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USDOT 905572 · ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC
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ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 905572 MC 413682 Hoboken, NJ Authorized For-Hire
652 power units 850 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, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026: 23 crashes (0 fatal, 16 injury) · 873 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 4.8% (national avg 22.3%)

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
652
Drivers · CDL
850 · 850
Annual miles
16.2M unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors0000
Trailers0000

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Dec 9, 2024)
Registered
Sep 14, 2000 (26 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Feb 4, 2026 (Address Change)
Officers
FRANCIS TEDESCO · DAVID BOLEN
Phone
(201) 420-7000
Email
dbolen@academybus.com
Address
111 Paterson Avenue, Hoboken NJ 07030

Cargo

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
23
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 16 injury · 22 people hurt in all
Inspections
873
83% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
4.8%
28 of 578 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.3%
2 of 590 driver inspections
Violations
216
35 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 130 inspections, 1 out of service 130 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 74 inspections, 2 out of service 74 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 175 inspections, 5 out of service 175 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 152 inspections, 4 out of service 152 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 53 inspections, 2 out of service 53 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 51 inspections, 3 out of service 51 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 149 inspections, 7 out of service 149 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 88 inspections, 6 out of service 88 Q3 '26
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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Violations

216 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    197 · 33 out-of-service
    Brakes 42 · Lights 40 · Cargo securement 18 · Steering & suspension 13 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 80 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    10 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 6 · Reckless / lane 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 2 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Sep
    1
    2026
    Sep 1, 2026 · New Jersey
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    13
    2026
    Aug 13, 2026 · New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    21
    2026
    May 21, 2026 · New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    12
    2026
    May 12, 2026 · New Jersey
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    6
    2026
    May 6, 2026 · New Jersey
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    9
    2025
    Dec 9, 2025 · New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    18
    2025
    Jun 18, 2025 · New York
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    7
    2025
    Jun 7, 2025 · Massachusetts
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

15 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
primary $5,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 + excess $3,500,000 · First Interstate Indemnity Risk Retention Group, Inc. (risk retention group)
on record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2000
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA → First Interstate Indemnity Risk Retention Group, Inc. (Jan 2026)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • New Jersey (HQ) 426
  • Massachusetts 160
  • Maryland 130
  • Virginia 74
  • New York 30
  • Pennsylvania 17
  • Federal inspectors 11
  • Rhode Island 7

49% of inspections were in its home state.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/905572