Carrier profile · USDOT 476945 · MC-251613 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TOP HAT BUS CHARTER & SHUTTLE VANCOUVER LTD

DBA TOP HAT BUS CHARTER& SHUTTLE LTD

0 power unitsVANCOUVER, BC52/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-251613 INACTIVE

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(604) 718-2788 Email dispatchINFO@TOPHATCOACH.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 3

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

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

No active authority

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

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — 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: None
Contract: Inactive
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 ’11 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Virginia’92–’03

National Interstate’03–’11

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · since Dec 2011

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Dec 2011	$5M	2
VIRGINIA SURETY COMPANY, INC.	May 1992 → Oct 2003	$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): —
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

VANCOUVER, BC

8975 OAK ST

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 company officer with other carriers

cesar amurao — 2 carriers: USDOT 1047109

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8975 OAK ST, VANCOUVER, BC, V6P 4B8
Mailing address: 610-6081 NO 3 ROAD, RICHMOND, BC, V6Y 2B2
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (604) 718-2788
Fax: (604) 278-5511
Email: info@tophatcoach.com
Web domain: tophatcoach.com

Registration

Officer: Cesar Amurao
USDOT / docket: 476945 · MC-251613
First registered: Apr 1, 1992
Last MCS-150: Nov 2, 2017 · 127,000 mi (2014)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

127,000

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 TOP HAT BUS CHARTER & SHUTTLE VANCOUVER LTD.

TOP HAT BUS CHARTER & SHUTTLE VANCOUVER LTD (USDOT 476945) has a Vektor safety score of 52/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active 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 INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA effective Dec 1, 2011 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 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 2, 2017.

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

Frequently asked

What is TOP HAT BUS CHARTER & SHUTTLE VANCOUVER LTD's USDOT number?

TOP HAT BUS CHARTER & SHUTTLE VANCOUVER LTD's USDOT number is 476945, and its motor carrier number is MC-251613.

Is TOP HAT BUS CHARTER & SHUTTLE VANCOUVER LTD authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TOP HAT BUS CHARTER & SHUTTLE VANCOUVER LTD is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.