BUZZARD EXPRESS LLC
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- DAVID POWERS
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2005-08-03
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2021-03-01
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 1 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares officers with 9 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
14 events- 09/22/2021Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MCP34675A
- 03/01/2021MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2020)
- 10/17/2017Insurance replaced — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy 2LA2CA0000468-00
- 12/28/2015Insurance name changed — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy 2LA2CA0000468-00
- 11/24/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/15/2015)
- 10/17/2015Insurance replaced — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy 2LA2CA0000468-00
- 10/17/2015Insurance cancelled — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 3E78438
- 09/21/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/19/2015)
- 10/02/2014Insurance cancelled — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 3E7 84 38
- 05/13/2011Insurance cancelled — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
CARGO · policy 3C7 84 38
- 10/17/2008Insurance cancelled — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA2500985
- 09/22/2008COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/09/2008)
- 04/05/2006MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (09/28/2021)
- 08/03/2005Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- 2017-04-19
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2021-03-01
- Reported mileage
- 20,063 mi (2020)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — BUZZARD EXPRESS LLC, LINDRITH, NM
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