Small fleet
24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Small fleet
24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
10 yr
Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.
22 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
BUFFALO GROUP TRANSPORT LIMITED (USDOT 1171316) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier 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.
It reports 24 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 28, 2025.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
BUFFALO GROUP TRANSPORT LIMITED's USDOT number is 1171316, and its motor carrier number is MC-469791.
As of Jun 13, 2026, BUFFALO GROUP TRANSPORT LIMITED is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
BUFFALO GROUP TRANSPORT LIMITED has a 8.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 47 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).
BUFFALO GROUP TRANSPORT LIMITED operates 24 power units and 24 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
BUFFALO GROUP TRANSPORT LIMITED is based in MOUNT PROSPECT, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.
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16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 5
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 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.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2024 → Jun 2025 | $750K | 5 |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2023 → Jun 2023 | $750K | 2 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2023 → Jun 2023 | $750K | 1 |
| CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2022 → Mar 2023 | $750K | 3 |
| ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2021 → Mar 2022 | $750K | 1 |
| NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. | Dec 2021 → Dec 2021 | $750K | 2 |
| NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION | Mar 2017 → Apr 2017 | $750K | 1 |
| NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION | Jan 2015 → Jan 2015 | $750K | 1 |
| NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION | Jan 2015 → Mar 2017 | $750K | 2 |
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2014 → Jan 2015 | $750K | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2006 → Feb 2006 | $750K | 3 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2004 → Feb 2006 | $750K | 5 |
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2003 → Feb 2004 | $750K | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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