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USDOT 1714924 · ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLC
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS LLC

DBA KANSAS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS

USDOT 1714924 MC 629008 Joliet, IL Authorized For-Hire
2,619 power units 3,073 drivers mileage unreliable
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Not graded
Passenger operation — outside the model for motor carriers of property
Checked Nov 8, 2026

Why it isn't graded

Not graded: passenger operation. The FRED Score is a model for motor carriers of property; a passenger model is a separate study.

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026: 41 crashes (1 fatal, 12 injury) · 31 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 7.1% (national avg 22.3%)

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
2,619
Drivers · CDL
3,073 · 3,073
Annual miles
29.6M unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors0000
Trailers0000

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Nov 7, 2010)16 yrs old
Registered
Dec 6, 2007 (19 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jan 9, 2026
Officers
TRAVIS ELLWANGER · ERIK KLEPP
Phone
(815) 409-4012
Email
e.klepp@illinois-central.com
Address
3033 W Jefferson St Suite 220, Joliet IL 60435

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
41
1 fatal (1 death) · 12 injury · 21 people hurt in all · 37 tow-away
Inspections
31
81% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.1%
2 of 28 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 14 driver inspections
Violations
9
2 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 17 inspections, 1 out of service 17 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
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Violations

9 on the FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    7 · 2 out-of-service
    Lights 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 0 out-of-service
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
37 tow-away
  • Jun
    8
    2026
    Jun 8, 2026 · Wisconsin
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    15
    2026
    May 15, 2026 · Kansas
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    16
    2026
    Apr 16, 2026 · Iowa
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    18
    2026
    Mar 18, 2026 · Wisconsin
    Tow-away
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    11
    2026
    Mar 11, 2026 · Wisconsin
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    3
    2026
    Mar 3, 2026 · Illinois
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Daylight.
  • Jan
    30
    2026
    Jan 30, 2026 · Illinois
    Tow-away
    Daylight.
  • Jan
    29
    2026
    Jan 29, 2026 · Wisconsin
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

33 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$5,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jun 30, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2008
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Texas 17
  • Missouri 9
  • Illinois (HQ) 2
  • Wisconsin 2
  • New Jersey 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 2 of 31 inspections were in Illinois.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/1714924