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TRI-STATE COACH LINES INC

USDOT 70748 · MC129038 · read from FMCSA data 2026-11-09 08:14 UTC

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Red flags

No active operating authority (FMCSA's old file, as of 2026-05-14)MC129038 Common carrier: Inactive. Without active authority a company may not haul (or broker) regulated interstate freight for hire.
Source: Carrier - All With History (legacy, frozen 2026-05-14) (common_stat)
Same physical address as 3 other USDOT numbersUSDOT 2847473 KIMC SOUTHWEST HOUSTON LLC (inactive); USDOT 3584986 MACH 1 EXPRESS INC (active); USDOT 720813 DRIVECO CDL LEARNING CENTER INC (inactive). Shared contacts can be innocent, for example a family business or a shared office.
Source: Company Census File (address)
Same phone number as 1 other USDOT numberUSDOT 351122 TRI STATE COACH LINES INC (inactive). Shared contacts can be innocent, for example a family business or a shared office.
Source: Company Census File (phone)
Authority facts come from FMCSA's old licensing file, frozen on 2026-05-14This company has not shown up in FMCSA's new Motus licensing data yet, so its authority and insurance status may be out of date here. Confirm on the FMCSA page linked below.
Source: Carrier - All With History (legacy, frozen 2026-05-14) (common_stat)
Registration not updated in over 2 yearsCarriers must update their MCS-150 every 2 years. Last update on record: 2006-12-13.
Source: Company Census File (mcs150_date)
Phone on the authority record differs from the census phoneAuthority: 2198259405; census: 2199441200. Call the number FMCSA has, not the one in an email.
Source: Carrier - All With History (legacy, frozen 2026-05-14) (common_stat); Company Census File (phone, email_address, phy_*, company_officer_*)

Contacts shared with other USDOT numbers

Shares a phone with 1 other USDOT number on FMCSA's census

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USDOTLegal nameUSDOT statusMatched onSource
351122TRI STATE COACH LINES INCInactivephoneCompany Census File
Shares a physical address with 3 other USDOT numbers on FMCSA's census

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USDOTLegal nameUSDOT statusMatched onSource
2847473KIMC SOUTHWEST HOUSTON LLCInactivephysical addressCompany Census File
3584986MACH 1 EXPRESS INCActivephysical addressCompany Census File
720813DRIVECO CDL LEARNING CENTER INCInactivephysical addressCompany Census File

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Registration

USDOT statusInactive
Company Census File · status_code
OperationInterstate · Private passenger, business · Private passenger, non-business · Authorized for hire
Trucks / drivers19 power units · 84 drivers
USDOT created1974-06-01
Last MCS-150 update2006-12-13
Safety ratingSatisfactory (1983-02-07)
Company Census File · safety_rating
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Operations

What the carrier reported on its MCS-150 registration.

Cargo carriedPassengers
Company Census File · crgo_*
Hazardous materialsNo
Company Census File · hm_ind
Carrier operationInterstate
Company Census File · carrier_operation
Operation classificationPrivate passenger, business · Private passenger, non-business · Authorized for hire
Company Census File · classdef
Registered asCarrier
Company Census File · carship
Drivers84 total · 84 interstate · 0 intrastate · 0 with a CDL
Company Census File · total_drivers, driver_inter_total, total_intrastate_drivers, total_cdl
Drivers by radius0 interstate within 100 miles · 84 interstate beyond 100 miles · 0 intrastate within 100 miles · 0 intrastate beyond 100 miles
Company Census File · interstate_within_100_miles, interstate_beyond_100_miles, intrastate_within_100_miles, intrastate_beyond_100_miles
Vehicles19 power units · 0 trucks · 19 buses
Company Census File · power_units, truck_units, bus_units
Owned equipment8 motorcoaches
Company Census File · owncoach
Term leased equipment11 motorcoaches
Company Census File · trmcoach
Business typeCorporation
Company Census File · business_org_desc
Last safety review1982-12-07
Company Census File · review_date
Safety rating date1983-02-07
Company Census File · safety_rating_date

Operating authority

MC129038 · Common carrierInactive · liability on file $49,000,000 (required $5,000,000) · as of 2026-05-14
Carrier - All With History (legacy, frozen 2026-05-14) · common_stat

Check it yourself

Every line above comes from these public FMCSA datasets. Times are UTC; how and when we read them.

DatasetLast read for this recordFMCSA last published
Company Census File2026-11-09 08:14 UTC2026-11-09 15:19 UTC
Motus Carrier - All With History2026-11-09 08:14 UTC2026-11-09 10:10 UTC
Motus AuthHist - All With History2026-11-09 08:14 UTC2026-11-09 10:09 UTC
Motus Insur - All With History2026-11-09 08:14 UTC2026-11-09 10:09 UTC
Motus InsHist - All With History2026-11-09 08:14 UTC2026-11-09 10:08 UTC
Motus RevokeSuspend - All With History2026-11-09 08:14 UTC2026-11-09 10:07 UTC
Motus BOC3 - All With History2026-11-09 08:14 UTC2026-11-09 10:08 UTC

FMCSA publish times last checked 2026-11-09 18:10 UTC, from the data portal's own dataset information.

FMCSA's live page: SAFER snapshot for USDOT 70748.