KELLER BUS SERVICE
Legal: KELLER TRANSPORTATION INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 2026108 inspections · 2 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
Most inspected in · top 3 states
- MD23
- US4
- DC3
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 50% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 50% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Other violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 1% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.9A-LCLLighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative1× · 18%
- 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative1× · 18%
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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 NHTSA53 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 23 more.
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
5
Tow-away
5
Injury
13
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi39 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi25 drivers
- Company officer
- ERNEST KELLER III
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 5475432
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-09-18
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 0 trucks · 99 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.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs with 1 other carrier — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
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
34 events- 09/18/2024MCS-150 update filed
2.3M mi reported (2023)
- 08/29/2024Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy XS193038
- 08/01/2024Insurance filed — Lancer Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy BA164690
- 08/01/2024Insurance ended — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
policy 038182967
- 08/01/2024Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA164690
- 08/01/2019Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA164690
- 07/01/2013Insurance filed — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 038182967
- 07/01/2013Insurance replaced — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy 038182967
- 07/01/2012Insurance replaced — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LFB 001136-2
- 07/01/2012Insurance replaced — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy 038182967
- 07/01/2011Insurance cancelled — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy 038182967
- 06/06/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/24/2011)
- 07/01/2010Insurance cancelled — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy 061844625
- 06/04/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/28/2010)
- 12/10/2009Insurance cancelled — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy 061844494
- 11/09/2009Insurance replaced — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy 061844494
- 04/01/2009Insurance cancelled — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy 0090048
- 03/05/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/30/2009)
- 12/01/2007Insurance cancelled — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy 7384211
- 11/05/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/27/2007)
- 12/01/2006Insurance cancelled — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy 1646389
- 11/06/2006COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/29/2006)
- 12/01/2005Insurance cancelled — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy 1452699
- 12/01/2005Insurance replaced — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LFB 001136-1
- 11/04/2005COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/30/2005)
- 12/01/2004Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA156956
- 11/04/2004COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/06/2004)
- 12/01/2003Insurance replaced — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy 4261034
- 12/01/2003Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA152429
- 12/01/2002Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA 1241 83
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2024-02-06
- Last review
- 2024-02-06
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-09-18
- Reported mileage
- 2,278,116 mi (2023)
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