First Student Inc
Cincinnati, Ohio · Carrier number 354406
34,955
power units
34,955
power units
First Student Inc is a freight and passenger carrier based in Cincinnati, Ohio with 34,955 power units and 36,793 drivers as reported, the 5th largest trucking fleet in the US and the largest in Ohio. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 650 reportable crashes, 5 of them fatal (1.86 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
34,955
#1 in OH
Drivers
36,793
36,793 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
650
5 fatal
Per 100 trucks
1.86
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
2.8%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
10,467
82% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Student Inc | 1.86 | 2.8% | 0.5% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in OH | 3.39 | 19.5% | 3.6% |
| 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
6 people killed and 489 injured
- Fatal5
- Injury278
- Tow-away367
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 1,855 | 10 | 0.5% |
| Vehicle | 9,979 | 282 | 2.8% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 354406
- Based in
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Registered
- May 22, 1989
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight and passengers
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Dec 11, 2009)
- Miles driven
- 471.2 million (2025)
- Type
- For hire, Private passenger business, Private passenger nonbusiness
- Cargo
- Liquids gases, Motor vehicles, Passengers
- Last update filed
- Jul 14, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does First Student Inc have?
First Student Inc reports 34,955 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 36,793 drivers, 36,793 of them with a commercial license. That is the 5th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 471.2 million miles in 2025.
Is First Student Inc a safe carrier?
In 24 months First Student Inc had 650 reportable crashes, 1.86 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 2.8% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Dec 11, 2009). 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.