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Critical regulatory warnings
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 733 days (since Sep 1, 2024). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.

ST CHARTERS AND BUSES INC

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book
Uninsured since · Sep 1, 2024
Blockers
  • Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 733 days (since Sep 1, 2024).
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • BOC-3 process agent on file AllAmerican Agents of Process Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — ST CHARTERS AND BUSES INC (USDOT 3215583)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — Uninsured 733 days (since Sep 1, 2024).

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — AllAmerican Agents of Process
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3215583/
As of: Sep 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3215583 Inactive PRIVATE PROPERTY;PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: ALEJANDRA LECONA Passengers Based in HOSUTON, TX

FMCSA census as of Sep 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F

Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 5/5 scored components is 54/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.

F confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD
Uninsured · 0/100

No active BIPD/Primary on file since Sep 1, 2024.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=325248 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Do not book.

  • Status ACTIVE → INACTIVE · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

Uninsured since Sep 1, 2024

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3215583
In FMCSA records since Nov 26, 2018 (~7y)
Company officer ALEJANDRA LECONA
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Passengers
Fleet size 3 units
Drivers 6
Annual mileage 1,100,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
4501 AIRLINE DR
HOSUTON, TX 77022
Mailing
3520 JENSEN DR #21165
HOUSTON, TX 77022
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3215583
In FMCSA records since Nov 26, 2018 (~7y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1,100,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2020-05-22 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings
Power Units
3
Drivers
6
Inspections
9
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
100.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
2
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
0 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, down 87% versus the prior 24 months, most heavily in US (1 stops), with Level 2 inspections the most common.

Violation profile

Top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 6 drivers; Amer is the most-inspected make.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 325,248 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 325,248 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
100%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 325,248 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 status change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Status ACTIVE INACTIVE
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (1 months)

2024-05 2024-05
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Amer 1
Recent Inspections (9 rows) View all 9 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
81735243 May 29, 2024 US 2 HIDALGO TX
Amer BUS
3 393.9(a), 393.62, 395.24 Yes
79276935 Jul 31, 2023 US 1 LAREDOTX
North Amer MOTOR COACH
5 395.8K2-HOSPVI, 396.5B-L, 395.30B1-ELDDFR Yes
78602464 May 11, 2023 US 5 HOUSTONTX
VAN HOOL MOTOR COACH
1 393.75B-TFV No
78590627 May 11, 2023 US 5 HOUSTONTX
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES MOTOR COACH
0 No
78590604 May 11, 2023 US 5 HOUSTONTX
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES MOTOR COACH
0 No
78580210 May 10, 2023 US 5 HOUSTONTX
American C MOTOR COACH
0 No
78580201 May 10, 2023 US 5 HOUSTONTX
American C MOTOR COACH
0 No
78567625 May 9, 2023 US 5 HOUSTONTX
VAN HOOL MOTOR COACH
3 393.45A-BHTBS, 393.75B-TFV, 393.9A-LIL Yes
78576525 May 5, 2023 TX 4 tx-us-0290-in-harris-co.-(706-738
VAN HOOL MOTOR COACH
Ticket: Vnhl
2 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
TX6EIAHQE1KT Sep 1, 2022 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX65XAHQE1FV Nov 4, 2021 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC1005214 common INACTIVE
MC Certificate Documents (4 letters, 2 PDFs available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jul 28, 2020 MC1005214 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Jul 28, 2020 MC1005214 Daily Register Revocation Daily Register →
May 22, 2020 MC1005214-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
May 6, 2019 MC1005214-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (7 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73APS007090 BIPD/Primary Sep 2, 2023 Sep 1, 2024 CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73APB006204 BIPD/Primary Mar 2, 2023 Sep 1, 2023 CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73APB005306 BIPD/Primary Mar 2, 2022 Mar 2, 2023 CANCELLED
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. 72APB004575 BIPD/Primary Mar 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2022 CANCELLED
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY 152001 1077965 BIPD/Primary Aug 31, 2020 Mar 2, 2021 REPLACED
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY 152001 1077965 BIPD/Primary May 1, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 NAME CHANGED
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY 151901 1077965 BIPD/Primary May 1, 2019 May 1, 2020 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 9, 2024
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Sep 9, 2024
    authority
    REVOKED — ENTERPRISE
    Details →
  3. Sep 9, 2024
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  4. Sep 1, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  5. Sep 5, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Sep 1, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  7. Mar 3, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Mar 2, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  9. Mar 3, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Mar 2, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
  11. Mar 2, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Aug 31, 2020
    insurance
    NAMECHG — MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Jul 28, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. May 1, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  15. May 1, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
HOUSTONTX US 6 1
HIDALGO TX US 1 1
LAREDOTX US 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 0
393.62 Windshield wipers inoperative Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 1 0
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