Carrier profile · USDOT 516048 · MC-168563 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

J & J BUS COMPANY INC

0 power unitsELIZABETH, NJ50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-168563 ACTIVE

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 dispatcheverett.morgan@COACHUSA.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMCS-150 census data outdated

Watch · 2

MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 12.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

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

Active for-hire

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

Owner-operator

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: 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 ’19 · 10 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

North Star’85–’95

Home State’95–’99

Greenwich’13–’19

beyond this history

1985199620072018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 16 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 2012 → May 2013	$5M	2
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	May 2011 → May 2011	$5M	2
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2008 → May 2011	$5M	3
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2004 → May 2007	$5M	3
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	May 2003 → May 2004	$5M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 2002 → Aug 2003	$5M	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	May 2001 → Jun 2003	$5M	4
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
GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2000 → Jul 2000	$5M	1
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	May 2000 → Jul 2000	$5M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1999 → Jun 2000	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1995 → Jun 1997	$5M	2
HOME STATE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1995 → May 1999	$5M	1
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 1ST 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 registration email domain with other carriers

@coachusa.com — 81 carriers: USDOT 6280 USDOT 13895 USDOT 13944 USDOT 15101 USDOT 16724 USDOT 19446 USDOT 20103 USDOT 34379

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jim rutherford — 11 carriers: USDOT 153203 USDOT 515922 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 1ST STREET, ELIZABETH, NJ, 07206
Mailing address: 349 1ST ST, ELIZABETH, NJ, 07206
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (908) 354-3330
Cell: (201) 759-1599
Fax: (908) 994-9355
Email: everett.morgan@coachusa.com
Web domain: coachusa.com

Registration

Officers: Jim Rutherford · William Budds
USDOT / docket: 516048 · MC-168563
First registered: Mar 10, 1993
Last MCS-150: Jun 25, 2014 · 54,000 mi (2013)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

54,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 J & J BUS COMPANY INC.

J & J BUS COMPANY INC (USDOT 516048) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 25, 2014.

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