FIRST STUDENT INC

USDOT 354406

Active

Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (34955 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT354406
MC NumberMC-191534
Fleet34955 power units
Drivers36793
Phone5132412200
LocationCincinnati, OH

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileOld Republic Insurance Company
  • Out-of-service rate2.6% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)664 reported — involvement does not imply fault

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number354406
MC NumberMC-191534
Legal NameFIRST STUDENT INC
DBA Name
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone5132412200
Address191 ROSA PARKS DRIVE SUITE 8FL, Cincinnati, OH, 45202

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20030408)
Hazmat Flagfalse

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.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerOld Republic Insurance Company
Coverage on File$5,000,000
Insurance on File Since2022-04-01
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Old Republic Insurance Company$5,000,000BMC-91X2022-04-01

Timeline

Authority history

Authority Events on Record1
  • 2004-09-10 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Passengers Active REINSTATED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
0 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
0 / 100
Driver Fitness
86 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
64 / 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)

Inspections10754
Out-of-Service Rate2.6% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes664 total (4 fatal, 284 with injuries, 560 towaway)
  • 2026-07-08 — PA — 1 injured
  • 2026-06-26 — MA — towaway
  • 2026-06-25 — WI — 2 injured, towaway
  • 2026-06-22 — MO — 1 fatal, 2 injured, towaway
  • 2026-06-16 — MO — 1 injured, towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 30 (1584), 20 (306), 16 (237).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)34955
Drivers36793
Recent Annual Mileage441,640,000
Last MCS-150 Filing02-MAY-25

FIRST STUDENT INC operates 34955 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in OH.

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