ADVENTURES BY DAWN L L C
USDOT 779981 · Doing business as ADVENTURE TOURS
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (102 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileEndurance American Specialty Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate1.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)5 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 26 years ago
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 | 779981 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-365614 |
| Legal Name | ADVENTURES BY DAWN L L C |
| DBA Name | ADVENTURE TOURS |
| Entity Type | INDIVIDUAL |
| Phone | 3018681141 |
| Address | 17517 B INDIAN HEAD HWY, Accokeek, MD, 20607 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20250730) |
| 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 | Endurance American Specialty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $2,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-02-19 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endurance American Specialty Insurance Company | $2,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-02-19 | — |
| AXIS Surplus | $2,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-02-19 | — |
| Ascot Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-02-19 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1999-10-28 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 1999-10-28 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Passengers Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 83 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 63 / 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 | 261 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 1.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 5 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2026-05-12 — NJ — towaway
- 2025-11-20 — DC — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-10-08 — MD — towaway
- 2025-09-04 — NY — 1 injured
- 2025-05-04 — NJ — 4 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (13), 51 (11), 7 (3).
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) | 102 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 166 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 4,257,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 20-FEB-25 |
ADVENTURES BY DAWN L L C operates 102 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MD.
Nearby
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