Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1467761
GATEWAY MATERIALS LLC
5 power unitsLocal · 1 statesBUFFALO, NY
CARRIER ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 20 yearsVehicle out-of-service rate well above average
Operating authority2020 yr active
since 2006Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo37.537.5 %
▲ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
20 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is GATEWAY MATERIALS LLC safe to work with?
Is GATEWAY MATERIALS LLC safe to load? GATEWAY MATERIALS LLC (USDOT 1467761) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in BUFFALO, NY, operating 5 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 20 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 11 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 37.5% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (86/100), with the leading concern: vehicle out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
GMGATEWAY MATERIALS LLC 86
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Safety
11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 37.5% (24-mo)8 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)8 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
33.3% now▲ Worsening
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.8 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 5
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 8
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo88
NY busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BUFFALO, NY
Top corridor
NY
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@gmail.com, — 22 carriers: USDOT 623796USDOT 1324922USDOT 1614274USDOT 1935006USDOT 2258562USDOT 2403933USDOT 2413723USDOT 2431935
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3870 BROADWAY ST, BUFFALO, NY, 14227
- Operation
- Intrastate (Hazmat)· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (716) 444-6345
- Fax
- (716) 444-6345
- Web domain
- gmail.com,
Registration
- Officers
- Patricia Rusiniak · Richard Rusiniak
- USDOT / docket
- 1467761
- First registered
- 02/28/2006
- Last MCS-150
- 08/29/2025 · 129,356 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is GATEWAY MATERIALS LLC's USDOT number?
GATEWAY MATERIALS LLC's USDOT number is 1467761.
Is GATEWAY MATERIALS LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, GATEWAY MATERIALS LLC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is GATEWAY MATERIALS LLC's safety record?
GATEWAY MATERIALS LLC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).
How big is GATEWAY MATERIALS LLC's fleet?
GATEWAY MATERIALS LLC operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is GATEWAY MATERIALS LLC based?
GATEWAY MATERIALS LLC is based in BUFFALO, NY, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.