Carrier profile · USDOT 714128 · MC-395335 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BUDDY L TRANSPORT INC

15 power unitsavg 9.3 yrRegional · 7 statesMUNCIE, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-395335 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

2001–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(765) 287-0378 Email dispatchasstbuddyl@gmail.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 2001–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

26 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 26 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 16.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 15-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 26
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’25 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Occidental Fire’02–’05

Northland’05–’10

National’10–’15

Auto Owners’19–’24

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACCELERANT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	3
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2018 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Nov 2016 → Nov 2017	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2015	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2005 → Dec 2010	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Nov 2002 → Nov 2005	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → Dec 2002	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2000 → Nov 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

12.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

MUNCIE, IN

12209 N STATE ROAD 3

Top corridor

IN 16 · IL 4 · IA 2

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2039991 USDOT 313891 USDOT 2828326

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12209 N STATE ROAD 3, MUNCIE, IN, 47303
Mailing address: PO BOX 517, EATON, IN, 47338
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (765) 287-0378
Cell: (765) 228-5885
Email: asstbuddyl@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Buddy Gessaman Jr
USDOT / docket: 714128 · MC-395335
First registered: Nov 13, 1997
Last MCS-150: Feb 5, 2026 · 1,315,999 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,315,999

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BUDDY L TRANSPORT INC.

BUDDY L TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 714128) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACCELERANT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 6, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 26 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BUDDY L TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

BUDDY L TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 714128, and its motor carrier number is MC-395335.

Is BUDDY L TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BUDDY L TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BUDDY L TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

BUDDY L TRANSPORT INC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 38 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).