Carrier profile · USDOT 19505 · MC-160871 · Updated Jul 24, 2026

SWARTHOUT COACHES INC

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesITHACA, NY50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-160871 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

13.3Avg age (yr)

2009–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(607) 257-2277 Email dispatchmark@goswarthout.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 24, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 2

Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 2

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.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Firemens (’81–’04

St Paul’97–’02

Lancer’02–’20

1981199320052017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Sep 2025	$5M	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Sep 2023	$5M	4
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Sep 2020	$5M	7
ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1997 → Mar 2002	$5M	2
FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. (OF NEWARK)	Dec 1981 → Sep 2004	$750K	2

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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

NY busiest

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

Home base

ITHACA, NY

115 GRAHAM ROAD

Top corridor

NY 3

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

@goswarthout.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 6661779

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: 115 GRAHAM ROAD, ITHACA, NY, 14850
Mailing address: 115 GRAHAM RD, ITHACA, NY, 14850-1114
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (607) 257-2277
Cell: (607) 375-7484
Fax: (607) 257-0218
Email: mark@goswarthout.com
Web domain: goswarthout.com

Registration

Officer: Mark Digiacomo
USDOT / docket: 19505 · MC-160871
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 17, 2026 · 315,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 30, 2024
D-U-N-S: 9827957

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

315,000

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 SWARTHOUT COACHES INC.

SWARTHOUT COACHES INC (USDOT 19505) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 22, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 24, 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 Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 24, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 29 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 17, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 30, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jul 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SWARTHOUT COACHES INC's USDOT number?

SWARTHOUT COACHES INC's USDOT number is 19505, and its motor carrier number is MC-160871.

Is SWARTHOUT COACHES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 24, 2026, SWARTHOUT COACHES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SWARTHOUT COACHES INC's safety record?

SWARTHOUT COACHES INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections 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.