COMETA BUS LLC
COMETA BUS LLC (USDOT 4284318) in MCALLEN, TX — 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.
- Current BIPD policy (PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 13 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-12-26) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2025-12-26 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- 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
BASIC safety measures
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
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 6
- Total drivers
- 6
- Years in business
- 2
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 50%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 50%Above national
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
- 2 times last 2025-12-26
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-04-16
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
Record spans 2025-05-19 → 2026-04-09.
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
|
10 | 4 | 2026-04-09 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
2 | 0 | 2026-04-09 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
2 | 0 | 2026-04-09 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 0 | 2026-04-09 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2026-02-17 |
Hours of service 395
|
1 | 1 | 2026-04-09 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2026-04-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Driver Fitness | Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2026-02-17 | Driver Fitness | Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem | — |
| 2025-05-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Equipped with aisle seats not designed and installed to automatically fold and leave a clear aisle when they are | OOS |
| 2025-05-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does not convey message) | OOS |
| 2025-05-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Battery - Not protected | — |
| 2025-05-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Marked emergency exit is obstructed (includes obstruction of the markings release mechanism and/or the opening o | OOS |
| 2025-05-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-05-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-05-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does convey message) | — |
| 2025-05-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 4 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-09 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
2026-04-09 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Z | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2026-02-17 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Z | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
2025-05-19 10 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUCR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 30-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62-BEMEO | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62-BEND | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62-BENM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 91-BASIW | OOS | — |
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