>>> now to a major crackdown of discount bus operators that tronz port thousands of people each year. the federal government is taking them off the road after some high pro file accidents on some of the country's busiest highways. we get a report now from tom costello.
>> reporter: it was a series of horrific crashes involving discount bus lines on the east coast . march 12st, 2011 , 15 passengers were killed, everyone else injured, after a speeding bus hit a barrier in new york flipping on its side. may 13st, 2011 , four passengers killed north of richmond, virginia, when the driver allegedly fell asleep. now, along the busy i-95 corridor, police are stopping buses and stopping up inspections.
>> put your high beams on.
>> reporter: checking everything from emergency exits to logbooks and maintenance records.
>> going to check the license and make sure it's valid.
>> reporter: in the last week, the federal government has moved in and put more than two dozen bus lines out of business.
>> it's the single largest motor coach safety crackdown the d.o.t. has ever undertaken and now, a network of unsafe operators is off of our highways.
>> reporter: the d.o.t. has shut down three bus companies that operated under 26 different names. carrying passengers mostly up and down i-95 between new york and florida and labeled them imminent hazards. and ntsb investigation found that curb side operators is seven times more likely to be involved in a fatal accident than traditional intercity operators. the bus lines involved are not household names and are not -- to nbc news, but the major companies welcome the crackdown. good companies follow the rules. they have consistent, well-known safety systems in place and they hire good drivs and train them well. the message, safety cannot be compromised in the name of profits.
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