COLORADO TOUR LINE LLC
DBA: GRAY LINE OF DENVER
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 58
- Drivers · CDL
- 43 · 17
- Annual miles
- 260k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (08-26-2024)
- Registered
- 05-01-1997 (29 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-13-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- TRINA CUTCHER
- Officer
- PATRICIA BARTLEY
Cargo
- 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.
The expected crashes on this page assume the filed fleet of 58 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 2 units seen in 24 months, 0.02 inspections per filed unit-year. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.
MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).
Not enough record to grade yet.
2 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-4 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
-
Filed fleet not seen on the roadOnly 2 of the 58 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (2 inspections in all). The crash expectation assumes all 58 are running.Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated May 2026).
- 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
-
Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
-
Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
-
Limited inspection historyFewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.
Track record
Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Colorado (about 30 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.009 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 0.10 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 0.00 | 0.56 |
| Critical violations | 0.00 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
0 violations · 24 monthsNo violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Apr92025ColoradoProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
-
$5,000,000 · LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Mar 17, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2003
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA since Dec 17, 1981
- One liability insurer throughout
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Mar 17, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 21, 2025)
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
48 filings and 36 authority events since 1967 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
-
Mar 17, 2025LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Feb 18, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 21, 2025opened after LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 17, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jun 19, 2020LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Mar 17, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect57 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
May 26, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 28, 2020opened after LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 19, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Apr 1, 2020LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 19, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Mar 5, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 1, 2020opened after LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 1, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jan 26, 2019LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Dec 31, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 29, 2019opened after LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 26, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
May 9, 2018LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jan 26, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Apr 12, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 30, 2018opened after LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 9, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jan 5, 2017LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended May 9, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect16 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jun 9, 2016LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jan 5, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
May 13, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 9, 2016opened after LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 9, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Feb 3, 2016LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 9, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jan 7, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 3, 2016opened after LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 3, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Oct 1, 2015LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Feb 3, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
May 20, 2014NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 30, 2015 came after the replacement; 16 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
May 8, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 21, 2014opened after NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 4, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Oct 1, 2013NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended May 20, 2014 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 4, 2014 came after the replacement; 8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jul 30, 2013LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2013 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 29, 2013 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jul 3, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 24, 2013opened after LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 30, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jun 8, 2013LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jul 30, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
May 13, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 10, 2013opened after LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 8, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Aug 30, 2012LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 8, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Aug 3, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 29, 2012opened after LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 30, 2012)L&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
- Colorado (HQ) 2
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (58 power units: 58 filed, 2 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 58 power units this active to have about 0.2 crashes a year — but only 2 of the 58 filed units were seen roadside in 24 months (0.02 inspections per filed unit-year), so this expectation assumes the filed fleet is real. This motor carrier recorded 1 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 0.3 a year) — about 1.7× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.3 over the next 12 — about 1.2× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Passenger| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Percentile | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 | 0.00 | - |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (05-AUG-26 – 30-JUN-26) 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.