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DS BUS SOUTH LLC

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Company CheckDS BUS SOUTH LLC · DOT 3170714

346 AMERICAN LEGION DR, CROWLEY, LA, 70526

DOT# 3170714 MC# 118148 Crowley, Louisiana 8 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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20

Power Units

20

Drivers

8

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 3

Apr 23, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 15, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 9, 2025
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 SOUTH LLC

DOT Number3170714

MC Number118148

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationCrowley, Louisiana

Added08/08/2018

MCS-15012/26/2024

Contact Details

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Physical Address346 AMERICAN LEGION DR, CROWLEY, LA, 70526

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

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC118148

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating8 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Pass. Business) 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 Mileage310,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

20

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

20

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)8

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyOLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #MWTB 316653

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet20 units

Drivers20

Mileage310,000 mi

Operating8 years

MCS-15012/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)8

Fatal0

Injury5

Tow-Away3

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

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

2023

5 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▼

2025

7 crashes ▲

2026

1 crash ▼

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

Crash Records (15)

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
04/23/2026	RURAL	LA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/15/2025	RURAL	LA	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/09/2025	CROWLEY	LA	0	4	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/10/2025	PORT ALLEN	LA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/05/2025	CROWLEY	LA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/19/2025	RURAL	LA	0	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/02/2025	RURAL	LA	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/12/2025	BATON ROUGE	LA	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
11/06/2024	ST. GABRIEL	LA	0	2	1	4	Sleet/Hail	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
03/27/2024	PORT ALLEN	LA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/26/2023	BROUSSARD	LA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/25/2023	YOUNGSVILLE	LA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/10/2023	RURAL	LA	0	4	0	2	Sleet/Hail	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
10/04/2023	CROWLEY	LA	0	1	0	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/11/2023	LAFAYETTE	LA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

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	10/07/2022	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC118148	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/01/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/30/2018
MC118148	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/29/2018	REVOKED	07/21/2022

No revocation records.

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78/100

Good

NOT 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 78

78

−15

−7

Starts at 100−22 totalFinal 78

No active operating authority−15

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−7

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

-7

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 8 crash(es) across 20 vehicles (~0.4 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−7 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 8 crash(es) across 20 vehicles (~0.4 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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