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USDOT 565859MC276747

Tornado Bus Company — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

31 years (granted 1994)

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Liability filing

$5M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

2,374 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Tornado Bus Company

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

8630 E Rl Thorton Fwy, Dallas, TX 75228

Phone

(214) 270-0606

Power units

164

Drivers

234

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC276747

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: — · Passenger: ✓ · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Passenger Reg Route - Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Passenger Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Passenger Reg Route - Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Passenger Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 10/14/2010 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 11/16/2010
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 05/10/2004 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 06/14/2004

Insurance filings

91X — National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pitsbgh. Pa · coverage $5M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.4%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 2,374 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

2.6%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 2,374 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

vrodriguez@tornadobus.com — company domain

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Domain age

tornadobus.com registered 2001-09-06 (25 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

3

Reportable crashes

3

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: TX 09/2025 · TX 08/2025 · TX 08/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 5482025: 8822024: 6372023: 307
Level I — Full: 1,183Level III — Driver-only: 1,102Level V — Vehicle-only: 64Level II — Walk-around: 25
DateStateLevel
Jul 2, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 30, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 28, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 26, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 22, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 16, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 16, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 15, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 15, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 15, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 14, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 14, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 14, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 14, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 14, 2026USLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 14, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 14, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 13, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 13, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 12, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 8, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 8, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 8, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 8, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026USLevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 2,374 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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