TAC TRANSPORTATION

DBA PACIFIC CREST BUS LINES
USDOT 2114332MC-Docket MC737056REDMOND, OR
Review before tendering39 power units

TAC TRANSPORTATION (USDOT 2114332) in REDMOND, OR — 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 2016-12-01 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 8.54 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2016-05-25 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2025-08-08 (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
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2025-08-21

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.26

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
13
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
39
Total drivers
52
Years in business
15
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
8.54
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
30.8%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
8 times last 2016-05-25
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-10-24
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2016-12-01
Last compliance review
2025-08-08 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

24
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
11
Violations
6
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-06 → 2026-05-14.

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
9 6 2026-05-03
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2025-07-23

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-08-06 Vehicle Maintenance Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does not convey message) OOS
2025-08-06 Vehicle Maintenance Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does not convey message) OOS
2025-07-23 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2025-01-30 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-01-30 Vehicle Maintenance Buses - Marked emergency exit is inoperative (does not open close and/or secure as designed). OOS
2025-01-30 Vehicle Maintenance Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does not convey message) OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 8 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-03 OR · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
2025-08-06 OR · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62-BENM OOS
2025-08-06 OR · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62-BENM OOS
2025-07-23 OR · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB2-DOT
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
2025-01-30 OR · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62-BEMEI OOS
2025-01-30 OR · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2025-01-30 OR · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62-BENM OOS
2023-07-06 OR · Level 5 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 28 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 62(e) OOS

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