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An Important Message to our Charter Customers
Bus brokers are using a marketing strategy that can be misleading to consumers in selecting a charter bus carrier. Please read the following letter issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in regards to that information. We strongly urge consumers to check out the carriers that they intend to use by using the safety and fitness scores and ratings provided by the FMCSA web site. Please feel free to contact us for help in using this service.
Also, we encourage consumers to be sure you are dealing directly with a motor carrier. Some brokers disguise themselves as motor carriers when in fact they are only acting as a middle man and misrepresent our industry. You are much better served to deal directly with a safe reputable motor carrier.
Thank you
Notice to Bus and Motorcoach Traveling Public and Passenger Motor Carriers: Third-Party Compliance Reviews and Vehicle Inspections
Recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has received numerous inquiries regarding third-party inspectors offering "safety certifications."
Please note the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, an agency of the United States Department of Transportation, is the only agency authorized by the United States Congress to issue Federal interstate operating authority registration, to regulate interstate passenger motor carriers, and to determine their eligibility for continued operations.
Passenger motor carriers are subject to a wide range of interventions including compliance reviews, safety audits, and vehicle and driver inspections. Only the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may terminate a passenger motor carrier's interstate operating authority.
Companies using aggressive marketing tactics to sell "inspections" and "authorized lists" are not sanctioned by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration nor do they have access to the wide range of resources routinely implemented by trained and authorized inspectors to determine a passenger motor carrier's safety fitness.
Persons or groups considering bus and motorcoach transportation are encouraged to visit the Web site below for assistance in selecting a passenger motor carrier: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/pcs/Index.aspx
For specific information regarding a passenger motor carrier please visit http://www.safersys.org.