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Company CheckBUDDY'S FREIGHT SERVICE LLC · DOT 3048768

DBA: BUDDY'S TRUCKING

8597 MAIN ST, ALTENBURG, MO, 63732

DOT# 3048768 MC# 1090378 Altenburg, Missouri 6 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Mar 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Mar 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 7, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
May 7, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION CONTRACT.
Oct 1, 2024
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Aug 8, 2024
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

Phone(573) 517-2149

Email[email protected]

Physical Address8597 MAIN ST, ALTENBURG, MO, 63732

Mailing AddressPO BOX 96, ALTENBURG, MO, 63732

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1090378

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating6 years

Company Overview

BUDDY'S FREIGHT SERVICE LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Altenburg, Missouri. The company has been in operation for 6 years, registered with the FMCSA on 09/15/2017. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 269,968 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 4 inspections, BUDDY'S FREIGHT SERVICE LLC maintains an excellent safety record. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, BUDDY'S FREIGHT SERVICE LLC has a Trust Score of 90/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage269,968 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS33.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review06/14/2022

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective05/02/2026

CompanyBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN

Policy #02TRM063809-02

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage269,968 mi

Operating6 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service1

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 06/14/2022 | Rated: 12/04/2019

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

1 · 0 OOS —

2024

3 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

1 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash —

2024

0 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 Mar 2026 — 3 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (66.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/13/2023	ADDISON	WI	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

20 roadside violations across 3 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 9 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 9 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 1 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 (5)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/24/2026 ▼	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WASHINGTON IN	7	1	0	0	7	1	-
Violations (7) 393.60C — CFR 393.60C Non-OOS 393.78A-WS — CFR 393.78A-WS Non-OOS 393.78 — CFR 393.78 Non-OOS 393.45D-B — CFR 393.45D-B Non-OOS 393.9A-LSLI — CFR 393.9A-LSLI Non-OOS 393.9A-LSLIWR — CFR 393.9A-LSLIWR OOS 396.17C-PI — CFR 396.17C-PI Non-OOS
10/01/2024 ▼	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARY IN	11	2	0	1	0	1	-
Violations (11) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.9b(a) — CFR 392.9b(a) OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 395.8(a)(1) — ELD required but not used OOS (HOS Compliance) 392.16(a) — CFR 392.16(a) Non-OOS 392.8 — CFR 392.8 Non-OOS 396.17(c) — CFR 396.17(c) Non-OOS 396.17(c) — CFR 396.17(c) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/08/2024 ▼	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	OK3 JCT OK2N	2	0	2	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 395.8(f)(1) — CFR 395.8(f)(1) Non-OOS
04/24/2024 ▼	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	FAMILY FARE	5	1	1	1	4	0	-
Violations (5) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.203(a) — CFR 393.203(a) Non-OOS 393.78 — CFR 393.78 Non-OOS 395.8(a)(1) — ELD required but not used OOS (HOS Compliance)
09/29/2023 ▼	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-70 WEST BOUND AT DARWIN ROAD	4	0	1	0	3	0	-
Violations (4) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 396.17(c) — CFR 396.17(c) Non-OOS 396.17(c) — CFR 396.17(c) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP58619A	$1,000,000	04/20/2020	04/15/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP58619A	$1,000,000	04/20/2020	05/14/2024	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP58619A	$1,000,000	04/15/2024	05/02/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP58619A	$1,000,000	04/15/2024	05/26/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS104388	$750,000	03/23/2020	04/20/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS104388	$750,000	03/23/2020	05/01/2020	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1090378	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/07/2025
MC1090378	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/07/2025
MC1090378	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/11/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/16/2024
MC1090378	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/11/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/16/2024
MC1090378	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/06/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/21/2020
MC1090378	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/06/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/21/2020
MC1090378	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/30/2020	-	-
MC1090378	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/30/2020	-	-

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

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

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

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) knockout	−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.

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (5)

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