Carrier profile · USDOT 1714924 · MC-629008 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLC

DBA KANSAS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS

0 power unitsRegional · 5 statesJOLIET, IL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-629008 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

6.5Avg age (yr)

2014–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(815) 409-4012 Email dispatche.klepp@illinois-central.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 43 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

44 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

44 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

30 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 7.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7.4% · 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

30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 17

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.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.28 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’24 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Zurich American’08–’10

National Interstate’17–now

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2024

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2024	$5M	3
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Feb 2016 → Jun 2017	$5M	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2010 → Oct 2011	$5M	3
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Oct 2011	$5M	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Apr 2010	$5M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2009 → Mar 2010	$5M	3
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Jun 2009 → Mar 2010	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Mar 2010	$5M	2
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Mar 2008 → Jun 2009	$5M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Jul 2008	$5M	2

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 0

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

JOLIET, IL

3033 W JEFFERSON ST SUITE 220

Top corridor

TX ⇄ IL

TX 17 · MO 9 · IL 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@illinois-central.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1322099 USDOT 3596345

Shares a company officer with other carriers

erik klepp — 3 carriers: USDOT 204995 USDOT 3596345

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3033 W JEFFERSON ST SUITE 220, JOLIET, IL, 60435
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (815) 409-4012
Fax: (815) 409-4100
Email: e.klepp@illinois-central.com
Web domain: illinois-central.com

Registration

Officers: Erik Klepp · Travis Ellwanger
USDOT / docket: 1714924 · MC-629008
First registered: Dec 6, 2007
Last MCS-150: Jan 9, 2026 · 29,565,133 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 7, 2010
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

3,073

Drivers

3,073

CDL drivers

29,565,133

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLC.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLC (USDOT 1714924) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 30, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 30 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 44 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 3,073 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 7, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLC's USDOT number?

ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLC's USDOT number is 1714924, and its motor carrier number is MC-629008.

Is ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLC's safety record?

ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLC has a 7.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 43 roadside inspections, with 44 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).