Small fleet
0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Small fleet
0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
14 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
RED CHARTER BUSES LLC (USDOT 2290322) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 8, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.
The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.
It reports 0 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 17, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 20, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
RED CHARTER BUSES LLC's USDOT number is 2290322, and its motor carrier number is MC-782140.
As of Aug 20, 2026, RED CHARTER BUSES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
RED CHARTER BUSES LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 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.
RED CHARTER BUSES LLC operates 0 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
RED CHARTER BUSES LLC is based in BROWNSVILLE, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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2 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2025 → Apr 2026 | $5M | 1 |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2024 → Apr 2026 | $5M | 2 |
| TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2023 → Apr 2025 | $5M | 2 |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2023 → Apr 2024 | $5M | 1 |
| TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2022 → Apr 2023 | $5M | 1 |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2022 → Apr 2023 | $5M | 1 |
| NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. | Apr 2021 → Apr 2022 | $5M | 1 |
| NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2019 → Jun 2020 | $5M | 1 |
| NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. | Jul 2012 → Dec 2019 | $5M | 18 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
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.
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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