Carrier profile · USDOT 2301804 · MC-785857 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

Maurice Buford

DBA BUFORD & BUFORD TRANSPORT

2 power unitsavg 10 yrRegional · 3 statesDALLAS, TX68/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-785857 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

2006–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(469) 991-1039 Email dispatchmmbandlrb@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 3, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 2006–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 16.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 2-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’19–’22

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2022 → Oct 2022	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2019 → Oct 2022	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Oct 2019	$750K	2
AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jul 2019	$750K	1
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	Jan 2018 → Jan 2018	$750K	4
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Jul 2013 → Dec 2013	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2012 → Oct 2012	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 3

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

DALLAS, TX

3626 N HALL ST SUITE 610

Top corridor

NM ⇄ TX

NM 1 · MS 1 · FL 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3209589 USDOT 3735987 USDOT 2035698 USDOT 2544974 USDOT 172954 USDOT 3371049 USDOT 4171651 USDOT 4243588

Shares a company officer with other carriers

maurice buford — 3 carriers: USDOT 1782807 USDOT 2775265

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3626 N HALL ST SUITE 610, DALLAS, TX, 75219
Mailing address: 1608 MANNHEIM DR, ROCKWALL, TX, 75032
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (469) 991-1039
Email: mmbandlrb@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Maurice Buford · Latasha Buford
USDOT / docket: 2301804 · MC-785857
First registered: May 2, 2012
Last MCS-150: Feb 17, 2025 · 157,408 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

157,408

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MAURICE BUFORD.

MAURICE BUFORD (USDOT 2301804) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 3, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 3, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 17, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MAURICE BUFORD's USDOT number?

MAURICE BUFORD's USDOT number is 2301804, and its motor carrier number is MC-785857.

Is MAURICE BUFORD authorized to operate?

As of Jul 3, 2026, MAURICE BUFORD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MAURICE BUFORD's safety record?

MAURICE BUFORD has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is MAURICE BUFORD's fleet?

MAURICE BUFORD operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MAURICE BUFORD based?

MAURICE BUFORD is based in DALLAS, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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