Carrier profile · USDOT 2487897 · MC-861464 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Hale's Bus Garage LLC

DBA HALE TRANSPORTATION

0 power unitsavg 8.2 yrRegional · 4 statesCLINTON, NY94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-861464 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

8.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(315) 853-8670 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 crashes4 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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 178 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-mo4.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 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 peersTypical

8.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — 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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2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 6, 2026.

Safety

62 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 4.4%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 — 45 vehicle and 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

5.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.3 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

62 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 22

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.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.24 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.5 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 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 ’20 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Lancer’14–now

2014201720202023now

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2020

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Dec 2020	$5M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 23
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

8.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

61.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New York: 57 inspections
New Jersey: 3 inspections
District of Columbia: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections

Home base

CLINTON, NY

37 KIRKLAND AVE

Most inspections: NY

57 inspections

NY 57 · NJ 3 · DC 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 5, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck 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 261521Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1708768 USDOT 2490034 USDOT 261521 USDOT 859547 USDOT 3472201 USDOT 2871169 USDOT 1830078 USDOT 2591688

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@haletransportationgroup.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 5200842

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 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 37 KIRKLAND AVE, CLINTON, NY, 13323-1400
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (315) 853-8670
Cell: (315) 527-4890
Fax: (315) 853-5708
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: haletransportationgroup.com

Registration

Officers: Stephen Hale · Patrick Kilmartin
USDOT / docket: 2487897 · MC-861464
First registered: Mar 24, 2014
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 1,751,468 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 26, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 807587493

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,751,468

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 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

2 of 45 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

11violation records

3OOS-tagged records

2 of 45inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

450%2 / 4

Unsafe driving

40%0 / 4

Brakes

1100%1 / 1

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 1

4%May 25 to Nov 251 / 26

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 1

6%May 26 to Nov 261 / 17

Top 3 codes (4 of 11 records)

390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle2
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB3-OPERBY USDOT number marking on vehicle1

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393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.24C-L Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.62-BEI Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.62-BEMEI Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HALE'S BUS GARAGE LLC.

HALE'S BUS GARAGE LLC (USDOT 2487897) 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 for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 15, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 4.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 62 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 45 vehicle-level and 31 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 91 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 26, 2024 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HALE'S BUS GARAGE LLC's USDOT number?

HALE'S BUS GARAGE LLC's USDOT number is 2487897, and its motor carrier number is MC-861464.

Is HALE'S BUS GARAGE LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. HALE'S BUS GARAGE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HALE'S BUS GARAGE LLC's safety record?

HALE'S BUS GARAGE LLC has a 4.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 178 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).