Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 517205 · MC-249664
BUFFALO BUS TOURING COMPANY
1 power unitsWEST YELLOWSTONE, MT
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-249664 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 33 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 10.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1993Insurance (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
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BUFFALO BUS TOURING COMPANY safe to work with?
Is BUFFALO BUS TOURING COMPANY safe to load? BUFFALO BUS TOURING COMPANY (USDOT 517205, MC-249664) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT, operating 1 power unit and 8 drivers. Operating authority has been active 33 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
BBBUFFALO BUS TOURING COMPANY 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.
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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
$5M BIPD · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Empire Fire · 94–98
National Interstate · 99–11
National Interstate · 12–17
19942017
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.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 15 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2012 → Feb 2017 | $5M | 1 |
| TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2011 → Dec 2012 | $5M | 1 |
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 1999 → Dec 2011 | $5M | 4 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1999 → Dec 1999 | $5M | 1 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | May 1994 → Apr 1998 | $5M | 8 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@yellowstonevacations.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 686024
Shares a company officer with other carriers
randy roberson — 3 carriers: USDOT 686024USDOT 2388185
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 415 YELLOWSTONE AVE, WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT, 59758
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 580, WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT, 59758
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (406) 646-9564
- Fax
- (406) 646-9353
- Web domain
- yellowstonevacations.com
Registration
- Officers
- Randy Roberson · Randy Roberson
- USDOT / docket
- 517205 · MC-249664
- First registered
- 03/19/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 06/17/2016 · 70,000 mi (2015)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- 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 BUFFALO BUS TOURING COMPANY's USDOT number?
BUFFALO BUS TOURING COMPANY's USDOT number is 517205, and its motor carrier number is MC-249664.
Is BUFFALO BUS TOURING COMPANY authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BUFFALO BUS TOURING COMPANY is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BUFFALO BUS TOURING COMPANY's fleet?
BUFFALO BUS TOURING COMPANY operates 1 power unit and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BUFFALO BUS TOURING COMPANY based?
BUFFALO BUS TOURING COMPANY is based in WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT.