Carrier profile · USDOT 775068 · MC-347129 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Buffkin Trucking Inc

17 power unitsavg 7 yrLocal · 2 statesMIDLAND, NC64/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-347129 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

7.0Avg age (yr)

2019–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(704) 557-5339 Email dispatchbuffkintruckinginc@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

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.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 1

Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

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

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2019–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — 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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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 Jan '25 · 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 17-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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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 ’26 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Carolina’02–’05

Lancer’05–’08

Northland’08–’13

Cincinnati’18–’23

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 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 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	2
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2018 → Jan 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Jan 2018	$750K	1
INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Jan 2016	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Apr 2015	$750K	1
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Feb 2013	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2005 → Feb 2008	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2002 → Feb 2005	$750K	2
PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Feb 2002	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1998 → Jan 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2019

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

MIDLAND, NC

14378 HOPEWELL CHURCH RD

Top corridor

NC 2 · SC 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2723835

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14378 HOPEWELL CHURCH RD, MIDLAND, NC, 28107
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (704) 557-5339
Email: buffkintruckinginc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Gary Buffkin
USDOT / docket: 775068 · MC-347129
First registered: Oct 7, 1998
Last MCS-150: Jul 30, 2024 · 304,138 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 939188962

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

304,138

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 BUFFKIN TRUCKING INC.

BUFFKIN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 775068) has a Vektor safety score of 64/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 30, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BUFFKIN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

BUFFKIN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 775068, and its motor carrier number is MC-347129.

Is BUFFKIN TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, BUFFKIN TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BUFFKIN TRUCKING INC's safety record?

BUFFKIN TRUCKING INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 64/100 (tier: high_risk).

How big is BUFFKIN TRUCKING INC's fleet?

BUFFKIN TRUCKING INC operates 17 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BUFFKIN TRUCKING INC based?

BUFFKIN TRUCKING INC is based in MIDLAND, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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