Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 243505)

M & J BUS INC

U.S. DOT#: 243505

Address: 130 INGHAM HILL RD
OLD SAYBROOK, CT 06475
Number of Vehicles: 605
Number of Drivers: 562
Number of Inspections: 0

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 01/29/2026 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY

(Rating Date: 09/06/2017)

Out of Service Rates

Type	OOS %	National Avg %
Vehicle		23.2
Driver		6.4
Hazmat		4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 01/29/2026 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type	Yes/No	MC#/MX#
Property	No
Passenger	Yes	MC-161949
Household Goods	No
Broker	No

BASIC Status (Public Passenger Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending December 26, 2025

On-Road Performance
0 Measure 0% Percentile	Not Public	0 Measure Less than 3 driver inspections	0 Measure Less than 5 vehicle inspections	0 Measure 0% Percentile	Not Public	0 Measure Less than 5 driver inspections
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 605 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 0 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Vehicle Inspections: 0 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Driver Inspections: 0 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 0 with Driver Fitness Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping
Investigation Results
No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	N/A	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	Not Public	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered

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Carrier may be prioritized for an intervention action and roadside inspection. Denotes this carrier exceeds the FMCSA Intervention Threshold relative to its safety event grouping based upon roadside data and/or has been cited with one or more Acute/Critical Violations within the past 12 months during an investigation. Therefore, this carrier may be prioritized for an intervention action and roadside inspection.

Violation Summary

Violations: 0

This carrier has no violations to display.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 0

This carrier has no inspections to display.

Reviewed-Not Preventable Crash Activity (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 0

This carrier has no crashes to display.

Crashes Included in SMS (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 16


Report			Vehicle		Crash				Measure = Sum of the Total Weight (TotW)
Date	Number	State	Plate Number	Plate State	Fatal	Inj.	Tow.	HM	Severity Weight (SW)	Time Weight (TiW)	Total Weight (TotW)

9/26/2025	CT2500030067	CT	AZ83216	CT	0	0	Yes	No	1	3	3
9/15/2025	CT2500015092	CT	BM72387	CT	0	0	Yes	No	1	3	3
4/8/2025	CT2500130161	CT	AE13089	CT	0	0	Yes	No	1	2	2
3/31/2025	CT2500009579	CT	AJ76476	CT	0	1	No	No	2	2	4
3/28/2025	CT2500018806	CT	BP58490	CT	0	0	Yes	No	1	2	2
3/17/2025	CT2500099407	CT	36B53	CT	0	0	Yes	No	1	2	2
2/28/2025	CT2500076342	CT	44B27	CT	0	0	Yes	No	1	2	2
2/21/2025	CT2500005217	CT	AY92491	CT	0	0	Yes	No	1	2	2
1/24/2025	CT2500031799	CT	AU35583	CT	0	0	Yes	No	1	2	2
1/6/2025	CT2500000148	CT	BA50561	CT	0	0	Yes	No	1	2	2
10/21/2024	CT2400400003	CT	36B55	CT	0	1	Yes	No	2	1	2
10/10/2024	CT2400011010	CT	AJ40763	CT	0	0	Yes	No	1	1	1
9/6/2024	CT2400339485	CT	AJ76360	CT	0	1	No	No	2	1	2
4/9/2024	CT2400140406	CT	36B73	CT	0	0	Yes	No	1	1	1
1/25/2024	CT2400032384	CT	AX30463	CT	0	0	Yes	No	1	1	1
1/22/2024	CT2400028530	CT	AE13099	CT	0	2	Yes	No	2	1	2

Investigation Results

Acute/Critical Violations: 0

This carrier has no Acute/Critical violations to display.

Summary of Activities

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

Most Recent Investigation: 8/28/2017 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 0
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 0
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 0
Total Crashes* : 16

*Crashes listed represent a motor carrier’s involvement in reportable crashes, regardless of the carrier’s or driver’s role in the crash. Continue for details.

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Carrier Registration

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 01/29/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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Summary of Activities (as of 12/26/2025, updated monthly)

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

Most Recent Investigation: 8/28/2017 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 0 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 0 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 0	Total Crashes: 16*
8/28/2017 (Compliance Review) 9/16/2014 (Compliance Review) 3/4/2011 (Non-Ratable Review) 5/14/2009 (Compliance Review) 2/28/2008 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 0 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 0 0.0% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 4 Towaway Crashes 12

*Crashes listed represent a motor carrier’s involvement in reportable crashes, regardless of the carrier’s or driver’s role in the crash. Continue for details.

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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 12/26/2025, updated monthly)

The SMS normalizes the Unsafe Driving and Crash Indicator BASICs measure by carrier size (i.e., a hybrid power unit and vehicle miles travelled measure) to account for exposure. Carrier size is defined as average power units multiplied by the utilization factor.

605 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 605 Average Power Units × 1 Utilization Factor

Average Power Units
Utilization Factor

In order to account for changes in a carrier's fleet size during the previous 24 months an average power unit value is used in the calculation to determine a carrier's Unsafe Driving BASIC and Crash Indicator measures.

605 Average Power Units = 605 Current Power Units + 605 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 605 Power Units 18 Months Ago
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The Utilization Factor is a multiplier that adjusted the average PU values based on the utilization in terms of VMT per average PU.

Determine Carrier Segment: Straight
Straight trucks/other vehicles constituting more than 30% of the total PU
U.S. DOT# 243505 = 99% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
15,220 VMT per Average Power Unit = 9,208,402 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 605 Average Power Units

Based on Step 1 and 2 calculate the Utilization Factor

Straight Segment
Meets Criteria	VMT per Avgerage PU	Utilization Factor
	< 20,000	1
	20,000 – 60,000	1 = VMT per PU ÷ 20,000
	60,000 – 200,000	3
	> 200,000	1
	No Recent VMT Information	1

Use of SMS Data/Information

FAST Act of 2015:

Readers should not draw conclusions about a carrier's overall safety condition simply based on the data displayed in this system. Unless a motor carrier has received an UNSATISFACTORY safety rating under part 385 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, it is authorized to operate on the Nation's roadways.

Safety Measurement System:

The data in the Safety Measurement System (SMS) is performance data used by the Agency and Enforcement Community. A symbol, based on that data, indicates that FMCSA may prioritize a motor carrier for further monitoring.

The symbol is not intended to imply any federal safety rating of the carrier pursuant to 49 USC 31144. Readers should not draw conclusions about a carrier's overall safety condition simply based on the data displayed in this system. Unless a motor carrier in the SMS has received an UNSATISFACTORY safety rating pursuant to 49 CFR Part 385, or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the FMCSA, it is authorized to operate on the nation's roadways.

Motor carrier safety ratings are available at http://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov and motor carrier licensing and insurance status are available at http://li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov/.