Carrier profile · USDOT 191974 · MC-156543 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Elmer Buchta Trucking Company Inc

217 power unitsOTWELL, IN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-156543 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

217Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(812) 354-6300

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 217 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

217 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’00 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Continental’93–’04

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2000

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1998 → Feb 2000	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1997 → Feb 1998	$750K	2
GUARANTY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1994 → Jan 1997	$750K	4
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1993 → Sep 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 217
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

OTWELL, IN

2174 N ST RD 257 SOUTH

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2174 N ST RD 257 SOUTH, OTWELL, IN, 47564
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (812) 354-6300
Email: —

Registration

USDOT / docket: 191974 · MC-156543
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: — · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jun 28, 1993
D-U-N-S: 62967070

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

217

Power units

226

Drivers

226

CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ELMER BUCHTA TRUCKING COMPANY INC.

ELMER BUCHTA TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 191974) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 1, 2000 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 217 power units and 226 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing available in the FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jun 28, 1993 in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ELMER BUCHTA TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

ELMER BUCHTA TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 191974, and its motor carrier number is MC-156543.

Is ELMER BUCHTA TRUCKING COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, ELMER BUCHTA TRUCKING COMPANY INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is ELMER BUCHTA TRUCKING COMPANY INC's fleet?

ELMER BUCHTA TRUCKING COMPANY INC operates 217 power units and 226 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ELMER BUCHTA TRUCKING COMPANY INC based?

ELMER BUCHTA TRUCKING COMPANY INC is based in OTWELL, IN.

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