The Passenger Carrier Safety Bureau is committed to ensuring all school buses and authorized passenger vehicles in New York State operate at the highest safety standards in the country. Our Bus Inspectors perform more than 154,000 comprehensive bus safety inspections and re-inspections annually. To accomplish this, the Bureau uses over 120 motor vehicle inspectors assigned to one of 11 regional safety inspection teams across the state. A total of nearly 60,000 buses, vans and ambulettes are subject to the NYSDOT safety inspection review every six months and over 400 safety related factors are reviewed during each inspection.
Commercial Passenger Vehicle Inspection Fee
Due to the amended New York State Transportation Law (Section 144), beginning October 1, 2019, an inspection fee of $85.00 per vehicle will be applied to all charter, contract or common carrier services providing commercial passenger services unless specifically exempted. The fee will be applied for initial, semi-annual and re-inspections. NYSDOT will be sending invoices to carriers on a periodic basis beginning January 1, 2020. Please refer any questions you may have regarding this new fee to (518) 457-6512 or passengersafety@dot.ny.gov.
