Federal Safety Dossier
Hotard Coaches Inc
New Orleans, LA · USDOT 156451 · 334 power units · large fleet
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12
Crashes · 24 mo
0
Fatal · 24 mo
$5M
Insurance limit on file
Out-of-service inspection record
Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate — how often federal inspectors pulled this carrier's vehicles or drivers off the road for safety violations.
Vehicle Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 0.0% | NATL AVG: 14.4%
Driver Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 0.0% | NATL AVG: 6.0%
At or below the national average (▸ marker).
Federal crash record · trailing 24 months
12 reportable crashes on file.
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Liability Insurance Status
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Filed Liability Limit
$5M
Primary Insurer
National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pitsbgh. Pa
ACTIVE FILINGS (ALL TYPES): 2 | SELF-INSURED: No
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USDOT 156451 · Hotard Coaches Inc
FMCSA snapshot 2026-05-01 · metrics recomputed 2026-06-28
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Trailing 24-month federal record
Recent severe & fatal incidents — Hotard Coaches Inc
This carrier's trailing 24-month federal crash record. The cards below surface the most severe incidents; the full record of individual incidents follows. This is a records list, not a total.
Individual incident record
| Date | State | County | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-Away | FMCSA Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2026 | TX | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | No | SAFER → |
| Jan 16, 2026 | LA | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Aug 14, 2025 | TX | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Nov 18, 2024 | MO | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Nov 15, 2024 | TX | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | No | SAFER → |
| Oct 17, 2024 | TX | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Sep 5, 2024 | TX | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Aug 20, 2024 | TX | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
Feb 4, 2026
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- No
Jan 16, 2026
- State
- LA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Aug 14, 2025
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Nov 18, 2024
- State
- MO
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Nov 15, 2024
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- No
Oct 17, 2024
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Sep 5, 2024
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Aug 20, 2024
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Crash File (manual) · Data snapshot May 12, 2026. Each crash record is individually verifiable via FMCSA SAFER.
Federal violation record — 4 violations recorded in the trailing 24-month inspection window. Source: FMCSA SMS BASIC.
Night-driving crash pattern
The SafeNY Night-Driving Pattern: Of 12 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 6 occurred in dark conditions. This represents a 50% dark-condition share, which is not statistically distinct (p=0.05) from the national FMCSA baseline of 25.7%.
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Verified federal extraction · 2026-06-28 06:08:10 UTC