Carrier profile · USDOT 2486221 · MC-873526 · Updated Jun 18, 2026

Buffalo Chip Trucking LLC

1 power unitavg 19 yrLocal · 1 statesCOLTON, SD82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-873526 INACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

19.0Avg age (yr)

2004–2010 · vPIC

Call dispatch(605) 906-0244 Email dispatchtyler.mcdonald113@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 18, 2026

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

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

19 yr

Model years 2004–2010 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’15–’22

United Financial’22–’25

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	8
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2022 → May 2025	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2015 → Mar 2022	$750K	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Mar 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

19.0 yr

Average age

2010

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

COLTON, SD

601 E 2ND ST

Top corridor

IA ⇄ SD

IA 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-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 3566554 USDOT 4383059

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 601 E 2ND ST, COLTON, SD, 57018
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (605) 906-0244
Email: tyler.mcdonald113@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Tyler J Mcdonald
USDOT / docket: 2486221 · MC-873526
First registered: Mar 19, 2014
Last MCS-150: Jul 31, 2025 · 111,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jun 5, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

111,000

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BUFFALO CHIP TRUCKING LLC.

BUFFALO CHIP TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2486221) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 18, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 18, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 31, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jun 5, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BUFFALO CHIP TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

BUFFALO CHIP TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 2486221, and its motor carrier number is MC-873526.

Is BUFFALO CHIP TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 18, 2026, BUFFALO CHIP TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BUFFALO CHIP TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

BUFFALO CHIP TRUCKING LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 4 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is BUFFALO CHIP TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

BUFFALO CHIP TRUCKING LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BUFFALO CHIP TRUCKING LLC based?

BUFFALO CHIP TRUCKING LLC is based in COLTON, SD, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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