BLACK TIE TRANSPORTATION BUS CHARTERS INC
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, Sep 2025 – Mar 2026: 3 crashes (0 fatal, 1 injury) · 5 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 0.0% (national avg 22.3%)
Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 36
- Drivers · CDL
- 47 · 47
- Annual miles
- 1.2M ~33k 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 (Sep 12, 2024)
- Registered
- Sep 7, 2012 (14 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Feb 20, 2026
- Officer
- JEFF SHANKER
- Phone
- (336) 768-5177
- jeff@blacktietransportation.net
- Address
- 3050 Ridgewood Road, Winston-Salem NC 27107
Cargo
FMCSA status today
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2025 – Mar 2026Violations
0 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2025 – Mar 2026No violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2025 – Mar 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Nov162025Nov 16, 2025 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar272025Mar 27, 2025 · North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Sep282024Sep 28, 2024 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDusk, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 of the 3 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceThe live FMCSA check isn't on hand; see FMCSA status today.
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $5,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Aug 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2012
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it operates
Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
- Federal inspectors 3
- North Carolina (HQ) 2
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
2 driver inspections · 5 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2025 – Mar 2026.
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