Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
48 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2467085 · MC-852813
BUCKEYE MOTOR FREIGHT
48 power unitsCOLUMBUS, OH
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-852813 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
48Power 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
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 13 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 48 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1212 yr active
since 2014Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 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
12 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BUCKEYE MOTOR FREIGHT safe to work with?
Is BUCKEYE MOTOR FREIGHT safe to load? BUCKEYE MOTOR FREIGHT (USDOT 2467085, MC-852813) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in COLUMBUS, OH, operating 48 power units and 56 drivers. Operating authority has been active 12 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BMBUCKEYE MOTOR FREIGHT 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
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 / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+2 earlier
Erie · 15–19
20142019
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 6 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jan 2019 → Apr 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2015 → Jan 2019 | $750k | 4 |
| WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2014 → Jan 2015 | $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)
- 48
- 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 · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
COLUMBUS, OH
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
jonathan allen — 12 carriers: USDOT 1999031USDOT 2474408USDOT 2569954USDOT 2936072USDOT 3274630USDOT 3276475USDOT 3285550USDOT 3364571
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2580 HARRISON ROAD, COLUMBUS, OH, 43204
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (614) 670-5333
- Cell
- (614) 271-8715
- Fax
- (614) 288-2313
- Web domain
- buckeyemotorfreight.com
Registration
- Officer
- Jonathan Allen
- USDOT / docket
- 2467085 · MC-852813
- First registered
- 01/14/2014
- Last MCS-150
- 01/05/2018 · 3,718,667 mi (2017)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- 79525372
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 BUCKEYE MOTOR FREIGHT's USDOT number?
BUCKEYE MOTOR FREIGHT's USDOT number is 2467085, and its motor carrier number is MC-852813.
Is BUCKEYE MOTOR FREIGHT authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BUCKEYE MOTOR FREIGHT is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BUCKEYE MOTOR FREIGHT's fleet?
BUCKEYE MOTOR FREIGHT operates 48 power units and 56 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BUCKEYE MOTOR FREIGHT based?
BUCKEYE MOTOR FREIGHT is based in COLUMBUS, OH.