Carrier profile · USDOT 2356208 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Student Transportation of America Inc

DBA GOLDSTAR TRANSIT INC

0 power unitsavg 5.6 yrLocal · 1 statesBASTROP, TX84/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN
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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 4.4%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 593 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

4.2% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.3 pts 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

594 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 116

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
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
official FMCSA
5%
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.

  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance45 · 18 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance30 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance26 · 0 OOS
  • 393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 12 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
  • 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
  • 393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 861 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 85 total · 20 in 24 mo

85
Total crashes
20
In last 24 mo
3
Fatal
44
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
202610065
20254014
202410059
20235043
20225035
20216025
20206134
20196046
20187047
20175135
20168137
20153021
20144023
20135025
20121001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
May 19, 2026TX01No
May 19, 2026TX01No
May 15, 2026TX00Yes
May 8, 2026TX00Yes
May 6, 2026TX01No
Apr 28, 2026TX01No
Apr 10, 2026TX00Yes
Mar 24, 2026TX01Yes
Feb 17, 2026TX00Yes
Feb 9, 2026TX01No
Oct 10, 2025TX00Yes
Sep 24, 2025TX00Yes
Apr 17, 2025TX00Yes
Feb 10, 2025TX01Yes
Dec 18, 2024TX00Yes
Nov 22, 2024TX012Yes
Oct 9, 2024TX01No
Oct 9, 2024TX01Yes
Sep 20, 2024TX00Yes
Sep 4, 2024TX01Yes
Jun 17, 2024TX00Yes
Apr 12, 2024TX00Yes
Apr 4, 2024TX00Yes
Feb 1, 2024TX02Yes
Dec 13, 2023TX04Yes