LORENZ BUS SERVICE INC
USDOT 212866 · Doing business as ROBINSON BUS SERVICE
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (227 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNational Interstate Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate9.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 212866 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-157721 |
| Legal Name | LORENZ BUS SERVICE INC |
| DBA Name | ROBINSON BUS SERVICE |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 7637847196 |
| Address | 8600 XYLITE ST NE, Blaine, MN, 55449-5003 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20250319) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | National Interstate Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $5,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2024-03-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Interstate Insurance Company | $5,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-03-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 1993-03-26 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Passengers Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 65 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 62 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 9.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-02-25 — MN — towaway
- 2025-01-02 — MN — towaway
- 2024-02-13 — MN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 30 (6), 20 (3), 23 (2).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 227 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 150 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,839,149 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 09-APR-24 |
LORENZ BUS SERVICE INC operates 227 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MN.
Nearby
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