Carrier profile · USDOT 266936 · MC-165350 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TREMBLAY'S BUS CO LLC

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesNEW BEDFORD, MA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-165350 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

1.1Avg age (yr)

2024–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(508) 999-6436 Email dispatchLUKE@TBCBUS.COM; VICKI@TBCBUS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 68 inspections.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%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 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

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

40 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 40 vehicle and 33 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

36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 9

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.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 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$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 ’20 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Travelers Property’94–’98

Lexington’95–’98

Travelers Property’98–’01

Athena’00–’04

Lancer’02–’07

American Alternative’07–’20

Lancer’20–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2020

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2020	$5M	2
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Nov 2007 → Jul 2020	$5M	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2002 → Nov 2007	$5M	4
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2001 → Sep 2002	$5M	1
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2000 → Sep 2004	$5M	1
ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1998 → Sep 2000	$5M	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Sep 1998 → Sep 2001	$5M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1995 → Sep 1998	$5M	6
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Oct 1994 → Oct 1994	$5M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1994 → Apr 1995	$5M	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Oct 1994 → Sep 1998	$5M	1

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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): 0
Trailers (towed): 4

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

MA busiest

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

Home base

NEW BEDFORD, MA

284 MYRTLE ST

Top corridor

MA 40

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 284 MYRTLE ST, NEW BEDFORD, MA, 02746-1670
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (508) 999-6436
Cell: (508) 889-0979
Fax: (508) 992-9912
Email: luke@tbcbus.com; vicki@tbcbus.com
Web domain: tbcbus.com; vicki

Registration

Officers: Lucien Teterault, Jr. · Lucien Tetreault Jr
USDOT / docket: 266936 · MC-165350
First registered: Dec 6, 1985
Last MCS-150: May 5, 2026 · 268,386 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 23, 2021
D-U-N-S: 52629862

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

429

Drivers

274

CDL drivers

268,386

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 TREMBLAY'S BUS CO LLC.

TREMBLAY'S BUS CO LLC (USDOT 266936) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 $5,000,000 limit in force from LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2020 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 40 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 40 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 429 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 23, 2021 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TREMBLAY'S BUS CO LLC's USDOT number?

TREMBLAY'S BUS CO LLC's USDOT number is 266936, and its motor carrier number is MC-165350.

Is TREMBLAY'S BUS CO LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TREMBLAY'S BUS CO LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TREMBLAY'S BUS CO LLC's safety record?

TREMBLAY'S BUS CO LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 68 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).