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KICKERT BUS LINES INC

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Company CheckKICKERT BUS LINES INC · DOT 279326

20575 TORRENCE AVENUE, LYNWOOD, IL, 60411

DOT# 279326 MC# 181785 Lynwood, Illinois 41 years

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195

Power Units

269

Drivers

1

Crashes (24-Month)

$8,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Jul 22, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Sep 25, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($8,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameKICKERT BUS LINES INC

DOT Number279326

MC Number181785

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationLynwood, Illinois

Added09/26/1986

MCS-15008/05/2024

Contact Details

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Physical Address20575 TORRENCE AVENUE, LYNWOOD, IL, 60411

Mailing Address2100 CLEARWATER DRIVE SUITE 250, OAK BROOK, IL, 60523

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC181785

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating41 years

Cargo Transported

Passengers

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Passenger Carrier

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage150 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

269

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

269

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/24/2024

Insurance

Amount$8,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/02/2026

CompanyACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #ISA H25553913

Last checked07/22/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet195 units

Drivers269

Mileage150 mi

Operating41 years

MCS-15008/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 09/24/2024 | Rated: 03/31/1988

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

No roadside inspections on record.

Crashes

2025

1 crash -

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
09/25/2025	CHICAGO HTS	IL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000010112	$4,000,000	12/25/2013	01/02/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000010112	$5,000,000	11/26/2013	12/25/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000010112	$5,000,000	11/26/2013	12/26/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000010112	$5,000,000	11/21/2013	12/26/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000010112	$5,000,000	11/21/2013	11/26/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	MWTB 315887	$5,000,000	10/31/2020	10/31/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	MWTB 315886	$5,000,000	10/31/2020	07/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.	XMOO19879	$4,000,000	09/01/1989	07/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ASSOCIATED INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	XS-00343	$1,000,000	09/01/1989	03/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000010593	$3,000,000	07/01/2014	07/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000010112	$3,000,000	07/01/2013	11/21/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000010112	$3,000,000	07/01/2013	12/21/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H08696664	$2,000,000	07/01/2012	10/31/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	SISCSEL01528912	$3,000,000	07/01/2012	11/21/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	SISCSEL01528911	$3,000,000	07/01/2011	07/08/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	71G6000289-101	$3,000,000	03/01/2010	11/04/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	71G6000289-101	$3,000,000	03/01/2010	07/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H08588934	$2,000,000	03/01/2010	07/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D009A00093	$2,000,000	03/01/2009	03/28/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D009A00093	$2,000,000	03/01/2009	03/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	007004446	$3,000,000	03/01/2009	03/28/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	007004446	$3,000,000	03/01/2009	03/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	7022267	$3,000,000	03/01/2008	03/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	7022267	$3,000,000	03/01/2008	03/01/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D009A00079	$2,000,000	03/01/2008	03/01/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	7022085	$3,000,000	03/01/2007	03/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D009A00054	$2,000,000	03/01/2007	03/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D009A00001	$2,000,000	03/01/2005	03/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	0880426	$3,000,000	03/01/2005	03/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000010112	$3,000,000	01/02/2014	07/01/2014	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC181785	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/09/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2005
MC181785	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/17/1985	-	-
MC181785	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/01/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/12/2010

No revocation records.

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/2/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.