STUDENT TRANSPORTATION OF AMERICA
Legal: SANTA BARBARA TRANSPORTATION CORP
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 · August 28, 20261,404 inspections · 110 violations (27 OOS) · 1.9% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.9A-HLLHVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
48
8× · sev 6
- 2393.9A-LHLIVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
30
5× · sev 6
- 3393.75(c)Vehicle Maint.
Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
24
3× · sev 8
- 4393.11A1-LHLMVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any missing
18
3× · sev 6
- 5393.11A1-LSLMWRVehicle Maint.3 OOS
Lighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on.
18
3× · sev 6
- 6393.9A-LSLIVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
18
3× · sev 6
- 7393.40A-BVehicle Maint.
Brake - Inadequate braking system
16
4× · sev 4
- 8393.75A2-TAOBBVehicle Maint.2 OOS
Tires - All others, bump or bulge related to tread or sidewall separation
16
2× · sev 8
- 9393.75B-TFVehicle Maint.1 OOS
Tires - Front, less than 2/32 inch tread depth
16
2× · sev 8
- 10393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Vehicle Maint.
Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
16
2× · sev 8
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- CA1404
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.
A high share of violations are occurring in Riverside County, CA
Medium impact257 of 386 violations in the last 12 months (67%) came from inspections in Riverside County, CA. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.
- Review the inspections from Riverside County, CA to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
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.
- 392.2-SLLEQP×60State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. · OOS
- 392.2-SLLState/Local Laws -
- 393.62-BEMEOIBuses - Marked emergency exit not marked with operating instructions
- Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
- 393.75A2-TAOBB-6Tires - Any tire with observable bumps, bulge or knots
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
- 393.11A1-LRLMWRLighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle missing when required to be on.
- Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
- 398.4-MWMigrant Workers - Driving of vehicles transporting migrant workers in violation of this part
- Coach speed, following distance, and phone use — these points hit hardest
- Review dashcam/telematics events with drivers
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 NHTSA59 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 29 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
10
Tow-away
10
Injury
5
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY
- Intrastate · 100+ mi537 drivers
- Company officer
- KIRK WILKIE
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
- D-U-N-S
- 108891748
- Registered since
- 1997-02-20
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-02-07
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 0 trucks · 505 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, addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 44 other carriers — 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
2 events- 02/07/2025MCS-150 update filed
7.9M mi reported (2024)
- 02/20/1997Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-02-07
- Reported mileage
- 7,872,000 mi (2024)
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