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SCHOOL BUS INC

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Company CheckSCHOOL BUS INC · DOT 514641

DBA: SBI CHARTERS

5100 W 8TH, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57107-0518

DOT# 514641 MC# 212291 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 36 years

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130

Power Units

137

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 9, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 16, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 14, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 18, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 18, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 18, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 13, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

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

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address5100 W 8TH, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57107-0518

Mailing Address5100 W 8TH, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57107-0518

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC212291

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating36 years

All Docket Numbers

MC212291

Cargo Transported

PassengersBand Equipment

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 1.16 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,675,939 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

137

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

137

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/12/2023

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/03/2026

CompanyNEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.

Policy #AU202500019852

Last checked09/07/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet130 units

Drivers137

Mileage1,675,939 mi

Operating36 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away5

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/12/2023 | Rated: 09/18/2023

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

9 · 1 OOS -

2024

0 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

3 · 0 OOS =

2026

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

2 crashes -

2024

4 crashes ▲

2025

1 crash ▼

2026

2 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 Jun 2026, 4 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 (9)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/16/2026	SIOUX FALLS	SD	0	1	2	Clear	Water	Daylight
01/14/2026	SIOUX FALLS	SD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/13/2025	SIOUX FALLS	SD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/28/2024	SIOUX FALLS	SD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
09/04/2024	SIOUX FALLS	SD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/20/2024	SIOUX CITY	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Water	Daylight
01/10/2024	SIOUX FALLS	SD	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Ice	Daylight
12/13/2023	SIOUX FALLS	SD	1	0	1	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
10/30/2023	SIOUX FALLS	SD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 4 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (13)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
06/09/2026	SD	Terminal (Level V)	SIOUX FALLS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	SD	Terminal (Level V)	SIOUX FALLS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	SD	Terminal (Level V)	SIOUX FALLS SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	SD	Terminal (Level V)	SIOUX FALLS SD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	SD	Full (Level I)	SIOUX FALLS SD	4	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/12/2023	SD	Terminal (Level V)	SCHOOL BUS INC	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/12/2023	SD	Terminal (Level V)	SCHOOL BUS INC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2023	SD	Terminal (Level V)	SCHOOL BUS INC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2023	SD	Terminal (Level V)	SCHOOL BUS INC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2023	SD	Terminal (Level V)	SIOUX FALLSSD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2023	SD	Terminal (Level V)	SIOUX FALLSSD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2023	SD	Terminal (Level V)	SIOUX FALLSSD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2023	SD	Terminal (Level V)	SIOUX FALLSSD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections4

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7220131423	$1,000,000	10/18/2001	12/02/2001	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7220131423	$5,000,000	10/10/2001	02/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ACP BA 7220131423	$1,000,000	10/10/2001	10/10/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE COMPANY	CMB0000005996BN	$4,000,000	09/09/2023	09/09/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE PREFERRED INSURANCE COMPANY	BA0000008784BD	$1,000,000	09/09/2023	09/10/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE PREFERRED INSURANCE COMPANY	BA0000008784BD	$1,000,000	09/09/2023	09/09/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE COMPANY	CMB0000005996BN	$4,000,000	09/09/2023	07/01/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA0000008784BD	$1,000,000	09/09/2023	07/01/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE PREFERRED INSURANCE COMPANY	CMB0000005996BN	$4,000,000	09/09/2023	09/10/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU202400019852	$5,000,000	07/01/2024	07/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	CMB0000005996BN	$4,000,000	02/01/2021	09/10/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	CMB0000005996BN	$4,000,000	02/01/2021	09/09/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA0000008784BD	$1,000,000	02/01/2021	09/10/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA0000008784BD	$1,000,000	02/01/2021	09/09/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	PSN 0000390-00	$1,000,000	02/01/2015	01/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	96A2UB0000561-00	$4,000,000	02/01/2015	01/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	48-692-855-00	$1,000,000	02/01/2011	02/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	48-692855-01	$4,000,000	02/01/2011	02/04/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	48-692855-01	$4,000,000	02/01/2011	02/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA00000078647E	$5,000,000	02/01/2010	02/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA00000078647E	$5,000,000	02/01/2010	03/20/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE LAKE STATES INSURANCE COMPANY	BA00000078647E	$5,000,000	02/01/2010	02/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA00000078647E	$1,000,000	02/01/2010	02/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	BE00000078644E	$4,000,000	02/01/2010	03/04/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	BE00000078644E	$4,000,000	02/01/2010	02/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	PSN 0000390-03	$5,000,000	01/01/2018	02/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	WFCUM00097-00	$4,000,000	01/01/2016	01/01/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CK06304055.	$4,000,000	01/01/1990	12/02/2001	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CK06304055	$1,000,000	01/01/1990	10/18/2001	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC212291	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/31/2001	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/29/2002
MC212291	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2023
MC212291	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/27/1990	REVOKED	01/08/2018
MC212291	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2024
MC212291	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/07/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/14/2011
MC212291	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/18/2018	-	-
MC212291	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/08/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/30/2015

No revocation records.

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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

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 130 vehicles (~0.04 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: 5 crash(es) across 130 vehicles (~0.04 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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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (9)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (13)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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