AMERICAN CHARTER BUSES LLC
1 power unit
2 drivers
mileage unreliable
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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, Nov 2024 – Jul 2025: 0 crashes · 2 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 50.0% (national avg 22.3%)
Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 1
- Drivers · CDL
- 2 · 2
- Annual miles
- 411k unreliable
| 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 / Private Property
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Dec 29, 2023)
- Registered
- Aug 4, 2020 (6 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jun 16, 2026
- Officers
- MICHAEL BENJAMIN VARA · BERTHA G VARA
- Phone
- (915) 491-2299
- americanchbuses@yahoo.com
- Address
- 8015 Alameda Ave Ste C, El Paso TX 79915-4705
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Jul 2025Crashes
0
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
2
0% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
1 of 2 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 2 driver inspections
Violations
3
1 out-of-service violation
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
3 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Jul 2025-
Vehicle maintenance No alert3 · 1 out-of-serviceCargo securement 1 · Lights 1 · Other parts 1
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Hours of service No alert0
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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, Nov 2024 – Jul 2025 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $5,000,000 · Prime Insurance Companyon record since May 21, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY → Prime Insurance Company (May 2026); NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. → TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2024)
- 11 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 7 took effect (the last Oct 4, 2025, replaced 229 days later); 4 replaced before they took effect
- 10 days without a liability filing (Oct 4, 2025 – Oct 14, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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
- New Mexico 1
- Federal inspectors 1
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 | 2 | 5.50 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
2 driver inspections · 2 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Nov 2024 – Jul 2025.
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