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BUDS ENTERPRISE INC

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Company CheckBUDS ENTERPRISE INC · DOT 1756051

DBA: BUD'S TOWING PROFESSIONAL TOWN

13341 15 MILE RD, MARSHALL, MI, 49068

DOT# 1756051 MC# 938027 Marshall, Michigan 10 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

4 events tracked · latest Sep 18, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Sep 18, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Sep 16, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 11, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 28, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

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

Contact Details

Phone(269) 781-3464

Fax(269) 789-0443

Email[email protected]

Physical Address13341 15 MILE RD, MARSHALL, MI, 49068

Mailing Address13341 15 MILE RD, MARSHALL, MI, 49068

Other Companies at This Address

Address13341 15 MILE RD, MARSHALL, MI 49068

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BUDS ENTERPRISE INC this company	1756051	(269) 781-3464	Active
BUD'S TOWING & AUTOMOTIVE	1639108	(269) 781-3464	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

DocketMC938027

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating10 years

Company Overview

BUDS ENTERPRISE INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Marshall, Michigan. The company has been in operation for 10 years, registered with the FMCSA on 04/02/2008. The fleet consists of 12 power units and 8 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 200,500 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 8 inspections, BUDS ENTERPRISE INC maintains an excellent safety record. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through FREMONT INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, BUDS ENTERPRISE INC has a Trust Score of 95/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage200,500 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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review06/08/2021

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective01/11/2022

CompanyFREMONT INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CAP 0038222

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet12 units

Drivers8

Mileage200,500 mi

Operating10 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total7

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

Last FMCSA Review: 06/08/2021

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

2025

7 · 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.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Sep 2025 — 7 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (14.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

6 roadside violations across 7 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

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 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 (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/18/2025 ▼	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	FOWLERVILLE SCALE E/B	2	0	2	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLTL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLS4 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
09/16/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/11/2025 ▼	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	E/B I94 @ ELM RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.82DUMT — CFR 392.82DUMT Non-OOS
04/28/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB MARSHALL REST AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/26/2025 ▼	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB MARSHALL REST AREA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLTL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
01/18/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/08/2025 ▼	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	E/B SCALE	2	1	1	0	1	1	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLEWA3 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.23-LEU — CFR 393.23-LEU OOS

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	9765316	$1,000,000	12/23/2015	12/17/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	9765316	$1,000,000	12/17/2015	03/15/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	9765316	$1,000,000	12/17/2015	03/28/2018	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	9765316	$1,000,000	03/15/2018	01/11/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	9765316	$1,000,000	03/15/2018	02/17/2022	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC938027	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	12/23/2015	-	-
MC938027	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/23/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/16/2018
MC938027	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/21/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/25/2022

No revocation records.

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-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) 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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Inspection Records (7)

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