NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION
DBA NJ TRANSIT BUS OPERATIONS
USDOT 74293MC-Docket MC003647NEWARK, NJ
Do not tender2,394 power units
NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION (USDOT 74293) in NEWARK, NJ — carries a hard disqualifier. 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.
- 418 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- 9 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 1991-09-30 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1981-04-09 (U).
- 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
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.13
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.02
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.82
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
9
Fatalities
503
Injuries
418
Crashes
5435
Inspections
80
OOS inspections
92
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 2,394
- Total drivers
- 4,900
- Years in business
- 52
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 418 of 418 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.3%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 6.4%
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 1991-09-30
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-19
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 1981-04-09 · U
Inspection history (all-time)
8,606
Inspections
126
OOS inspections
1,090
Violations
144
OOS violations
23
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-19 → 2026-05-29.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-05-12
NJ
Tow-away
2026-05-06
NJ
1 injuredTow-away
2026-05-03
NJ
1 injured
2026-05-03
NJ
4 injured
2026-04-27
NJ
4 injured
2026-04-26
NJ
2 injuredTow-away
2026-04-23
NJ
1 injured
2026-04-22
NJ
1 injured
2026-04-17
NJ
1 injuredTow-away
2026-04-17
NJ
1 injured
2026-04-14
NJ
Tow-away
2026-04-13
PA
Tow-away
2026-04-10
NJ
3 injuredTow-away
2026-04-09
NJ
1 injured
2026-04-09
NJ
1 injured
2026-04-08
NJ
3 injuredTow-away
2026-04-05
NJ
7 injuredTow-away
2026-04-02
NJ
1 injured
2026-04-01
NJ
2 injuredTow-away
2026-03-30
NJ
3 injuredTow-away
2026-03-28
NJ
1 injured
2026-03-25
NJ
1 injured
2026-03-25
NJ
Tow-away
2026-03-24
NJ
1 injured
2026-03-23
NJ
1 injured
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
695 | 102 | 2026-03-12 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
202 | 29 | 2026-03-12 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
150 | 1 | 2026-02-25 |
CDL standards 383
|
23 | 14 | 2026-03-11 |
General safety regulations 390
|
12 | 4 | 2025-06-07 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
7 | 5 | 2025-08-14 |
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
|
1 | 0 | 2024-06-19 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps (other than headlamps) not securely mounted | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere. | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system. | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system. | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn - Inoperative or defective | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Door missing/broken | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV while not in possession of a CDL on person | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Seats not secured/loose or equipped with improper aisle seats | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) improperly mounted | — |
| 2026-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Parking lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust System - Other than Gasoline - Exhaust system leaking or discharging under the chassis more than 15 inches (38.1 | OOS |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit inoperative (does not open close and/or secure as designed) | OOS |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Not securely fastened to the vehicle | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Seats not secured/loose or equipped with improper aisle seats | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Leaking hub | OOS |
| 2026-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Seats not secured/loose or equipped with improper aisle seats | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Seats not secured/loose or equipped with improper aisle seats | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit inoperative (does not open close and/or secure as designed) | OOS |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing. | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-BAAL | — | — |
2026-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E-SPSLA | — | — |
2026-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 25A-L | — | — |
2026-03-12 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRCLS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2026-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
2026-03-12 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRCLS | — | — |
2026-03-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81-H | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-OAL | — | — |
2026-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203A-CBP | — | — |
2026-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2026-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2026-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-OAL | — | — |
2026-03-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2026-03-11 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
2026-03-11 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLNP | — | — |
2026-03-06 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 91-BU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
2026-03-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 24C-L | — | — |
2026-03-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
2026-02-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LPL | — | — |
2026-02-26 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
2026-02-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-02-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9AA1 | — | — |
2026-02-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2026-02-12 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83D-ELNGPB | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
2026-02-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2026-02-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
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