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BUDDYS AUTO CENTER INC

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39421 HWY 299, WILLOW CREEK, CA, 95573

DOT# 1739010 MC# 672944 Willow Creek, California 17 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jul 27, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 25, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 9, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 9, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 9, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Dec 21, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 2, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 9, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address39421 HWY 299, WILLOW CREEK, CA, 95573

Mailing AddressPO BOX 95, WILLOW CREEK, CA, 95573

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC672944

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating17 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 1.28 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .17 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .01 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.77 · 20 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage400,000 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS2.2% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS21.2% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/26/2025

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/09/2026

CompanyNEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.

Policy #01-CA-044253649-0

Last checked07/27/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet32 units

Drivers23

Mileage400,000 mi

Operating17 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total46

Out of Service1

OOS Rate2.2%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total52

Out of Service11

OOS Rate21.2%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 08/26/2025

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

7 · 2 OOS -

2024

23 · 2 OOS =

2025

25 · 6 OOS ▲

2026

20 · 4 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

2 crashes =

2026

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 48 inspections, 12 resulted in out-of-service (25% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 21 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
12/21/2025	UNINCORPORATED	CA	1	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
06/02/2025	UNINCORPORATED	CA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/19/2024	UNINCORPORATED	CA	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/06/2024	UNINCORPORATED	CA	1	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

82 roadside violations across 48 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 55 violations · 21 OOS

Unsafe Driving 25 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (75)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/25/2026	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHLAND OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/03/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	4	2	0	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	299 AT BUENAVENTURA	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	SR-299 AT BUENA VENTURA	3	2	0	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
02/20/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR-299 AT WHISKEYTOWN SCALES	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	S/B MIRANDA SCALE	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
12/17/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUCKHORN SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUCKHORN SCALES	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/16/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	TRINITY RIVER AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	TRINITY RIVER AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	TRINITY RIVER AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR-299 AT WHISKEYTOWN SCALES	10	2	0	0	10	2	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	CA	Terminal (Level V)	TRINITY RIVER AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	CA	Terminal (Level V)	REDDING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	S G ST AT FRONT ST	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	S G ST AT FRONT STQ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	S G ST AT FRONT ST	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	S G ST AT FRONT ST	3	2	0	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	S G ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	S G ST AT FRONT ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	S G ST AT FRONT ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SR-299 AT MARIGOLD LN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SR-299 AT MARIGOLD LN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SR-299 AT MARIGOLD LN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SR-299 AT MARIGOLD LN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SR-299 AT MARIGOLD LN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	31800 RANCHO RD.	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	WHISKEYTOWN SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	WHISKEYTOWN SCALES	4	1	0	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	UKIAH AREA - RIDGEWOOD SCALE	9	1	2	0	7	1	-	▲Detail
01/03/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR-299 AT WHISKEYTOWN SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	OR	Walk-Around (Level II)	ASHLAND OR	8	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	UKIAH AREA - RIDGEWOOD SCALE	16	5	1	1	15	4	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	273 JUMP SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/28/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	WEAVERVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	WEAVERVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	WEAVERVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2024	CA	Terminal (Level V)	WEAVERVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HUMBOLDT AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HUMBOLDT AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HUMBOLDT AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HUMBOLDT AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HUMBOLDT AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HUMBOLDT AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HUMBOLDT AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HUMBOLDT AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HUMBOLDT AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HUMBOLDT AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	HUMBOLDT AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	US-101 AT LITTLE RIVER SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	US-101 AT LITTLE RIVER SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	LITTLE RIVER SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR-273 JUMP SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2023	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	WHISKEYTOWN SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	WHISKEYTOWN SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2023	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GARBERVILLE	2	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WHISKEYTOWN SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WHISKEYTOWN JUMP SCALES	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	SR-273 JUMP SCALE	3	2	0	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
08/22/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	SR-299 AT BUENAVENTURA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections48

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 20 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	332082	$1,000,000	11/01/2013	10/07/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	01-CA-091019823-0	$1,000,000	10/07/2024	10/07/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CPO1639517	$1,000,000	10/07/2019	10/09/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	60511-29-88	$1,000,000	06/29/2012	11/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	60511-29-88	$1,000,000	06/29/2012	12/12/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	290499	$750,000	03/01/2009	06/29/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	290499	$0	03/01/2009	11/08/2015	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC672944	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/15/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2013
MC672944	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/12/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/09/2024
MC672944	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/27/2009	-	-

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93/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/9/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 21.1538% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 32 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 32 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 21.1538% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

BUDDYS AUTO CENTER INC

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Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (75)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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