Carrier profile · USDOT 78331 · MC-2698 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Vandalia Bus Lines Inc

0 power unitsavg 9.2 yrLocal · 2 statesCASEYVILLE, IL88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-2698 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 7.9%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 — 38 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.1% · 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 4.7 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

40 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 27

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

3%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
official FMCSA
Driver Fitness
0violations
official FMCSA
Controlled Substances
0violations
official FMCSA
10%
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.

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 54 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 30 total · 2 in 24 mo

30
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
1
Fatal
13
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251001
20242002
20221001
20211011
20192012
20183012
20171011
20161001
20141001
20131001
20112022
20091001
20072002
20061001
20051001
20031010
20021100
20001011
19983023
19971011
19952020
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Mar 17, 2025MO00Yes
Nov 13, 2024MO00Yes
Apr 8, 2024MO00Yes
Dec 20, 2022MO00Yes
Feb 13, 2021IL01Yes
Jul 2, 2019MO00Yes
Jun 25, 2019AL03Yes
Oct 8, 2018LA00Yes
Sep 24, 2018IL00Yes
Feb 22, 2018MO03No
Oct 20, 2017PA04Yes
Apr 2, 2016IN00Yes
Aug 29, 2014IL00Yes
Nov 27, 2013TN00Yes
Jul 21, 2011IL01Yes
Feb 12, 2011MO01Yes
Jan 22, 2009MD00Yes
Aug 26, 2007MO00Yes
Aug 18, 2007IL00Yes
Oct 25, 2006MO00Yes
May 28, 2005MO00Yes
Mar 20, 2003MO03No
Mar 21, 2002MO10No
Mar 25, 2000NC01Yes
Aug 1, 1998MO01Yes