NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC
USDOT 2918561 · Doing business as AMERICAN STUDENT TRANSPORTATION
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (205 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate11.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)15 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 2918561 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-983865 |
| Legal Name | NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC |
| DBA Name | AMERICAN STUDENT TRANSPORTATION |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 7634252542 |
| Address | 11800 95TH AVE N, Maple Grove, MN, 55369 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20230131) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 89 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 36 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 11.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 15 total (0 fatal, 7 with injuries, 14 towaway) |
- 2026-06-03 — MN — towaway
- 2026-05-12 — MN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-04-23 — MN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-01-22 — MN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-01-07 — MN — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 30 (57), 14 (3), 53 (1).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 205 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 225 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,821,532 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 20-JAN-26 |
NORTHSTAR BUS LINES LLC operates 205 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MN.
Nearby
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