TRANSPORTATION CHARTER SERVICES INC
(714) 637-4300
terry@tcsbus.com
1931 N Batavia Street, Orange CA 92865
126
power units
165 drivers
4M mi/yr · ~32k per unit
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 126
- Drivers · CDL
- 165 · 165
- Annual miles
- 4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (12-31-2024)
- Registered
- 03-16-1990 (36 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-10-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- TERRY FISCHER
- Officer
- KATHRYN FISCHER
Cargo
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Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Aug 2026
Crashes
5
2 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
180
97% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.6%
1 of 177
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 45
Violations
8
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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What they get cited for
8 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert5 · 0 OOSLights 4 · Brakes 1
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Hours of service No alert2 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 2
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Unsafe driving No alert1 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul32025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr262025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar212025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Nov22024CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct272024ArizonaFatal · 2 deathsDaylight.
1 of the 5 crashes was fatal.
2 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$5,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since May 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1993
- 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
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Inspections by state
- California (HQ) 163
- Texas 8
- Arizona 4
- Montana 3
- New Mexico 1
- Federal inspectors 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (91%).
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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.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PassengerTotal Inspections
180
Driver Insp
45
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
177
Vehicle OOS
1
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Percentile | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 1 | 0.09 | - | |
| HOS Compliance | 2 | 0.10 | - | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 4 | 0.05 | - |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-OCT-25 – 30-AUG-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.