Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 4118340 · MC-1574578
TRUE BUFFALO TRANSPORT LLC
4 power unitsRICHFIELD, MN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1574578 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power 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.
USDOT 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 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.
In good standing · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority22 yr active
since 2023Insurance (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
2 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TRUE BUFFALO TRANSPORT LLC safe to work with?
Is TRUE BUFFALO TRANSPORT LLC safe to load? TRUE BUFFALO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4118340, MC-1574578) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in RICHFIELD, MN, operating 4 power units and 10 drivers. Operating authority has been active 2 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
TBTRUE BUFFALO TRANSPORT LLC 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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Accredited Specialty · 24–24
20232024
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.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 4 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2024 → Dec 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Sep 2023 → Jul 2024 | $750k | 3 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- 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
RICHFIELD, MN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
ibrahim ahmed — 7 carriers: USDOT 2534728USDOT 2801332USDOT 3352958USDOT 3794767USDOT 3834846USDOT 4026501
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 7645 NICOLETT AVE S, RICHFIELD, MN, 55423
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (612) 814-9241
Registration
- Officer
- Ibrahim Ahmed
- USDOT / docket
- 4118340 · MC-1574578
- First registered
- 08/16/2023
- Last MCS-150
- 06/26/2024 · 30,000 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 66.66
- D-U-N-S
- 3982421
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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 TRUE BUFFALO TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?
TRUE BUFFALO TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 4118340, and its motor carrier number is MC-1574578.
Is TRUE BUFFALO TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TRUE BUFFALO TRANSPORT LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is TRUE BUFFALO TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?
TRUE BUFFALO TRANSPORT LLC operates 4 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TRUE BUFFALO TRANSPORT LLC based?
TRUE BUFFALO TRANSPORT LLC is based in RICHFIELD, MN.