Owner-operator
0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 4, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Owner-operator
0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
1 yr
Model years 2025–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
COLLINS BUS SERVICE INC (USDOT 56968) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.
The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 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 refreshed Aug 4, 2026.
The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 4, 2026.
It reports 0 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 10, 2024.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 8, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.
COLLINS BUS SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 56968, and its motor carrier number is MC-89433.
As of Aug 4, 2026, COLLINS BUS SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
COLLINS BUS SERVICE INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).
COLLINS BUS SERVICE INC operates 0 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
COLLINS BUS SERVICE INC is based in SOUTH WINDSOR, CT, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.
Comparable carriers around South Windsor and across Connecticut
6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 1
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2006 → Jan 2026 | $5M | 9 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | May 2004 → May 2006 | $5M | 2 |
| TIG INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2001 → May 2004 | $5M | 2 |
| TIG INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2000 → May 2000 | $5M | 2 |
| LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY | May 1999 → Oct 2003 | $5M | 1 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | May 1999 → May 2000 | $5M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | May 1998 → May 1999 | $5M | 1 |
| AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY | May 1991 → Jun 1998 | $5M | 4 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
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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