Carrier profile · USDOT 515922 · MC-168547 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

R & W BUS COMPANY INC

0 power unitsELIZABETH, NJ52/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-168547 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(908) 354-3330 Email dispatchjimrutherford@coachesusa.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 33 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 3

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 13.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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 peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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 / 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 ’19 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

North Star’85–’95

Discover Property’04–’11

Greenwich’13–’19

beyond this history

1985199620072018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · MOMENTUM RISK RETENTION GROUP INC · since Oct 2019

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → Oct 2019	$5M	7
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	May 2011 → May 2013	$5M	4
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2004 → May 2011	$5M	5
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	May 2003 → May 2004	$5M	2
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	May 2002 → May 2002	$5M	3
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 2002 → May 2002	$5M	2
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → May 2002	$5M	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	May 2001 → May 2002	$5M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 2001 → May 2002	$5M	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	May 2001 → May 2002	$5M	3
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2000 → Aug 2003	$5M	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Jul 2000 → May 2001	$5M	1
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	May 2000 → Jul 2000	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2000 → Jul 2000	$5M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1997 → Jun 2000	$5M	2
GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1995 → Jun 1997	$5M	2
NORTH STAR REINSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 1985 → Sep 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): —
Trailers (towed): —

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 · 24 mo

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

Home base

ELIZABETH, NJ

349 FIRST STREET

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jim rutherford — 11 carriers: USDOT 153203 USDOT 516048 USDOT 982302 USDOT 982309 USDOT 982310 USDOT 982326 USDOT 986345 USDOT 1041095

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 349 FIRST STREET, ELIZABETH, NJ, 07206
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (908) 354-3330
Cell: (908) 313-6372
Fax: (908) 994-9355
Email: jimrutherford@coachesusa.com
Web domain: coachesusa.com

Registration

Officers: Jim Rutherford · William Budds
USDOT / docket: 515922 · MC-168547
First registered: Mar 10, 1993
Last MCS-150: Apr 12, 2013 · 115,000 mi (2012)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

115,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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 R & W BUS COMPANY INC.

R & W BUS COMPANY INC (USDOT 515922) has a Vektor safety score of 52/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from MOMENTUM RISK RETENTION GROUP INC effective Oct 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 12, 2013.

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