CSA
UnknownUSDOT 2484642· CARRIER· EIN 20-2935615
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THIELEN SCHOOL BUS INC

220 WEST 11TH STREET, REDWOOD FALLS, MN, 56283(507) 637-3600RICHARD THIELEN
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
98
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
1 crash in the last 24 months

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

3
Inspections
5
Violations
0
Out-of-service
5
CSA points
1
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

3 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

2 incomplete vehicle 1 multipurpose passenger vehicle (mpv)
2024 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFD9RCUH2388· 0023PBA MN
2023 CHEVROLET Suburban
1GNSKBED8PR161591· JWM181 MN
2018 FREIGHTLINER B2 Bus Chassis
4UZABRFD4JCJN3716· SB87751 MN

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

1

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
28
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
35
35 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.3M mi
reported 2019
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi35 drivers
Company officer
RICHARD THIELEN
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2014-03-14
Last MCS-150 update
2020-02-03
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks · 28 buses.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares officers with 1 other carrier — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

1
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
THIELEN BUS LINES INC
USDOT 152296Active· REDWOOD FALLS, MN
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

2 events
  1. 02/03/2020MCS-150 update filed

    0.3M mi reported (2019)

  2. 03/14/2014Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2020-02-03
Reported mileage
296,000 mi (2019)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 29, 2026, 10:48 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.