LONERGANS CHARTER SERVICE INC

DBA LONERGAN MOTOR COACH INC
USDOT 84782MC-Docket MC155114MILLERSVILLE, MD
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LONERGANS CHARTER SERVICE INC (USDOT 84782) in MILLERSVILLE, MD — 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.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • 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.
  • 4 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2023-05-12 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2025-01-15 (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 2025-01-15

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.52
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 0.07

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
2
Injuries
4
Crashes
277
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
99
Total drivers
106
Years in business
52
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
4 of 4 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
5%
Vehicle OOS rate
0.4%

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
4 times last 2023-05-12
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-05-07
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2025-01-15 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

368
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
18
Violations
2
OOS violations
1
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-01-22 → 2025-07-21.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-01-12 MD Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-05-05 MD 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-05-02 MD 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-13 MD Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
16 4 2025-05-05
Unsafe driving 392
1 1 2025-05-05
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2025-01-08

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-05-05 Hours-of-Service Compliance Fatigue - Operating a commercial motor vehicle while impaired through fatigue. OOS
2025-01-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
2025-01-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2024-07-12 Vehicle Maintenance Cab/body improperly secured to frame
2024-07-11 Vehicle Maintenance Improper Lamp Mounting
2024-07-11 Vehicle Maintenance Cab/body parts requirements violations
2024-07-09 Vehicle Maintenance Failing to have sufficient air/vacuum reserve OOS
2024-07-02 Vehicle Maintenance Cab/body improperly secured to frame

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 7 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-05-05 MD · Level 1 11 viols· 1 OOSPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207C-SLSS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207C-SLSS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209E-STPSD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203A-CBP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LFTSM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
Unsafe driving 392 3-F OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2025-01-08 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-HLLH
2024-07-12 MD · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203(b)
2024-07-11 MD · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203
2024-07-11 MD · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 25(a)
2024-07-09 MD · Level 5 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 50(a) OOS
2024-07-02 MD · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203(b)

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