370
power units
DS Bus Lines Inc is a passenger carrier based in Shawnee, Kansas with 370 power units and 628 drivers as reported. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 19 reportable crashes (5.14 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
370
Drivers
628
369 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
19
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
5.14
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
0.0%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
106
100% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DS Bus Lines Inc | 5.14 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in KS | 1.79 | 16.4% | 3.4% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
0 people killed and 9 injured
- Fatal0
- Injury7
- Tow-away12
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle | 106 | 0 | 0.0% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 2871169
- Based in
- Shawnee, Kansas
- Registered
- Mar 28, 2016
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Passengers
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Miles driven
- 6.60 million (2025)
- Type
- For hire, Private passenger business, Private passenger nonbusiness
- Cargo
- Passengers
- Last update filed
- Jan 21, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does DS Bus Lines Inc have?
DS Bus Lines Inc reports 370 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 628 drivers, 369 of them with a commercial license. Its trucks drove 6.60 million miles in 2025.
Is DS Bus Lines Inc a safe carrier?
In 24 months DS Bus Lines Inc had 19 reportable crashes, 5.14 per 100 power units (above the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 0.0% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). It has no official safety rating. A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.