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DS BUS LINES INC

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Company CheckDS BUS LINES INC · DOT 2871169

23889 W 40TH STREET, SHAWNEE, KS, 66226

DOT# 2871169 MC# 962756 Shawnee, Kansas 10 years

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370

Power Units

628

Drivers

17

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

109

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jul 15, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 15, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 15, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 15, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 27, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 22, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 3, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).

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

Company Information

Legal NameDS BUS LINES INC

DOT Number2871169

MC Number962756

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationShawnee, Kansas

Added03/28/2016

MCS-15001/21/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address23889 W 40TH STREET, SHAWNEE, KS, 66226

Mailing Address3700 EMBASSY PARKWAY SUITE 500, AKRON, OH, 44333

Other Companies at This Address

Address23889 W 40TH STREET, SHAWNEE, KS 66226

1

Others here

2

Distinct phones

1

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
DS BUS LINES INC this company	2871169	Sign in	Active
KINCAID COACH LINES INC	179943	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC962756

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating10 years

All Docket Numbers

MC962756

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 Mileage1,050,921 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

628

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

628

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)17

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/27/2026

CompanyOLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #MWTB 316653

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet370 units

Drivers628

Mileage1,050,921 mi

Operating10 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)17

Fatal0

Injury6

Tow-Away11

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total108

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

2023

7 · 0 OOS -

2024

29 · 0 OOS =

2025

55 · 0 OOS =

2026

48 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

6 crashes -

2024

7 crashes ▲

2025

10 crashes ▲

2026

4 crashes ▼

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

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2026, 106 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (27)

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
04/27/2026	OAK GROVE	MO	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/22/2026	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/03/2026	BELTON	MO	0	0	1	2	Other/Unknown	Dry	Daylight
01/27/2026	OLATHE	KS	0	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
12/08/2025	COLUMBIA	MO	0	0	1	5	Clear	Dry	Dawn
11/22/2025	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	0	1	2	Other/Unknown	Dry	Daylight
11/05/2025	BELTON	MO	0	2	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/08/2025	LEAWOOD	KS	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/30/2025	OLATHE	KS	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/28/2025	MERRIAM	KS	0	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/22/2025	COMMERCE CITY	CO	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/18/2025	COMMERCE CITY	CO	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/04/2025	LENEXA	KS	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
01/28/2025	KANSAS CITY	KS	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/19/2024	OVERLAND PARK	KS	0	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/17/2024	LENEXA	KS	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/08/2024	BELTON	MO	0	2	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/13/2024	I 76 AT MP 6	CO	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/20/2024	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	0	1	1	Other/Unknown	Dry	Daylight
03/02/2024	OVERLAND PARK	KS	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
02/01/2024	PLATTE CITY	MO	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/28/2023	TULSA	OK	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
11/16/2023	BELTON	MO	0	0	1	2	Other/Unknown	Dry	Daylight
11/16/2023	BELTON	MO	0	0	1	2	Other/Unknown	Dry	Daylight
11/10/2023	OLATHE	KS	1	0	1	2	-	Dry	Daylight
11/01/2023	OVERLAND PARK	KS	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/06/2023	MERRIAM	KS	0	0	1	1	-	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (100)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MO	Terminal (Level V)	COLUMBIA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	OLATHE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	18950 W. 157TH TERR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	18950 W. 157TH TERR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	18950 W. 157TH TERR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	18950 W. 157TH TERR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	18950 W. 157TH TERR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	18950 W. 157TH TERR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	18950 W. 157TH TERR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	KS	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections106

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	YPP 3307871-00	$5,000,000	08/13/2018	12/28/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	DPP 3307870-03	$5,000,000	06/06/2016	08/13/2018	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC962756	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/14/2016	REVOKED	01/03/2023
MC962756	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/26/2023	-	-

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99/100

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, from 100 to 99

99

Starts at 100−1 totalFinal 99

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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 8/27/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 17 crash(es) across 370 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 17 crash(es) across 370 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

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