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Motor Carrier Safety Report

USDOT 1734295 · T A NELSON COACH LINES INC

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T A NELSON COACH LINES INC

USDOT 1734295 MC 637349 Connellsville, PA Authorized For-Hire

12 power units 15 drivers 330k 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, Mar 2025 – Jul 2026: 2 crashes (0 fatal, 0 injury) · 23 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 17.4% (national avg 22.3%)

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units: 12
Drivers · CDL: 15 · 15
Annual miles: 330k ~28k 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 (Mar 28, 2025)
Registered: Feb 4, 2008 (18 yrs)
MCS-150 update: Jun 12, 2025
Officers: RANDALL RICHTER · LOIS R RICHTER
Phone: (724) 628-8660
Email: tanelsoncharterlines@gmail.com
Address: 190 Vanderbilt Road, Connellsville PA 15425

Cargo

Cargo risk score FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls Log in

Other: SCHOOL STUDENTS

FMCSA status today

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Jul 2026

Crashes

0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all

Inspections

44% clean (no violations)

Vehicle out-of-service

17.4%

4 of 23 vehicle inspections

Driver out-of-service

10.0%

1 of 10 driver inspections

Violations

7 out-of-service violations

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order

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Violations

24 on the FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Jul 2026

Vehicle maintenance No alert

23 · 6 out-of-service

Brakes 6 · Lights 6 · Tires 5 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 2 · 2 more
Hours of service No alert

1 · 1 out-of-service

Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
Unsafe driving No alert

0
Driver fitness No alert

0
Drugs & alcohol No alert

0

Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Jul 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026

2 crashes

Aug

30

2025

Aug 30, 2025 · Pennsylvania
Property damage only
Dark - lighted.
Dec

15

2024

Dec 15, 2024 · Pennsylvania
Property damage only
Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since

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On FMCSA's filing record

Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026): $5,000,000 · TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Oct 28, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2008
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

2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: RLI INSURANCE COMPANY → TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2025)
2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Oct 28, 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 Log in

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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Inspections by state

Pennsylvania (HQ) 21
New Jersey 1
Ohio 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (91%).

FMCSA records

BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.

BASIC	Inspections with violations	Measure	Alert
Vehicle maintenance	13	4.16	No alert
Hours of service	1	0.46	No alert
Unsafe driving	0	0.00	No alert
Driver fitness	0	0.00	No alert
Drugs & alcohol	0	0.00	No alert

10 driver inspections · 23 vehicle inspections

These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Mar 2025 – Jul 2026.

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