Carrier profile · USDOT 153686 · MC-140554 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Southwest Coaches Inc

DBA SOUTHWEST TOUR AND TRAVEL

0 power unitsavg 15.3 yrLocal · 1 statesMARSHALL, MN94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-140554 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

15.3Avg age (yr)

2001–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(507) 532-4043 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes5 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 38 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.3 yr

Model years 2001–2017 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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Clean inspections19 inspections, 0 OOS in 24 months
0 out-of-service inspections at any level in that window.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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 — 17 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 9

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 Driving10 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 ’16 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Lancer’93–’13

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2015

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Jan 2016	$5M	3
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1993 → Dec 2013	$5M	8

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 7
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

15.3 yr

Average age

2017

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

88.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Minnesota: 19 inspections

Home base

MARSHALL, MN

2660 STATE HWY 23

Most inspections: MN

19 inspections

MN 19

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 5 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 311081Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@iw.net — 177 carriers: USDOT 1362 USDOT 21053 USDOT 69802 USDOT 115966 USDOT 119567 USDOT 153328 USDOT 195207 USDOT 263359

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2660 STATE HWY 23, MARSHALL, MN, 56258-9715
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (507) 532-4043
Fax: (507) 532-9398
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: iw.net

Registration

Officer: James A Hey
USDOT / docket: 153686 · MC-140554
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 10, 2026 · 243,307 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 14, 2025
D-U-N-S: 97099865

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

243,307

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 17 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

9violation records

4OOS-tagged records

0 of 17inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

944%4 / 9

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%Stable

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 6

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 9

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 1 codes (9 of 9 records)

392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)9

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SOUTHWEST COACHES INC.

SOUTHWEST COACHES INC (USDOT 153686) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 31, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 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. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 54 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 10, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 14, 2025 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHWEST COACHES INC's USDOT number?

SOUTHWEST COACHES INC's USDOT number is 153686, and its motor carrier number is MC-140554.

Is SOUTHWEST COACHES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. SOUTHWEST COACHES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTHWEST COACHES INC's safety record?

SOUTHWEST COACHES INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 38 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).