DELTA BUS LINES 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 – Feb 2026: 0 crashes · 8 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 25.0% (national avg 22.3%)
Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 11
- Drivers · CDL
- 10 · 10
- Annual miles
- 704k ~64k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Sep 22, 2025)
- Registered
- Aug 27, 1985 (41 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Nov 20, 2025 (Biennial Update)
- Officer
- JOSEPH HOWARD SR
- Phone
- (662) 627-5188
- deltabus@bellsouth.net
- Address
- Hwy 82 East, Greenville MS 38702
Cargo
FMCSA status today
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2025 – Feb 2026Violations
9 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2025 – Feb 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert8 · 2 out-of-serviceTires 2 · Lights 1 · Other parts 5
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Hours of service No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 1
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2025 – Feb 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
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 FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.on record since Jun 15, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1994A cancellation notice effective Jun 15, 2026 was on file at May 14, 2026; whether it took effect is not in FMCSA's frozen record — see the live check.
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- One liability insurer throughout
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Jun 15, 2025, replaced the same day)
- 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.
- Mississippi (HQ) 5
- Tennessee 3
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 4 | 4.40 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 1 | 0.40 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
3 driver inspections · 8 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2025 – Feb 2026.
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