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ROBERT C. SWARTHOUT AND SPENCER D. FERRIS

DBA: SWARTHOUT & FERRIS BUS SERVICE

DOT# 19505 MC# 142377CARRIER
ACTIVE

Trust Score

95 / 100
A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 96
Insurance · 25% 85
No active cargo insurance on file
Confidence: medium · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

Physical

115 GRAHAM ROAD

ITHACA, NY 14850

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Mailing

115 GRAHAM RD

ITHACA, NY 14850-1114

Contact

Phone: (607) 257-2277

Fax: (607) 257-0218

Cell: (607) 375-7484

Email: mark@goswarthout.com

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 9827957

Fleet

15

Power Units

29

Drivers

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Jun 1, 1974

Common authority: Nov 19, 1973

Contract authority: Jul 19, 1982

Authority History (14)

Authority TypeActionDate
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJan 11, 2023 → Jan 12, 2023
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONDec 16, 2022 → Dec 22, 2022
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 3, 2022 → Dec 1, 2022
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJun 21, 2022 → Jun 22, 2022
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMay 26, 2022 → Jun 2, 2022
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONApr 5, 2022 → May 13, 2022
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONAug 13, 2020 → Aug 14, 2020
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJul 20, 2020 → Jul 23, 2020
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 6, 2019 → Nov 7, 2019
MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATEDDec 14, 2005
MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERREINSTATEDDec 14, 2005
MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATED → REVOKEDSep 30, 1997 → Dec 12, 2005
MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED → REVOKEDJul 19, 1982 → Sep 11, 1997
MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → REVOKEDNov 19, 1973 → Dec 12, 2005

Cargo Types

Passengers

Active Certifications

Passenger

MCS-150

Last updated: Apr 17, 2026

Mileage: 315,000 (2025)

Operation Classification

PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESSPRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESSAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Related Companies

CompanyDOT#MC#LocationStatusLinked By
CORTLAND COUNTY BUS LINES, INC.54498110369ITHACA, NY INACTIVE
Mailing

Recent Changes

Identitydba name: → SWARTHOUT & FERRIS BUS SERVICEJul 4, 2026
Identitydba name: SWARTHOUT & FERRIS BUS SERVICE → Jul 2, 2026
Identitydba name: → SWARTHOUT & FERRIS BUS SERVICEJul 1, 2026
Identitydba name: SWARTHOUT & FERRIS BUS SERVICE → Jun 30, 2026
New Carrierphy state: → NYJun 27, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver3 inspections
0.0%
6.1%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle1 inspections
0.0%
22.7%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall3 inspections
0.0%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

1

Injury

1.0

per 1M miles

1

Towaway

1

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving0
Driver Fitness0
Hours of Service0
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance0

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 3 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published. Based on fewer than 11 inspections — treat these measures as a weak signal.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

3

Total

0

Driver OOS

0

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving0.000 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service0.000 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance0.000 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$5,000,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
BIPD Active NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYCAR 0111794-02$5,000,000Sep 22, 2025—91X

Insurance History (18)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
BIPD · F91XNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 2025
BIPD · F91XNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$5,000,000Sep 22, 2023Oct 22, 2025
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Jan 12, 2023Sep 22, 2023
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$5,000,000Jan 12, 2023Oct 27, 2023
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$5,000,000Nov 30, 2022Jan 12, 2023
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$5,000,000Jun 22, 2022Nov 30, 2022
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Sep 22, 2020Sep 22, 2020
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$5,000,000Sep 22, 2020Jun 22, 2022
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Aug 14, 2020Sep 22, 2020
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$5,000,000Nov 7, 2019Aug 14, 2020
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$5,000,000Mar 10, 2005Nov 7, 2019
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 10, 2003Mar 10, 2005
BIPD · F91XLANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$5,000,000Mar 1, 2002Mar 10, 2003
BIPD · F91XST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000May 15, 1997Sep 22, 2023
BIPD · F91XST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000May 15, 1997Mar 1, 2002
SURETY · F84THE GLENS FALLS INSURANCE CO.CancelledCANCEL$750,000Feb 8, 1982Feb 10, 1984
BIPD · F91FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. (OF NEWARK)CancelledCANCEL$750,000Dec 31, 1981Sep 26, 2004
BIPD · F91FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. (OF NEWARK)Name ChangedNAMECHG$5,000,000Dec 31, 1981Jun 29, 1997

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