BUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC
(260) 399-4410
jessica.studle@buchananhauling.com
4625 Industrial Road, Fort Wayne IN 46825
117
power units
93 drivers
9.2M mi/yr · ~78k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 56.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
30 yrs history · 280 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 117
- Drivers · CDL
- 93 · 93
- Annual miles
- 9.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tractors | 89 | 27 | 0 | 116 |
| Trailers | 600 | 15 | 0 | 615 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (05-16-2011) · 15 yr old
- Registered
- 07-09-1996 (30 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-30-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- GEARY BUCHANAN
- Officer
- JESSICA STUDLE
Cargo
68.7
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
Building Materials
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, General Freight
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
This motor carrier 0.98×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.4 vs 4.5 for similar fleets
Likely 1–8 crashes
This motor carrier
4.4
Similar fleets
4.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~11%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 10 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 5 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 4.5 a year. The grade counts 15 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.37×, out-of-service orders 0.45× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.63× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -18%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Injury crashes4 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 medical certificate, 1 no valid CDL (Aug 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 29 of 121 violations (24%). Brake or light defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.5% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.4% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 5
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Excessive speeding: 13
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
10
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
280
72% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.5%
23 of 184
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.4%
1 of 280
National avg 6.7%
Violations
121
28 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Indiana (about 132 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
vs 1,756 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.043 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 2.27 | 0.96 |
| Violations | 0.52 | 0.54 |
| Critical violations | 0.09 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
121 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert92 · 26 OOSBrakes 29 · Lights 28 · Tires 14 · Cargo securement 8 · Steering & suspension 2 · 11 more
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Unsafe driving No alert21 · 0 OOSSpeeding 13 · Reckless / lane 8
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Hours of service No alert6 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 6
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSMedical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Mar192026TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar182026IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar132026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec292025MichiganProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Oct32025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep202025IndianaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun172025PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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May52025South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb112025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec112024IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. Citation issued.
2 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 10 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Jan 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual) since Jul 28, 2025
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Nov 8, 2013)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
24 filings and 8 authority events since 1996 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
24 filings and 8 authority events since 1996 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jul 28, 2025Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual)Broker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jan 1, 2023National Interstate Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 1, 2019HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jul 28, 2025 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 27, 2025 came after the replacement; 70 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 23, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Sep 25, 2019cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2015NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)87 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 28, 2015opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2014NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Oct 1, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 8, 2013Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 20, 2019 came after the replacement; 72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2014 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2012TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORKLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 1, 2013 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2012KODIAK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 9, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 1, 2012opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2011STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 7, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 27, 2011opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 4, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2011STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 4, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2010NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.Cargo · ended Nov 15, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect25 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2010STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 29, 2011 · superseded by the same policy7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2009NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.Cargo · ended Oct 4, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2009STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Oct 4, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2004SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 4, 2009 · replaced by another insurer60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2003SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 4, 2004 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2002CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 4, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2001CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 4, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2001CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 4, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Indiana (HQ) 55
- New York 40
- Texas 27
- Missouri 21
- Arizona 19
- Louisiana 15
- Tennessee 15
- Arkansas 12
20% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (117 power units: 117 filed, 110 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
4.5
Actual, per year in window
5.0
Projected, next 12 mo
4.4
0
3
6
We'd expect a typical fleet of 117 power units this active to have about 4.5 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 15 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 5.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 4.4 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 11% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
277 inspections
and 15 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 277 inspections and 10 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 3 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.53
Satisfactory — 0.98x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.039 crashes per power-unit-year for a 117-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.82x (driver behaviour 0.63x, out-of-service 0.45x, all violations 0.37x; 277 inspections). Experience 1.20x: 7.9 decayed crashes against 5.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.53, a 5.08). 80% range 0.63–1.37x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
3.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
117 power units · 4.52 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.82×
277 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.20×
7.9 decayed crashes vs 5.7 expected · credibility 0.53
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 0.98× (80% range 0.63–1.37×)
· band Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
280
Driver Insp
280
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
184
Vehicle OOS
23
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 20 | 1.15 | |
| HOS Compliance | 6 | 0.04 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.09 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 55 | 2.40 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-MAR-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.