First Transit Inc
Lombard, Illinois · Carrier number 1002211
1,320
power units
1,320
power units
First Transit Inc is a passenger carrier based in Lombard, Illinois with 1,320 power units and 1,646 drivers as reported. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 171 reportable crashes, 4 of them fatal (12.95 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
1,320
Drivers
1,646
1,646 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
171
4 fatal
Per 100 trucks
12.95
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
1.7%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
647
90% 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 Transit Inc | 12.95 | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in IL | 5.00 | 23.2% | 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
4 people killed and 165 injured
- Fatal4
- Injury97
- Tow-away70
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 89 | 2 | 2.2% |
| Vehicle | 639 | 11 | 1.7% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 1002211
- Based in
- Lombard, Illinois
- Registered
- Jan 31, 2002
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Passengers
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Apr 12, 2023)
- Miles driven
- 24.1 million (2024)
- Type
- For hire, Private passenger business, Private passenger nonbusiness
- Cargo
- Passengers
- Last update filed
- Mar 27, 2025
Questions and answers
How many trucks does First Transit Inc have?
First Transit Inc reports 1,320 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 1,646 drivers, 1,646 of them with a commercial license. Its trucks drove 24.1 million miles in 2024.
Is First Transit Inc a safe carrier?
In 24 months First Transit Inc had 171 reportable crashes, 12.95 per 100 power units (above the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 1.7% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Apr 12, 2023). 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.