Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3376621· MC1083176· CARRIER· EIN 83-3985034

BUFFALO TRANSPORT

Legal: RICARDO TORRES

15474, JAYPOST RD, CA, 92394(760) 514-7080 buffalo.trans17@gmail.comRICARDO TORRES

Vetting snapshot

Authority

Active

operating authority

Insurance

$750K BIPD

NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Vehicle OOS

50%

above 22% national avg

Driver OOS

33.3%

above 6.7% national avg

Crashes 24mo

clean

Red flags

1 flag

see details below

/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score

Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 50% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 33.3% — above the 6.7% national average

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC1083176

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common

Active

Contract

None

Broker

None

Authorized for: Property

Liability (BIPD)

$750K on file

$750K required

Cargo

Not on file

not required

Bond / surety

Not on file

not required

Insurance filings

ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 07/28/2024

NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY· policy WN384697

Authority history (1) ▾

02/28/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED

Insurance history3 insurers on record

Filing timeline (7) ▾

LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 11/23/2023 → 07/28/2024
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 10/26/2023 → 11/23/2023
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 07/28/2023 → 10/26/2023
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 05/02/2022 → 07/28/2023
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 12/28/2021 → 05/02/2022
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 07/28/2020 → 12/28/2021
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 02/24/2020 → 07/28/2020

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle2 inspections · 50% OOS · National 22%

Driver3 inspections · 33.3% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

3 inspections · 30 violations (4 OOS) · 33% of inspections had an OOS finding.

Inspections

Violations

OOS violations

Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 4 states

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

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.

Latest inspection 2026-09-01 Official measures from Sep 2026 runno new inspections since the run yet

BASIC scorecard all within limits

Unsafe

clean

line 65%

HOS

—

too few

Driver Fit

—

too few

Ctrl Subst

clean

line 80%

Veh Maint

—

too few

Crash

pending

Time machine— see this carrier as of any past monthSep 26Latest

Sep 2026 run

Sep 24 actual projectedSep 26

Unsafe Driving

Clean — no violations

Now · official

0.00

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.00

estimate

Est. percentileclean

best▲ 65% lineworst

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Hours-of-Service Compliance

Not enough data to rank

Now · official

1.16

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

1.16

estimate

Est. percentile

Fewer than 3 inspections with a violation in this BASIC

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Driver Fitness

Not enough data to rank

Now · official

3.33

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

3.33

estimate

Est. percentile

Fewer than 5 inspections with a violation in this BASIC

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Controlled Substances/Alcohol

Clean — no violations

Now · official

0.00

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.00

estimate

Est. percentileclean

best▲ 80% lineworst

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Vehicle Maintenance

Not enough data to rank

Now · official

12.00

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

12.00

estimate

Est. percentile

Fewer than 5 inspections with a violation in this BASIC

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Crash Indicator

Percentile pending

Est. coming

Crashes 24mo

Fatalities

Injuries

Tow-aways

Per 100 PUs

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).

Out-of-service ratenat: veh 22% · drv 6.7%

33.3%vehicle

25%driver

Inspection volumerolling 24-mo

4inspections

“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.

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 33.3% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 25% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do

Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do

Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do

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.

▲ Trending worse

Inspections

Violations

Out-of-service

Clean

Where the violations are

Vehicle Maintenance 69%Hours-of-Service Compliance 31%

Focus here first

1Vehicle Maintenance

9 violations · 69% of recent

396.17C-PI×2Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.

Do this

Do — and document — a real pre-trip and post-trip DVIR
Keep the annual inspection current and records in the truck

2Hours-of-Service Compliance

4 violations · 31% of recent

395.8E1-HOSPVIDOOS×3HOS (Passenger) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Explain:
395.24D-ELDPTHOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t

Do this

Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log

Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)

395.8E1-HOSPVIDOOS×3 396.17C-PI×2

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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

Inspections

Violations

Out-of-service

252

CSA points

Crashes

States

cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

4 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

3 trailer 1 truck

2014 PETERBILT 579seen 6×

1XPBD49X7ED227933· XP50892 CA

2018 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co.seen 3×

13N148204J1525980· 4RJ3006 CA

2020 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×

1GR1A0620LW156671· 4SS4688 CA

2016 WILSON TRAILER CO.

4WW5482A3G6624220· 4PD2763 CA

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 census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units

on file (MCS-150)

Drivers

1 hold a CDL

Annual mileage

0.1M mi

reported 2025

Recordable crash rate

0.00

per million miles

How far they run · drivers by operating lane

Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers

Company officer: RICARDO TORRES
Operation: Interstate
Registered since: 2020-01-02
Last MCS-150 update: 2026-04-16
Census status: Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs or officers with 34 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

Connected carriers

Fleet-transfer links

Activity history

11 events

04/16/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2025)
07/28/2024Insurance filed — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy WN384697
07/28/2024Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0070634
11/23/2023Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0070634
10/26/2023Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0070634
07/28/2023Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0070634
05/02/2022Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0070634
12/28/2021Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0070634
07/28/2020Insurance replaced — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy CTM400604
02/28/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
01/02/2020Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

Interstate

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FMCSA safety rating

Rating: Not rated
Type: —
Rated: —
Last review: —

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MCS-150 registration

Form date: 2026-04-16
Reported mileage: 50,795 mi (2025)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 24, 2026, 5:26 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.