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BUCHANAN SPECIALIZED INC

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Company CheckBUCHANAN SPECIALIZED INC · DOT 974510

4625 INDUSTRIAL RD, FT WAYNE, IN, 46825

DOT# 974510 MC# 414580 Ft Wayne, Indiana 24 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jun 26, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 26, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jan 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 7, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 23, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address4625 INDUSTRIAL RD, FT WAYNE, IN, 46825

Mailing Address4625 INDUSTRIAL RD, FT WAYNE, IN, 46825

Other Companies at This Address

Address4625 INDUSTRIAL RD, FT WAYNE, IN 46825

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BUCHANAN SPECIALIZED INC this company	974510	Sign in	Active
INDIANA CONSTRUCTION CORP	364380	Sign in	Active
SHELLBACK TRANSPORTATION INC	1462115	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC414580

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating24 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Hazardous Materials

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 3.59 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 4 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage438,151 miles

Mileage Year2024

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.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS60.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/19/2012

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective01/01/2023

CompanyNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #SCR 0000516-00

Last checked08/15/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet7 units

Drivers7

Mileage438,151 mi

Operating24 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total9

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service3

OOS Rate60.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total4

OOS2

OOS Rate50.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 06/19/2012 | Rated: 10/03/2006

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

5 · 1 OOS -

2025

5 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

3 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2024

1 crash -

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 Jun 2026, 10 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (20% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

HazMat Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
10/07/2025	WARSAW	IN	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
05/08/2024	FORT WAYNE	IN	0	0	1	3	-	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

11 roadside violations across 10 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 7 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 0 OOS

Hazardous Materials 1 violation · 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 (13)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/26/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARTERSVILLE GA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLYMOUTH IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	WB I-96 @ FRUITPORT REST AREA	2	1	0	2	1	1	▲Detail
06/09/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	MONROE SCALE N/B	5	1	1	4	1	-	▲Detail
04/30/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WARSAW IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DRY PRONG LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	DEFIANCE OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/31/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEYMOUR IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2024	OH	Full (Level I)	VAN WERT OH	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B	3	1	1	2	1	3	▲Detail
06/04/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUNKER HILL IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 94	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections10

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	61 UEN IT2319	$1,000,000	10/15/2008	05/14/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CRA5500021-00	$1,000,000	10/01/2015	01/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	EXT 5500021-00	$4,000,000	08/24/2016	02/02/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	EXT 5500021-00	$4,000,000	08/24/2016	01/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	133720557	$1,000,000	07/24/2005	10/15/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	133720557	$1,000,000	07/24/2005	03/16/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	TP9881561 02	$1,000,000	07/20/2015	10/01/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP04384A	$1,000,000	06/27/2013	07/29/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP04384A	$1,000,000	06/27/2013	07/20/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP04384A	$1,000,000	06/11/2013	07/29/2013	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP04384A	$1,000,000	06/11/2013	06/27/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP04384A	$1,000,000	05/14/2013	05/14/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP04384A	$1,000,000	05/14/2013	07/09/2013	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP04384A	$1,000,000	05/14/2013	06/11/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	AIJZ9145449002	$1,000,000	05/14/2012	05/14/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	61 MS TE6312	$0	05/14/2007	07/09/2013	Name Changed
34	CARGO	CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	DCT000005113	$0	05/14/2005	05/14/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	102 982 08 60	$0	04/14/2001	08/18/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	BUA1029820860	$1,000,000	04/14/2001	08/18/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	BUA1029820860	$1,000,000	04/14/2001	07/24/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	1029820860	$1,000,000	04/14/2001	04/14/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	BUA1029820860	$1,000,000	04/14/2001	04/14/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	102 982 08 60	$1,000,000	04/14/2001	04/14/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	102 982 08 60	$0	04/14/2001	05/14/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	EXT30029516901	$2,000,000	01/01/2024	01/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	EXT30029516900	$2,000,000	01/01/2023	01/01/2024	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC414580	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/05/2001	-	-
MC414580	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/28/2015
MC414580	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/22/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/04/2005
MC414580	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/02/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/21/2015
MC414580	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/26/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/28/2013
MC414580	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/06/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/12/2013
MC414580	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/05/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/16/2022
MC414580	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/17/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/25/2009

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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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 60% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 7 vehicles (~0.14 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 7 vehicles (~0.14 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 60% 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.

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (13)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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