Carrier profile · USDOT 74293 · MC-3647 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

New Jersey Transit Corporation

DBA NJ TRANSIT BUS OPERATIONS

0 power unitsavg 11.2 yrRegional · 3 statesNEWARK, NJ88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-3647 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 6.8%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.3%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 990 vehicle and 5,124 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.5% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

5,019 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 414

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.

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
.11measure
SMS · per-BASIC
Hours-of-Service
0violations
official FMCSA
12%
Driver Fitness
official FMCSA
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
31%
Vehicle Maintenance
official FMCSA

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance161 · 16 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance127 · 8 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance124 · 4 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving107 · 1 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance61 · 1 OOS
  • 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance54 · 0 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance43 · 0 OOS
  • 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance43 · 19 OOS
  • 393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance42 · 38 OOS
  • 392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving41 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 8,731 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 4,565 total · 440 in 24 mo

4,565
Total crashes
440
In last 24 mo
84
Fatal
2,769
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
202612739674
20252005139128
20243054173222
20232774153208
20222204122176
2021194495162
2020140370115
20191967115161
201811436189
20178534369
20169214974
20156813361
20147314853
2013134282108
20122225130176
2011164292128
2010179697139
20091997123154
20081953113162
20071843108149
20067333960
20059325272
20047513854
200310615782
20029116168
200113318497
20006824940
19999215645
19982421203127
19977706943
19967106137
19955704441
19941901413
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Aug 5, 2026NJ00Yes
Aug 1, 2026NJ01Yes
Aug 1, 2026NJ01No
Jul 29, 2026NJ04No
Jul 29, 2026NJ02No
Jul 28, 2026NJ04No
Jul 25, 2026NJ01No
Jul 23, 2026NJ03Yes
Jul 21, 2026NJ00Yes
Jul 20, 2026NJ01No
Jul 15, 2026NJ00Yes
Jul 15, 2026NJ00Yes
Jul 14, 2026NJ11Yes
Jul 11, 2026NJ01Yes
Jul 11, 2026NJ00Yes
Jul 10, 2026NJ00Yes
Jul 8, 2026NJ01Yes
Jul 8, 2026NJ01No
Jul 7, 2026NJ01Yes
Jul 6, 2026NJ00Yes
Jul 2, 2026NJ00Yes
Jul 1, 2026NJ00Yes
Jul 1, 2026NJ01Yes
Jun 29, 2026NJ02No
Jun 27, 2026NJ00Yes