68/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1131853 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

10.0Avg age (yr)

2013–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 491-2299 Email dispatchamericanchbuses@yahoo.com

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

Established 6 yearsNo BASIC safety alertsNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Established 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 2013–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.1% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.6 pts across the window. 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1

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.

396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Liability’20–’22

National Liability’23–’24

beyond this history

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2025 → Oct 2025	$5M	1
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2025 → Oct 2025	$5M	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2025 → Aug 2025	$5M	1
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Jun 2025	$5M	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Jun 2025	$5M	1
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Mar 2025	$5M	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Mar 2025	$5M	2
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Feb 2025	$5M	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Oct 2024	$5M	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$5M	9
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Aug 2020 → Aug 2022	$5M	6

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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): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

EL PASO, TX

8015 ALAMEDA AVE

Top corridor

NM ⇄ TX

NM 1 · AZ 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2449186 USDOT 3277071 USDOT 1073757 USDOT 4429441 USDOT 2785996 USDOT 3150360

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8015 ALAMEDA AVE, EL PASO, TX, 79915-4705
Mailing address: 6744 PEARL RIDGE DR, EL PASO, TX, 79912
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (915) 491-2299
Email: americanchbuses@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Michael Benjamin Vara · Bertha G Vara
USDOT / docket: 3464351 · MC-1131853
First registered: Aug 4, 2020
Last MCS-150: Jun 16, 2026 · 411,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 29, 2023
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

411,000

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 AMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLC.

AMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLC (USDOT 3464351) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 29, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLC's USDOT number?

AMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLC's USDOT number is 3464351, and its motor carrier number is MC-1131853.

Is AMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, AMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLC's safety record?

AMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).