Carrier profile · USDOT 26881 · MC-138278 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Koch School Bus Service Inc

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesWACONIA, MN68/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-138278 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

6.8Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(952) 442-3370 Email dispatchbrian@kochbus.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 16 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 6 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 3

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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving73 · 49 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’99 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Lancer’93–’99

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1993 → Oct 1999	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

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

Home base

WACONIA, MN

150 VICTOR COURT

Top corridor

MN 9

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1527329 USDOT 1912883 USDOT 1873359

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kochbus.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1912883

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brian koch — 6 carriers: USDOT 589893 USDOT 1912883 USDOT 2186478 USDOT 2643702 USDOT 3251111

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 150 VICTOR COURT, WACONIA, MN, 55387
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (952) 442-3370
Email: brian@kochbus.com
Web domain: kochbus.com

Registration

Officer: Brian Koch
USDOT / docket: 26881 · MC-138278
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 19, 2022 · 1,500,000 mi (2020)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 10337053

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

150

Drivers

120

CDL drivers

1,500,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for KOCH SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC.

KOCH SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC (USDOT 26881) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 150 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 19, 2022.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KOCH SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

KOCH SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 26881, and its motor carrier number is MC-138278.

Is KOCH SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, KOCH SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KOCH SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC's safety record?

KOCH SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 16 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is KOCH SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC's fleet?

KOCH SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC operates 0 power units and 150 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KOCH SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC based?

KOCH SCHOOL BUS SERVICE INC is based in WACONIA, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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