PETER PAN BUS LINES INC
(413) 781-2900
jacob@peterpanbus.com
1 Peter Pan Way, Springfield MA 01103
142
power units
141 drivers
7.9M mi/yr · ~56k per unit
Not graded
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 142
- Drivers · CDL
- 141 · 141
- Annual miles
- 7.9M
| 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 (03-30-2026)
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-18-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JACOB DUBOIS
Cargo
34.0
low risk
Other: SMALL PACKAGES
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 Aug 7, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes6 crashes with 9 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Mar 2025 – Dec 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 7 of 59 violations (12%). Brake or light defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 2.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 2.2% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 89% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 2
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Excessive speeding: 16
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
15
1 fatality · 9 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
467
89% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
2.0%
8 of 393
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.2%
4 of 180
National avg 6.7%
Violations
59
13 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 112 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.053 | 0.017 |
| Inspections | 2.37 | 0.48 |
| Violations | 0.21 | 0.20 |
| Critical violations | 0.06 | 0.03 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, low-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
59 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert27 · 9 OOSBrakes 7 · Lights 7 · Cargo securement 4 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 8
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Unsafe driving No alert22 · 0 OOSSpeeding 16 · Reckless / lane 5 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert7 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 7
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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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-
Jul262026District of ColumbiaProperty damage onlyTwo-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul112026MarylandProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun292026ConnecticutInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar42026New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov142025MassachusettsInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug72025PennsylvaniaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsA person in a wheelchair hit and killed by bus in incident near 30th Street StationPhiladelphia Inquirer · Aug 7, 2025
Why this link: FMCSA crash report PA507760700X (PENNDOT) lists PETER PAN BUS LINES INC’s bus in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name PETER PAN BUS LINES INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Jun272025MassachusettsProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jun132025PennsylvaniaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May52025MassachusettsInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr212025PennsylvaniaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan142025MassachusettsInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
7 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 15 crashes was fatal.
6 of the 15 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 · Pilgrim Insurance Companyon record since Jul 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1991
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY → Pilgrim Insurance Company (Jul 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since May 31, 1989)
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
16 filings and 5 authority events since 1977 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
16 filings and 5 authority events since 1977 · 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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Jul 1, 2025Pilgrim Insurance CompanyLiability · $5,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2012ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer156 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2011ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2012 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Dec 13, 2012 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2006HANOVER INSURANCE CO.Liability · $5,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2011 · replaced by another insurer60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2005TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2006 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 13, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 29, 2004cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2004ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2005 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2004GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability (excess) · $5,000,000 over $5,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2001GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Oct 8, 2004 · cancellation notice took effect44 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2000GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Feb 2, 2001 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 19, 1999FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 13, 1999cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 1999US FIDELITY & GUARANTY INSURANCE CO OF MSLiability (excess) · $1,500,000 over $500,000 · ended Jul 1, 2004 · superseded by the same policy65 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 1999UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.Liability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,500,000 · ended Apr 29, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect39 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 1999GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2000 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1998MASSWEST INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.Liability (excess) · $250,000 over $250,000 · ended Jul 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurer72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 1995UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,750,000 over $250,000 · ended Mar 24, 1999 · cancellation notice took effect50 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 1991SELF-INSUREDLiability · $250,000 · ended Jul 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurer155 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 1991LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,750,000 over $250,000 · ended Feb 1, 1995 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 21, 1986FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 12, 1986cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 28, 1979FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 22, 1980cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 23, 1977Operating 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
- Massachusetts (HQ) 359
- Connecticut 41
- Pennsylvania 29
- Rhode Island 13
- Delaware 10
- New York 9
- New Jersey 5
- Maryland 1
77% 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
467
Driver Insp
180
Driver OOS
4
Vehicle Insp
393
Vehicle OOS
8
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Percentile | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 22 | 1.71 | - | |
| HOS Compliance | 4 | 0.16 | - | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.12 | - | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 25 | 0.21 | - |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JAN-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.