Carrier profile · USDOT 354406 · MC-191534 · Updated Jul 17, 2026

FIRST STUDENT INC

0 power unitsavg 7.2 yrNational · 29 statesCINCINNATI, OH88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-191534 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 2.7%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10,069 vehicle and 1,917 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

2.5% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

10,102 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 694

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
official FMCSA
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
38%
Driver Fitness
official FMCSA
Controlled Substances
0violations
official FMCSA
2%
Vehicle Maintenance
official FMCSA

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2,335 · 134 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance470 · 88 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance452 · 28 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance166 · 78 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance160 · 41 OOS
  • 393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance99 · 79 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance89 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance72 · 6 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance63 · 9 OOS
  • 393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance52 · 19 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 26, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues
2No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

Crash history· 8,234 total · 646 in 24 mo

8,234
Total crashes
646
In last 24 mo
79
Fatal
3,746
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
2026136164112
20253462140290
20243643150335
20233742157330
20223540143314
20213227135284
2020200277182
20194727208397
20184915213419
20175264258449
20164873200423
20154904210436
20144865230421
20134905231416
20123272147281
20113221148258
20103929194315
20093743178302
20082300111194
20072353108187
2006156285133
2005141069115
2004128063105
20039835185
20026513947
20012401518
2000130810
199910057
19983112028
19973302523
19963212322
19955132548
19941701116
19937036
19926014
19913010
19901000
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 21, 2026SC01Yes
Jul 8, 2026PA01No
Jun 22, 2026MO12Yes
Jun 16, 2026MO01Yes
Jun 10, 2026NJ01Yes
Jun 4, 2026LA01Yes
May 26, 2026OH01No
May 22, 2026MO00Yes
May 21, 2026OH00Yes
May 18, 2026WI02Yes
May 18, 2026CT00Yes
May 14, 2026TN00Yes
May 14, 2026PA00Yes
May 13, 2026MO00Yes
May 11, 2026LA02No
May 8, 2026LA00Yes
May 8, 2026PA01Yes
May 7, 2026MN00Yes
May 4, 2026MN01No
May 4, 2026LA00Yes
May 1, 2026IL00Yes
May 1, 2026LA00Yes
May 1, 2026IL02Yes
Apr 30, 2026MN01Yes
Apr 30, 2026CT00Yes