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          **Two Ways to Search for Safety**You can search FMCSA data using a company’s name or USDOT number. Many bus companies have similar names, so ask the company for its USDOT number.If you’d like to search for a bus or other transportation company (like a van service or limousine company) in your area, use the “Search by Vehicle Type” option.**Understanding Your Search Results**Review several types of information.**Authorization to Operate**. All commercial bus operators that carry passengers on trips that go outside of a state must have a USDOT number and be authorized by FMCSA to operate.If you see a red “**Not authorized to operate**” notice in your search results, **the bus operator is not allowed to take passengers to another state.**.**Required Financial Responsibility** provides insurance for passengers in the event of a crash.**Operator Safety History** indicates how well a bus company has performed in specific safety categories. This includes:Safety performance in each of five safety categories called “BASIC.”A company safety rating.**BASIC Safety Performance**BASIC stands for **B**ehavioral **A**nalysis and **S**afety **I**mprovement **C**ategories.FMCSA uses a percentile from 0 (best) to 100 (worst), calculated for companies that have enough data related to each category. ***A lower percentile indicates a higher rate of compliance for that safety category.***This symbol indicates that the company’s performance in a specific BASIC category needs improvement, based on roadside inspection data and/or one or more serious violations within the past 12 months.**BASIC Categories****Unsafe Driving:**Speeding, reckless driving, improper lane change, inattention, no seatbelts.**Hours-of-Service Compliance:**Noncompliance with HOS regulations, including logbooks.**Vehicle Maintenance:** Brakes, lights, defects, failure to make required repairs**Controlled Substances and/or Alcohol:** Use/possessionof controlled substances/alcohol.**Driver Fitness:**Invalid license, medically unfit to operate a CMV.**Company Safety Rating**The safety rating is FMCSA's assessment of the company's safety performance:**Satisfactory is the highest rating**, indicating a company complies with federal safety regulations.**Conditional**means a bus company has **some violations, but may still operate**. Review the company’s BASIC information to learn more.**Unsatisfactory**ratings generally indicate bus companies that **not allowed to operate**, and should be reported to FMCSA if they are operating.Bus **companies that do not have safety ratings** have not had their operations evaluated by FMCSA.**Report Companies that Shouldn’t be Operating**If a bus company you’re considering has an “Unsatisfactory” safety rating, has been placed out of service, or doesn’t have operating authority, it should not be operating in interstate commerce.
      
    
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