AMERICANOS USA LLC

DBA AUTOBUSES AMERICANOS
USDOT 781086MC-Docket MC309813ALBUQUERQUE, NM
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AMERICANOS USA LLC (USDOT 781086) in ALBUQUERQUE, NM — 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.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 1999-04-23 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • 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 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 1999-05-20 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2023-01-30 (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 2023-02-08

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.19
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.64

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
279
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
12
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
7
Total drivers
42
Years in business
28
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0.3%
Vehicle OOS rate
6.8%

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 1999-05-20
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-03-30
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 1999-04-23
Last compliance review
2023-01-30 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

427
Inspections
16
OOS inspections
188
Violations
18
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-29 → 2026-06-12.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

No cited violations on record for this carrier.

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-05-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any obscured.
2026-05-11 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
2026-05-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2026-05-11 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance Buses - Electrical cable missing/damaged protective grommets OOS
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2026-02-23 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2026-02-23 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2026-02-23 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste
2025-12-01 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-12-01 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-10-22 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-10-16 Vehicle Maintenance Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system.
2025-10-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-10-08 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2025-10-07 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-10-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste
2025-10-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-10-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2025-10-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-10-07 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2025-08-28 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-08-19 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-08-18 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-08-14 Vehicle Maintenance Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system.
2025-08-05 Vehicle Maintenance Buses - Electrical cable missing/damaged protective grommets OOS
2025-08-05 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-08-04 Vehicle Maintenance Buses - Electrical cable missing/damaged protective grommets OOS
2025-08-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-07-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-07-23 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-07-23 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2025-07-23 Vehicle Maintenance Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing
2025-07-22 Driver Fitness Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction. OOS
2025-07-22 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-07-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C
2025-07-22 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-07-22 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2025-07-16 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-07-16 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
2025-07-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-07-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2025-07-16 Vehicle Maintenance Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does convey message)
2025-07-15 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-07-15 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-07-15 Vehicle Maintenance Buses - Seats not secured/loose or equipped with improper aisle seats

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.

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