Carrier profile · USDOT 1936057 · MC-690953 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HOUSTON BUS SERVICES INC

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-690953 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

10.0Avg age (yr)

2016–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 497-5466 Email dispatchCH@CHARTERS.LIMO

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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 fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection 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 · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M 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 peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 1 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.

393.40 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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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$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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 ’26 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Granite State’09–’11

Occidental Fire’11–’15

United States’17–’19

Pennsylvania Manuf’19–’22

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 18 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 18 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$5M	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$5M	1
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$5M	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$5M	1
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$5M	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$5M	1
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Feb 2023	$5M	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Feb 2023	$5M	1
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jan 2023	$5M	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Jan 2023	$5M	2
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Jun 2022	$5M	1
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	Feb 2019 → Feb 2022	$5M	7
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2017 → Feb 2019	$5M	4
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Feb 2017	$5M	1
GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$5M	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$5M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Sep 2011 → Sep 2015	$5M	4
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2009 → Sep 2011	$5M	3

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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): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

6413 W SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY N

Top corridor

TX 1

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

@charters.limo — 2 carriers: USDOT 2405671

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6413 W SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY N, HOUSTON, TX, 77041
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (281) 497-5466
Cell: (713) 373-1973
Fax: (713) 896-0207
Email: ch@charters.limo
Web domain: charters.limo

Registration

Officer: Mehran Haman
USDOT / docket: 1936057 · MC-690953
First registered: Sep 10, 2009
Last MCS-150: Jul 21, 2025 · 14,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 29, 2023
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

14,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HOUSTON BUS SERVICES INC.

HOUSTON BUS SERVICES INC (USDOT 1936057) 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 $4,000,000 limit in force from TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 28, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 21, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 29, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOUSTON BUS SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

HOUSTON BUS SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 1936057, and its motor carrier number is MC-690953.

Is HOUSTON BUS SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HOUSTON BUS SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOUSTON BUS SERVICES INC's safety record?

HOUSTON BUS SERVICES INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 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: 1 federal roadside inspection 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.