Carrier profile · USDOT 917474 · MC-473931 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Buss Feed and Grain Trucking LLC

1 power unitavg 10 yrLocal · 1 statesPLAINVIEW, NE50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-473931 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(402) 582-3429 Email dispatchjanetbuss1947@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 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 peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 1

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 ’16 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Continental Western’07–’09

Northland’11–’14

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2016

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Feb 2016	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Feb 2015	$750K	2
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Jan 2015	$750K	6
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2014	$750K	8
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2009 → Aug 2011	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2007 → Sep 2009	$750K	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Nov 2005 → Sep 2007	$750K	5
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2003 → Nov 2005	$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): 2
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

10.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

66.7%

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

NE busiest

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

Home base

PLAINVIEW, NE

86487 537 AVE

Top corridor

NE 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4483589Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a company officer with other carriers

douglas buss — 2 carriers: USDOT 3475245

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 86487 537 AVE, PLAINVIEW, NE, 68769
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (402) 582-3429
Cell: (402) 640-5223
Fax: (402) 582-3929
Email: janetbuss1947@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Douglas Buss
USDOT / docket: 917474 · MC-473931
First registered: Nov 21, 2000
Last MCS-150: Dec 4, 2025 · 142,082 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jan 9, 2004
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

142,082

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 BUSS FEED AND GRAIN TRUCKING LLC.

BUSS FEED AND GRAIN TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 917474) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 5, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 4, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jan 9, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BUSS FEED AND GRAIN TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

BUSS FEED AND GRAIN TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 917474, and its motor carrier number is MC-473931.

Is BUSS FEED AND GRAIN TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BUSS FEED AND GRAIN TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BUSS FEED AND GRAIN TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

BUSS FEED AND GRAIN TRUCKING LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is BUSS FEED AND GRAIN TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

BUSS FEED AND GRAIN TRUCKING LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BUSS FEED AND GRAIN TRUCKING LLC based?

BUSS FEED AND GRAIN TRUCKING LLC is based in PLAINVIEW, NE, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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