BUCHHEIT TRUCKING SERVICE INC
DBA: BUCHHEIT LOGISTICS INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 128
- Drivers · CDL
- 100 · 96
- Annual miles
- 7.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Tractors | 70 | 25 | 0 | 95 |
| Trailers | 281 | 11 | 0 | 292 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-26-2009) · 17 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-18-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JEFF BUCHHEIT
- Officer
- BRAD REDDEN
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods
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 probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire 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.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 100–199 trucks.
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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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Dec 11, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes5 crashes with 11 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 18 of 79 violations (23%). Brake or light defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.6% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Reckless driving: 1
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Dangerous driving: 2
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High speeding: 6
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.031 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 0.93 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.31 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.07 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
79 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert52 · 18 OOSBrakes 18 · Lights 12 · Tires 8 · Cargo securement 5 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 5 more
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Unsafe driving No alert16 · 0 OOSSeat belt 6 · Speeding 6 · Reckless / lane 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert10 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 3 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 0 OOSMedical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Jun282026MissouriProperty damage onlyTwo-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May282026AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb92026MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec112025OklahomaFatal · 1 deathDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec82025MissouriInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug292025MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul22025MissouriInjury · 6 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
1 of the 7 crashes was fatal.
5 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUTon record since Oct 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2014
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT (Oct 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Oct 1, 2021)
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
25 filings and 10 authority events since 1984 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Oct 1, 2024THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUTLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2021GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 4, 2024 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 17, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 1, 2021opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 14, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 21, 2021NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2021 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 14, 2021 came after the replacement; 6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 4, 2021Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2021NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 21, 2021 · superseded by the same policy1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2021Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 14, 2020NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 14, 2020NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2021 · insurer name change5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 17, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 23, 2020opened after NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 14, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2019NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 14, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2015GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 4, 2019 came after the replacement; 48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2014THE FIRST LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATIONLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 30, 2015 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2010STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Mar 1, 2021 · insurer name change125 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2009STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Oct 1, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2007NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2006LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2006LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 21, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 9, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 7, 2005cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 29, 2003RLI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2006 · replaced by another insurer33 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 11, 2003Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 19, 2003FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 19, 2003cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 23, 2003HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Oct 1, 2006 · replaced by another insurer44 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 29, 2002LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 29, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 29, 2001LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 29, 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
- Missouri (HQ) 47
- Arkansas 14
- South Dakota 12
- Texas 9
- Indiana 7
- Colorado 6
- Tennessee 6
- Illinois 5
29% 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.
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 (128 power units: 128 filed, 95 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 128 power units this active to have about 3.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 13 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 4.3 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 4.1 over the next 12 — about 1.2× the typical fleet. 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.
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.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 14 | 1.57 | |
| HOS Compliance | 7 | 0.25 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 32 | 2.89 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-26 – 31-OCT-24) 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.