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Published June 20, 2018

Results released for annual school bus inspections

LAKE OF THE OZARKS – Results of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s annual bus inspection program has been released with lake area buses receiving various results.

A total of 12,018 school buses across the state of Missouri were inspected by Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) personnel during the 2018 program.  Of all buses inspected, 90.6 percent were approved by inspection personnel with no defective items noted during inspection.

During the annual school bus inspection program, buses found to have no defective items are rated as “approved.”  Buses having one or more defective items which do not constitute an immediate danger are rated as “defective.”

Buses with a defective item which constitutes an immediate danger are rated as “out-of-service.”

Buses rated as “defective” may continue to be operated for the purpose of transporting students until repair is made. School districts are allowed 10 days following initial inspection to repair identified defects before being re-inspected by Highway Patrol motor vehicle inspection personnel.

Buses rated as “out-of-service” must be repaired, re-inspected, and placed back into service by Highway Patrol motor vehicle inspection personnel prior to transporting students.

Buses not presented for re-inspection within the required 10-day period are reported to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The results for the lake area were:

Camdenton R-III: 78 buses presented and all 78 passed with no defective buses and none out of service.
Climax Springs R-IV: 10 were presented with eight approved. One was defective and one was out of service.
Macks Creek: Seven buses presented and all passed. There were no defective buses and none out of service.
Miller County R-III: Seven buses presented but only three were approved. Two buses were defective and two were out of service.
Morgan County R-I: 15 presented and 14 were approved. One was defective and none were out of service.
Morgan County R-II: 28 presented and 27 were approved. One was out of service.
School of the Osage: 34 buses presented and all 34 passed with no defective buses and none out of service.
Stoutland R-II: 10 were presented and seven were approved. Three were defective and none were out of service.


Statewide 2018 annual school bus inspection results are as follows:
Buses rated as “approved” upon initial inspection - 10,888
Buses rated as “defective” upon initial inspection - 912
Buses rated as “out-of-service” upon initial inspection - 218

A total of 281 Missouri school districts earned the Patrol’s Total Fleet Excellence Award, obtaining an approval rating of 90 percent or higher with no buses placed out-of-service.

During the 2018-2019 school year, 6,532 buses in these award-winning fleets are eligible to display the Total Fleet Excellence sticker in the lower corner of the first window on the passenger-entry side of the bus.

Missouri school bus inspection results are a matter of public record. Individual school district results are available on the Motor Vehicle Inspection Division webpage at www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/MVI/index.html

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