Carrier profile · USDOT 974510 · MC-414580 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Buchanan Specialized Inc

7 power unitsavg 11.7 yrRegional · 5 statesFT WAYNE, IN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-414580 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.7Avg age (yr)

2005–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(260) 471-1877 Email dispatchjessica.studle@buchananhauling.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.7 yr

Model years 2005–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 25.0 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 2

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
172.602 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
177.834 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
172.331 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American Reading’01–’05

North River’05–’09

Hartford Fire’08–’12

National Interstate’15–’23

Endurance American’23–’26

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Jan 2023 → Jan 2026	$1M	3
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Jan 2023	$1M	3
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2015 → Oct 2015	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2013 → Jul 2015	$1M	7
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2013	$1M	1
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2008 → May 2012	$1M	1
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2005 → Mar 2009	$1M	2
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	Apr 2001 → Jul 2005	$1M	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.7 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

58.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

FT WAYNE, IN

4625 INDUSTRIAL RD

Top corridor

IN 3 · MI 3 · OH 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 649444 USDOT 3089250Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 649444 USDOT 4177142 USDOT 3409840 USDOT 3089250

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@buchananhauling.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 649444 USDOT 1462115 USDOT 1914946

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: 4625 INDUSTRIAL RD, FT WAYNE, IN, 46825
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (260) 471-1877
Fax: (260) 918-1724
Email: jessica.studle@buchananhauling.com
Web domain: buchananhauling.com

Registration

Officers: Jessica Studle · Geary Buchanan
USDOT / docket: 974510 · MC-414580
First registered: Aug 23, 2001
Last MCS-150: Jan 16, 2026 · 535,196 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 3, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

535,196

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 BUCHANAN SPECIALIZED INC.

BUCHANAN SPECIALIZED INC (USDOT 974510) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 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 Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 3, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BUCHANAN SPECIALIZED INC's USDOT number?

BUCHANAN SPECIALIZED INC's USDOT number is 974510, and its motor carrier number is MC-414580.

Is BUCHANAN SPECIALIZED INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, BUCHANAN SPECIALIZED INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BUCHANAN SPECIALIZED INC's safety record?

BUCHANAN SPECIALIZED INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).