BUSCO INC
DBA: ARROW STAGE LINES
(402) 731-1900
jeffrey.howes@arrowstagelines.com
720 E Norfolk Avenue, Norfolk NE 68701
209
power units
239 drivers
7.7M mi/yr · ~37k per unit
Not graded
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 209
- Drivers · CDL
- 239 · 239
- Annual miles
- 7.7M
| 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 (04-02-2025)
- Registered
- 01-10-1991 (35 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-04-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- STEPHEN BUSSKOHL
- Officer
- CASSIE RIGGERT
Cargo
64.0
medium risk
General Freight
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Not Graded
Not graded: passenger operation. The FRED Score is a property-carrier model; a passenger model is a separate study.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record.
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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Feb 27, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 6 of 13 violations (46%). Brake or light defects led to 1 out-of-service order.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 0.9% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 91% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
7
1 fatality · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
119
91% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.9%
1 of 115
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 53
National avg 6.7%
Violations
13
1 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.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.017 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.49 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.03 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.00 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
13 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert11 · 1 OOSBrakes 6 · Lights 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 1
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Unsafe driving No alert1 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 1
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Hours of service No alert1 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 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-
Apr212026MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb132026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Dec192025ColoradoProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb272025ColoradoFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan212025ArizonaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Dec62024ArizonaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov292024IowaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 of the 7 crashes was fatal.
1 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$5,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Feb 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1992
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 3, 2006)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
5 filings and 7 authority events since 1990 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
5 filings and 7 authority events since 1990 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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May 26, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 31, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 12, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 20, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2023National Interstate Insurance CompanyLiability · $5,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jan 3, 2006Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 19, 2005Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 1, 2005cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 18, 1998FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 30, 1998opened after ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 15, 1998)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 11, 1998NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)293 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 11, 1998NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Dec 19, 2005 · insurer name change87 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 11, 1995ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 11, 1998 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 15, 1998 came after the replacement; 37 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 11, 1992LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Aug 29, 1995 · cancellation notice took effect37 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 1990Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Arizona 49
- Nebraska (HQ) 14
- Colorado 10
- Iowa 10
- Missouri 8
- California 6
- New Mexico 5
- New York 5
12% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
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
119
Driver Insp
53
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
115
Vehicle OOS
1
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Percentile | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 1 | 0.07 | - | |
| HOS Compliance | 1 | 0.02 | - | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 10 | 0.35 | - |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-MAY-25 – 31-AUG-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.