COUGAR BUS LINES LTD
8 power units
20 drivers
520k mi/yr
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Not graded
Passenger operation — outside the model for motor carriers of property
Checked Nov 8, 2026
Why it isn't graded
Not graded: passenger operation. The FRED Score is a model for motor carriers of property; a passenger model is a separate study.
FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Jul 2026: 1 crash (0 fatal, 0 injury) · 12 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 16.7% (national avg 22.3%)
Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 8
- Drivers · CDL
- 20 · 20
- Annual miles
- 520k ~65k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Jul 23, 2026)
- Registered
- May 9, 2003 (23 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Feb 26, 2025
- DUNS
- 149472594
- Officers
- RICARDO RODRIGUEZ, JR · MELISSA VILLARREAL RODRIGUEZ
- Phone
- (956) 726-9978
- richie@cougarbuslines.com
- Address
- 209 Flecha Lane, Laredo TX 78045
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Jul 2026Crashes
1
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
12
8% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
2 of 12 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 6 driver inspections
Violations
19
2 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
19 on the FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Jul 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert16 · 2 out-of-serviceLights 1 · Other parts 15
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Hours of service No alert2 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceSeat belt 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Jul 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
1 crash
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Apr22025Apr 2, 2025 · LouisianaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- primary $1,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jul 14, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2017
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Jul 14, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers
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FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Federal inspectors 7
- Texas (HQ) 5
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 11 | 1.92 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 1 | 0.22 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 1 | 0.95 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
6 driver inspections · 12 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Dec 2024 – Jul 2026.
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