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BUDS EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckBUDS EXPRESS INC · DOT 3132603

2225 W NORTH AVE SUITE G1, MELROSE PARK, IL, 60160

DOT# 3132603 MC# 93971 Melrose Park, Illinois 8 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 6, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jul 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
May 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 11, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Apr 2, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2225 W NORTH AVE SUITE G1, MELROSE PARK, IL, 60160

Mailing Address2225 W NORTH AVE SUITE G, MELROSE PARK, IL, 60160

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC093971

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating8 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 4.5 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.62 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6.35 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage595,449 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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS7.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS37.5% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective05/18/2024

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WF013308

Last checked09/11/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet10 units

Drivers10

Mileage595,449 mi

Operating8 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total13

Out of Service1

OOS Rate7.7%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total8

Out of Service3

OOS Rate37.5%

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

2023

2 · 1 OOS -

2024

7 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

1 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

6 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

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 Jul 2026, 11 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (27.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 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
04/02/2025	MANITOWOC RAPIDS	WI	0	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Sand/Dirt/Oil	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

17 roadside violations across 11 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 11 violations · 3 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 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 (16)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/06/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEWTON WI	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/11/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MENOMONIE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WANATAH IN	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SOUTH BEND IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/26/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	FOND DU LAC WI	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	CHESTERTON IN	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/08/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	LOWELL IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-355 SB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	6	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	JANESVILLE WI	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-355 SB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	LITTLE SUAMICO WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARSENAL RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/23/2023	IN	Full (Level I)	#13 I-94 WB PORTER	8	1	0	0	8	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections14

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM028839-01	$750,000	05/19/2018	05/18/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	563-02-22	$1,000,000	05/18/2023	05/18/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	563-02-22	$750,000	05/18/2022	05/18/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	TP5630222 01	$750,000	05/18/2021	05/18/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	BUI-009151	$1,000,000	05/18/2019	05/18/2021	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC093971	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/25/2018	-	-
MC093971	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/22/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/14/2024
MC093971	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/22/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2019
MC093971	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/21/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/12/2022

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88/100

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 88

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

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

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 7.6923% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 37.5% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.1 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: 1 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 7.6923% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 37.5% 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.

BUDS EXPRESS INC

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Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (16)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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