ESCOT BUS LINES LLC

USDOT 535893MC-Docket MC211400LARGO, FL
Review before tendering72 power units

ESCOT BUS LINES LLC (USDOT 535893) in LARGO, FL — 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.
  • 6 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 2025-09-11 (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 2025-09-23

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.17
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 0.07

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
6
Crashes
21
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
72
Total drivers
106
Years in business
33
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
6 of 6 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
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
4 times last 2023-05-12
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-13
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2025-09-11 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

43
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
6
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-09-12 → 2026-01-03.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-11-22 GA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Other, Daylight, Dry
2025-08-10 FL 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Rain, Daylight, Wet
2025-05-06 FL 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-03-15 FL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-23 FL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-09-13 FL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-05-05 PA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Rain, Daylight, Wet

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
General safety regulations 390
2 0 2025-03-31
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
2 0 2024-10-16
Unsafe driving 392
1 0 2026-01-03

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-01-03 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-01-11 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-10-16 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.

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.

2026-01-03 GA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
2025-03-31 FL · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB1-MC
2024-10-16 GA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
General safety regulations 390 3E2-D
2023-09-12 FL · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62(a)

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