Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 523625
BUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC
1 power unitsavg 4 yrLocal · 1 statesDEPEW, NY
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
4.0Avg age (yr)
2022–2022 · vPIC
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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 33 yearsNo reported crashes
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1993Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 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 peersNewer
4 yr
Model years 2022–2022 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC safe to work with?
Is BUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC safe to load? BUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC (USDOT 523625) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in DEPEW, NY, operating 1 power unit and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 33 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 5 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below 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 (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BLBUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC 100
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Safety
5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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
≈0.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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.
- 393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
02
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)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 1
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2022
Newest model yr
2022
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
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 mo11
NY busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
DEPEW, NY
Top corridor
NY
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
david frank — 13 carriers: USDOT 522544USDOT 781178USDOT 979443USDOT 1769012USDOT 1918904USDOT 2025585USDOT 2180138USDOT 2386908
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)11
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5100 BROADWAY, DEPEW, NY, 14043
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (716) 651-0200
- Cell
- (716) 480-8855
- Fax
- (716) 651-0204
- Web domain
- buffalolifttrucks.com
Registration
- Officer
- David Frank
- USDOT / docket
- 523625
- First registered
- 05/18/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 02/04/2026 · 30,000 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 151383247
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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Frequently asked
What is BUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC's USDOT number?
BUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC's USDOT number is 523625.
Is BUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is BUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC's safety record?
BUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is BUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC's fleet?
BUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC based?
BUFFALO LIFT TRUCKS INC is based in DEPEW, NY, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.