Dallas, TX · Motorcoach, bus

Tornado Bus Company

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At a glance

Federal records, checked Nov 1, 2026 · 1 day ago
Allowed to operateLicensed for charters across state lines

Federal registration and for-hire operating authority are both active.

InsuranceInsured for $5 million

That meets the federal minimum for buses with 16 or more seats.

SafetySafer than average

Vehicles were put out of service in 4% of inspections, against 22% nationally. Federal rating: Satisfactory.

CrashesSomeone was hurt

5 crashes in the last 24 months, one with an injury. Crash reports don’t say who was at fault.

FleetCan move large groups

The company reports 147 motorcoaches.

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Vehicles

Full-size motorcoaches of about 56 seats. 130 of its vehicles turned up on federal records in the last 24 months.

Seen on inspections and crash reports, last 24 monthsFMCSA · read from each VIN
127
MotorcoachesAbout 56 seats

Volvo Bxxr (2013–2025), Prevost H3 Passenger Coach (2017–2024), Prevost H3 Coach (2016).

3
BusesSeats not known

Freightliner M2 (2019), Volvo Bxxr (2013). One more whose VIN couldn’t be read.

Reported by the companyFeb 3, 2026: 147 motorcoaches and 17 vans of 9 to 15 seats. 214 drivers, 202 of them with a commercial license.

Why the numbers differ: only vehicles that met an inspector or a crash report appear on the records. Texas doesn’t inspect every bus each year the way California does.

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Safety record

Better than average · 1,749 inspections and 5 crashes in 24 months
Vehicles put out of service
This company4%National average22%
37 of 906 vehicle inspections. The bus stays off the road until fixed. Lower is better.
Drivers put out of service
This company0%National average7%
8 of 1,693 driver inspections. Lower is better.
Inspections1,749 inspections: US 1,490, Texas 253, South Carolina 4, Georgia 1, Michigan 1FMCSA · 24 mo to Nov 1, 2026
Found on vehicles346 issues, all maintenance: oil or grease leak (64 times), air brake leak (37 times), ABS brake fault (37 times), damaged windshield (35 times), exhaust fault (30 times, five out of service), steering fault (25 times, six out of service), and 118 moreFMCSA · 24 mo to Nov 1, 2026
Found on drivers56 issues: not meeting the English-language requirement (42 times, two out of service), speeding, 6 to 10 mph over (3 times), missing license endorsement (twice, both out of service), driving outside a license restriction (twice, both out of service), no valid commercial license (twice, both out of service), driving without the glasses or hearing aid the medical card requires (out of service), and 4 moreFMCSA · 24 mo to Nov 1, 2026
Crashes5: Jun 30, 2026 in Houston; Apr 20, 2026 in Denning Twp; Sep 7, 2025 in Live Oak; Aug 26, 2025 in Not Listed, one person hurt; Aug 26, 2025 in GeorgetownFMCSA · 24 mo to Nov 1, 2026
Earlier crashes81 between 1999 and 2024, four fatal and 27 with injuriesFMCSA
National averagesShare of all U.S. roadside inspections, trucks and buses alike, that ended out of serviceFMCSA national rates

Licenses and insurance

All active · $5 million liability on file
USDOT number565859, active, issued Jun 13, 1994FMCSA · Nov 1, 2026
Interstate authorityMC-276747, active. Authority to carry passengers for hire across state linesFMCSA · Nov 1, 2026
OperatesInterstate: trips may cross state linesFMCSA · Nov 1, 2026
Federal safety ratingSatisfactory, rated Jul 27, 2023. The best of three gradesFMCSA · Nov 1, 2026
Out-of-service ordersNone in force. One imminent-hazard order in Dec 2007, lifted after 16 daysFMCSA · Nov 1, 2026
Liability insurance$5,000,000 for bodily injury and property damage, primaryFMCSA filing
InsurerNational Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pitsbgh. Pa, effective Jul 2, 2022FMCSA filing
Federal minimum$5,000,000 for vehicles with 16 or more seats. Meets it49 CFR 387.33

Company record

Registered 1994 · 214 drivers
Base8630 E R L Thornton Fwy, Dallas, TX 75228 (Dallas County)FMCSA · Nov 1, 2026
Drivers214, of whom 202 hold a commercial licenseReported Feb 3, 2026
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