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Carrier profile · USDOT 1423154 · MC-538140 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC

2 power unitsavg 1 yrRegional · 6 statesLOCUST GROVE, GA

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-538140 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

1.0Avg age (yr)

2025–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(770) 780-2569 Email dispatchbuckeyeexpress@bellsouth.net

Carrier verification summary for BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC

BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1423154) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1423154) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1423154) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI effective Feb 24, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1423154) has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1423154) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1423154) reports 2 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 21, 2026.

BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1423154) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average33.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

1 yr

Model years 2025–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 2-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive’05–’07

Progressive Mountain’07–’09

Stratford’09–’14

National’14–’16

Progressive Mountain’16–’18

Northland’18–’20

Progressive Mountain’21–’23

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI · since Feb 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Dec 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2024 → Dec 2025	$750K	1
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)	Dec 2023 → Dec 2024	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Dec 2021 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2021	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Oct 2020 → Dec 2020	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Oct 2016 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Oct 2016	$750K	6
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2014	$750K	7
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Oct 2007 → Oct 2009	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Nov 2007	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

1.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2025

Oldest model yr

50%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

LOCUST GROVE, GA

1016 HAMILTON DR

Top corridor

TX ⇄ GA

TX 1 · NY 1 · NM 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1016 HAMILTON DR, LOCUST GROVE, GA, 30248
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (770) 780-2569
Email: buckeyeexpress@bellsouth.net
Web domain: bellsouth.net

Registration

Officer: Jonathan Partlow Sr
USDOT / docket: 1423154 · MC-538140
First registered: Oct 6, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jan 21, 2026 · 180,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

180,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Frequently asked

What is BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1423154, and its motor carrier number is MC-538140.

Is BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC's safety record?

BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC's fleet?

BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC operates 2 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC based?

BUCKEYE EXPRESS INC is based in LOCUST GROVE, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(770) 780-2569 Email dispatchbuckeyeexpress@bellsouth.netCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 1423154
MC / Docket: MC-538140
Officer: JONATHAN PARTLOW SR
Address: 1016 HAMILTON DR
LOCUST GROVE, GA, 30248

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Contract authority · 20 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI · since Feb 2026

Vehicle OOS 0%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(770) 780-2569 Email dispatchbuckeyeexpress@bellsouth.netCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 1423154
MC / Docket: MC-538140
Officer: JONATHAN PARTLOW SR
Address: 1016 HAMILTON DR
LOCUST GROVE, GA, 30248

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Contract authority · 20 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI · since Feb 2026

Vehicle OOS 0%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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