DS BUS LINES INC
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, Nov 2024 – Jul 2026: 18 crashes (0 fatal, 6 injury) · 106 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 0.0% (national avg 22.3%)
Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 370
- Drivers · CDL
- 628 · 369
- Annual miles
- 6.6M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Mar 28, 2016 (10 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jan 21, 2026
- Officers
- CORNELIUS VAN DYK · JUDITH CRAWFORD
- Phone
- (351) 322-8400
- awagenmaker@gobeacon.com
- Address
- 23889 W 40Th Street, Shawnee KS 66226
FMCSA status today
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Jul 2026Violations
0 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Jul 2026No violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Crashes
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Jul 2026 · crash reports through Oct 29, 2026-
Sep92026Sep 9, 2026 · MissouriTow-awayDaylight.
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Apr272026Apr 27, 2026 · MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr222026Apr 22, 2026 · MissouriTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr142026Apr 14, 2026 · KansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Mar32026Mar 3, 2026 · MissouriTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan272026Jan 27, 2026 · KansasTow-awayWet road, daylight.
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Dec82025Dec 8, 2025 · MissouriTow-awayDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov222025Nov 22, 2025 · MissouriTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov52025Nov 5, 2025 · MissouriInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr282025Apr 28, 2025 · KansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Dec192024Dec 19, 2024 · KansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec172024Dec 17, 2024 · KansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. Citation issued.
10 more on the FMCSA record.
6 of the 18 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 14, 2026The live FMCSA check isn't on hand; see FMCSA status today.
- Liability (BIPD)
- $5,000,000 · Old Republic Insurance Companyon record since Oct 7, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2016
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it operates
Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
- Kansas (HQ) 79
- Missouri 27
75% of inspections were in its home state.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
1 driver inspection · 106 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Nov 2024 – Jul 2026.
FMCSA's SMS profile →