Missouri State Highway Patrol reports annual school bus inspection results

Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing Options Missouri State Highway Patrol Superintendent Colonel Michael Turner has announced the results of the Driver and Vehicle Safety Division’s annual school bus inspection program, which evaluated more than 11,000 school buses across Missouri. The inspection program found 10,239 school buses approved during their initial inspections. Another 849 buses were identified as defective, while 283 were placed out of service. A total of 287 Missouri school districts received the Patrol’s Total Fleet Excellence Award. Area school districts achieving 100% approval ratings included: Braymer Bucklin Cainsville Laredo Milan Newtown-Harris North Mercer Polo Spickard Tri-County Winston Additional area school district inspection results included: Breckenridge — 33.3% approved, 66.7% defective Brookfield — 92.3% approved, 7.7% out of service Chillicothe — 80% approved, 15% defective, 5% out of service Cowgill — 100% defective Gallatin — 54.6% approved, 27.2% defective, 18.2% out of service Gilman City — 50% approved, 50% defective Green City — 90% approved, 10% defective Grundy County R-5 — 60% approved, 40% defective Hamilton — 40% approved, 40% defective, 20% out of service Kingston — 50% approved, 50% defective Marceline — 87.5% approved, 12.5% out of service Meadville — 50% approved, 16.7% defective, 33.3% out of service North Daviess — 33.3% approved, 66.7% defective North Harrison — 20% approved, 80% defective Pattonsburg — 50% approved, 50% defective Princeton — 92.3% approved, 7.7% defective Putnam County — 90% approved, 10% defective Ridgeway — 66.7% approved, 33.3% defective South Harrison — 38.9% approved, 55.6% defective, 5.5% out of service Southwest Livingston — 83.3% approved, 16.7% defective Trenton — 87.5% approved, 12.5% defective Verelle Peniston State School — 75% approved, 25% defective Complete school bus inspection results and inspection criteria are available on the Patrol’s website . Buses found to have defective components must be repaired within 10 days. Buses designated as out of service must have the identified component or components corrected, undergo reinspection, and be returned to service by Highway Patrol personnel before being used again to transport passengers. Colonel Turner said more than 11,000 school buses were inspected in accordance with the Missouri Revised Statutes. Post Views: Share this: Tweet Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Print (Opens in new window) Share on Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Related Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing Options Sharing Email this article Print this article