3 GUYS & A BUS INC

USDOT 1501444MC-Docket MC572534CLINTON, IA
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3 GUYS & A BUS INC (USDOT 1501444) in CLINTON, IA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $5,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 4 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2021-12-12 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF MID-AMERICA) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-02-19) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 18 times, most recent 2026-02-19 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2024-07-02 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2024-07-03

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 0

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
1
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$5,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
9
Total drivers
10
Years in business
20
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
0%

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
18 times last 2026-02-19
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-05-06
Insurance lapse history
4 lapse(s) most recent 2021-12-12
Last compliance review
2024-07-02 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

6
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
7
Violations
2
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-02-01 → 2026-05-15.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
3 1 2024-05-06
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 1 2024-05-06
Unsafe driving 392
1 0 2024-02-01
Hours of service 395
1 0 2026-05-15

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2024-05-06 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others in contact with a part of the vehicle OOS
2024-05-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2024-05-06 Vehicle Maintenance Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does not convey message) OOS
2024-05-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2024-05-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 5 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-15 MO · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8A
2024-05-06 US · Level 5 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62 OOS
2024-05-06 US · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2024-05-06 US · Level 5 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b)
2024-02-01 IL · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 82(a)(1)

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