ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLC
DBA KANSAS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS
USDOT 1714924MC-Docket MC629008JOLIET, IL
Do not tender2,619 power units
ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLC (USDOT 1714924) in JOLIET, IL — carries a hard disqualifier. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $5,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 35 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
- 1 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2019-07-15 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2010-10-26 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.75
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.48
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
1
Fatalities
19
Injuries
36
Crashes
26
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 2,619
- Total drivers
- 3,073
- Years in business
- 19
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 35 of 36 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 8.6%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 3 times last 2019-07-15
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-01-09
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2010-10-26 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
43
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
26
Violations
3
OOS violations
3
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-08-31 → 2026-05-08.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-04-16
IA
Tow-away
2026-01-29
WI
Tow-away
2026-01-09
IL
Tow-away
2025-12-02
KS
Tow-away
2025-12-02
KS
Tow-away
2025-11-14
IL
Tow-away
2025-11-03
WI
Tow-away
2025-10-27
MO
Tow-away
2025-09-02
IL
Tow-away
2025-06-03
WI
Tow-away
2025-05-16
WI
Tow-away
2025-04-25
WI
Tow-away
2025-04-24
KS
Tow-away
2025-03-31
KS
Tow-away
2025-03-21
IL
Tow-away
2025-03-17
IL
Tow-away
2025-03-11
IL
Tow-away
2025-03-10
WI
1 injuredTow-away
2025-03-06
IL
4 injuredTow-away
2025-02-20
WI
2 injuredTow-away
2025-01-30
IL
Tow-away
2025-01-28
MO
Tow-away
2025-01-07
IL
1 injured
2024-12-09
MO
2 injuredTow-away
2024-10-29
WI
1 injured
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
10 | 2 | 2026-01-12 |
General safety regulations 390
|
6 | 0 | 2025-05-09 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
4 | 0 | 2024-05-10 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 1 | 2024-05-03 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 0 | 2026-01-12 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CMV while in violation of state medical certification regulations | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV while not in possession of a CDL on person | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Improper or no wiring protection as required | OOS |
| 2024-05-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn - Inoperative or defective | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - System discharging from a truck or truck-tractor at a location other than at the rear of the cab | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Not securely fastened to the vehicle | — |
| 2024-05-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2024-05-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-05-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Leaking hub | OOS |
| 2024-05-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn - Inoperative or defective | — |
| 2024-05-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 12 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-01-12 4 violsPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRCLS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLNP | — | — |
2025-05-09 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-05-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
2024-12-17 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 28 | OOS | — |
2024-05-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83(h) | — | — |
2024-05-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b)(2) | — | — |
2024-05-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b)(2) | — | — |
2024-05-10 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83(e) | — | — |
2024-05-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-10 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b)(2) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b)(2) | — | — |
2024-05-03 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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