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JOSE CORTEZ

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Company CheckJOSE CORTEZ · DOT 2558424

DBA: BUFFALO TRANSPORT

1102 W LINDEN ST APT 102, RIVERSIDE, CA, 92507

DOT# 2558424 MC# 892320 Riverside, California 11 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

1 events tracked · latest Jul 4, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Jul 4, 2026
Authority reinstated detected in FMCSA records.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1102 W LINDEN ST APT 102, RIVERSIDE, CA, 92507

Mailing Address1102 W LINDEN ST APT 102, RIVERSIDE, CA, 92507

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC892320

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating11 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 16 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage101,855 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type91X

Effective11/18/2022

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WN341135

Last checked08/19/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage101,855 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15002/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

2024

1 · 1 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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

Inspection Records (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/31/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-15 N/B CAJON PLATFORM SCALE	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	CAM410934	$750,000	11/26/2015	11/18/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	CAM410934	$750,000	11/26/2015	11/26/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	CTM396405	$750,000	11/26/2014	11/26/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SEAVIEW INSURANCE COMPANY	04TP005823-00	$750,000	11/18/2021	11/18/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	XTP41567	$750,000	11/18/2020	11/18/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	XTP41401	$750,000	11/18/2019	11/18/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	XTP41211	$750,000	11/18/2018	11/18/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	XTP41035	$750,000	11/18/2017	11/18/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	XTP40848	$750,000	11/18/2016	11/18/2017	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC892320	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	12/09/2014	-	-
MC892320	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/31/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2016
MC892320	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/30/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/27/2015
MC892320	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/24/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2022
MC892320	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/23/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/20/2017
MC892320	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/22/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2021
MC892320	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/22/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/17/2020
MC892320	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/22/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/14/2019
MC892320	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/22/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/14/2018

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85/100

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 85

−10

Starts at 100−15 totalFinal 85

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% 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.

JOSE CORTEZ

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Mileage

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Inspection Records (1)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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