BUFFALO TRANSPORT
Legal: JOSE CORTEZ
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.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Vehicle Maintenance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
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.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA2 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- JOSE CORTEZ
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2014-11-14
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-02-01
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 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 VINs or officers with 23 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
21 events- 12/24/2025Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN341135
- 02/01/2024MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2023)
- 11/18/2022Insurance cancelled — SEAVIEW INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 04TP005823-00
- 10/24/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/23/2022)
- 11/18/2021Insurance cancelled — SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy XTP41567
- 10/22/2021CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/22/2021)
- 11/18/2020Insurance cancelled — SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy XTP41401
- 10/22/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/17/2020)
- 11/18/2019Insurance cancelled — SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy XTP41211
- 10/22/2019CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/14/2019)
- 11/18/2018Insurance cancelled — SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy XTP41035
- 10/22/2018CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/14/2018)
- 11/18/2017Insurance cancelled — SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy XTP40848
- 10/23/2017CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/20/2017)
- 11/26/2016Insurance cancelled — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy CAM410934
- 11/18/2016Insurance replaced — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy CAM410934
- 10/31/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/23/2016)
- 11/26/2015Insurance cancelled — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy CTM396405
- 10/30/2015CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/27/2015)
- 12/09/2014MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (12/31/2025)
- 11/14/2014Registered 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
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-02-01
- Reported mileage
- 101,855 mi (2023)
Got a violation you want to contest?
Use the free AI-powered DataQs Drafter to generate a polished challenge letter — quotes the relevant 49 CFR, predicts your grant chance.