SAFETY

HOW TO ASSESS A MOTORCOACH COMPANY'S CURRENT & HISTORICAL SAFETY DATA

1. The USDOT grades all “legitimate” (legally registered with federal agencies) for-hire passenger transportation companies by using a three-tiered Safety Ranking: Satisfactory; Conditional; and, Unsatisfactory. Never select any for hire passenger transport company that possesses anything less than a Satisfactory Safety Rating!
2. Once your search is complete, place the PC’s mouse over the company’s name, click and then view it’s “Safety Scores,” i.e. its key safety ratios, or travel incidents, driver training and ability, and its management oversight strengths or weaknesses, which are graded numerically; here, the lower the grading number assigned - The Better!
3. On this same page, there is another link which takes visitors to a special section called “Safer”. Safer provides a “snapshot” of the company’s safety history. You can also review “Insurance Coverage/History as well.
What you Don’t See But Should Know!
Each Trailways Motorcoach Company is required to maintain higher safety and security performance levels that are more strenuous than the levels required and performed by the USDOT’s Safety Review and Ranking processes.
All Trailways Motorcoach Companies are not only required to possess USDOT’s highest safety ranking, but must also seek to maintain a Number One (#1) Safety Rating, certified by the USDOD (United States Department of Defense) as well.
For Military, government, and troop-transportation needs, the US Department of Defense demands excellence in service, reliability, safety, and security; thus, uses only those for-hire passenger transport companies that are USDOD Certified! Every USDOD Certified for-hire passenger transport company must undergo re-certification annually through an intense, rigorous safety and security audit, mandated by the USDOD.
In North America, only one of ten (1 of 10) motorcoach companies ever achieve this rigorous, USDOD Safety Certification designation. The entire network of Trailways transport companies has acknowledged their increased commitment to passenger safety and vehicle security by maintaining the USDOD Safety Certification.
Security Partners
Partnering with the US Department of Homeland Security and Transportation Security Administration, Trailways continues to further its mission to safely transport passengers. Team Trailways motorcoaches are now equipped with the latest GPS security tracking technology, which were federally funded by bus grants awarded to Team Trailways for ongoing efforts to help deter and prevent terrorist and other acts of violence against our passengers.

SAFETY

HOW TO ASSESS A MOTORCOACH COMPANY'S CURRENT & HISTORICAL SAFETY DATA

1. The USDOT grades all “legitimate” (legally registered with federal agencies) for-hire passenger transportation companies by using a three-tiered Safety Ranking: Satisfactory; Conditional; and, Unsatisfactory. Never select any for hire passenger transport company that possesses anything less than a Satisfactory Safety Rating!
2. Once your search is complete, place the PC’s mouse over the company’s name, click and then view it’s “Safety Scores,” i.e. its key safety ratios, or travel incidents, driver training and ability, and its management oversight strengths or weaknesses, which are graded numerically; here, the lower the grading number assigned - The Better!
3. On this same page, there is another link which takes visitors to a special section called “Safer”. Safer provides a “snapshot” of the company’s safety history. You can also review “Insurance Coverage/History as well.
What you Don’t See But Should Know!
Each Trailways Motorcoach Company is required to maintain higher safety and security performance levels that are more strenuous than the levels required and performed by the USDOT’s Safety Review and Ranking processes.
All Trailways Motorcoach Companies are not only required to possess USDOT’s highest safety ranking, but must also seek to maintain a Number One (#1) Safety Rating, certified by the USDOD (United States Department of Defense) as well.
For Military, government, and troop-transportation needs, the US Department of Defense demands excellence in service, reliability, safety, and security; thus, uses only those for-hire passenger transport companies that are USDOD Certified! Every USDOD Certified for-hire passenger transport company must undergo re-certification annually through an intense, rigorous safety and security audit, mandated by the USDOD.
In North America, only one of ten (1 of 10) motorcoach companies ever achieve this rigorous, USDOD Safety Certification designation. The entire network of Trailways transport companies has acknowledged their increased commitment to passenger safety and vehicle security by maintaining the USDOD Safety Certification.
Security Partners
Partnering with the US Department of Homeland Security and Transportation Security Administration, Trailways continues to further its mission to safely transport passengers. Team Trailways motorcoaches are now equipped with the latest GPS security tracking technology, which were federally funded by bus grants awarded to Team Trailways for ongoing efforts to help deter and prevent terrorist and other acts of violence against our passengers.