Carrier profile · USDOT 164199 · MC-144628 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Elkhorn Bus Serviceinc

DBA JONES TRAVEL

0 power unitsavg 14.5 yrLocal · 2 statesELKHORN, WI50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-144628 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

14.5Avg age (yr)

2008–2015 · vPIC

Call dispatch(262) 723-4309 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 11 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%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.5 yr

Model years 2008–2015 · 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.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 2 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.44 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle 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: None
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 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

American Automobile’91–’98

Rli’04–’08

National Interstate’08–’16

beyond this history

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2016

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Feb 2016	$5M	2
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Jul 2008	$5M	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2001 → Feb 2001	$5M	2
UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE CO	Feb 1999 → Feb 2001	$5M	1
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 1999 → May 1999	$5M	2
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1998 → Jan 1999	$5M	1
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1991 → Jan 1998	$5M	2

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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): 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

14.5 yr

Average age

2015

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 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

WI busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Wisconsin: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections

Home base

ELKHORN, WI

511 S LINCOLN STREET

Most inspections: WI

1 inspections

WI 1 · IL 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

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 813661

Shares a company officer with other carriers

eric jones — 58 carriers: USDOT 826531 USDOT 997601 USDOT 1293227 USDOT 1419048 USDOT 1471037 USDOT 1532955 USDOT 1588402 USDOT 1641207

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: 511 S LINCOLN STREET, ELKHORN, WI, 53121
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (262) 723-4309
Fax: (262) 723-6268
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: jonestravel.com

Registration

Officer: Eric Jones
USDOT / docket: 164199 · MC-144628
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 16, 2026 · 283,943 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 21, 2026
D-U-N-S: 51620847

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

283,943

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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Reviews

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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 1 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

0violation records

0OOS-tagged records

0 of 1inspections 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.

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ELKHORN BUS SERVICEINC.

ELKHORN BUS SERVICEINC (USDOT 164199) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 Feb 1, 2016 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 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

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

It reports 0 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 16, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 21, 2026 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ELKHORN BUS SERVICEINC's USDOT number?

ELKHORN BUS SERVICEINC's USDOT number is 164199, and its motor carrier number is MC-144628.

Is ELKHORN BUS SERVICEINC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. ELKHORN BUS SERVICEINC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ELKHORN BUS SERVICEINC's safety record?

ELKHORN BUS SERVICEINC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.