HaulerCheck · https://haulercheck.com/carrier/2081087-alaska-fuel-distributors-inc/ · Checked 2026-10-20 09:55 UTC · Census and inspections Oct 19, 2026 · Authority and insurance: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
ALASKA FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC
Doing business as BUFFALO FUEL
Do not book until these are resolved · 1 signal
How risk signals workAt least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.
- Operating authority is inactive (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
- Registration (MCS-150) last updated 2 years agoFleet size and contact details on the registration may be out of date.
Cargo cover filed: amount not published
Green means the FMCSA record shows it. It does not confirm who you are talking to, or that a policy covers your specific load.
Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.
What to verify next
- Confirm authority and insurance on the official Motus record ↗: our copy is the last known status from May 14, 2026. Safety record: SAFER ↗.
- Call back on the number on file, (907) 374-0505, not a number from an email or load board.
- Check that the MC number you were given is MC850086.
- Ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.
Insurance on file
Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. Cargo cover filed: amount not published.
| Type | Docket | Layer | Insurer | Coverage | Effective | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo | MC850086 | — | UMIALIK INSURANCE COMPANY Policy CPP1347295 · 34 | — | Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
| Liability (BI&PD) | MC850086 | — | UMIALIK INSURANCE COMPANY Policy CPP1347295 · 91X | $1,000,000 | Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
Insurance that ended since 2024 · 3 policies
| Ended | Type | Insurer | Effective | How it ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC850086 | UMIALIK INSURANCE COMPANY Policy CPP1347295 | Jul 1, 2024 | Replaced |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Cargo MC850086 | UMIALIK INSURANCE COMPANY Policy CPP1347295 | Jul 1, 2024 | Replaced |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Liability (BI&PD) MC850086 | UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. Policy 5068942695 | Jul 1, 2018 | Cancelled |
"Replaced" means a new filing took over the day the old one ended. "Cancelled" means the insurer or the company ended the policy; if no replacement was filed in time, the company was uninsured with FMCSA in between.
Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.
Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.
Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026
3 of 23 · Alaska avg 24.0%
1 of 43 · Alaska avg 3.8%
By quarter inspections and vehicle out-of-service rate
Bar height: inspections in the quarter. Percentage: vehicles put out of service, of vehicle inspections. The first and last quarters are partial.
Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months
Power units: 18
11 straight trucks · 7 tractors
Western Star 7Freightliner 4Peterbilt 4Kenworth 3
18 power units declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.
Trailers: 10
9 semi-trailers · 1 full trailers
Heil 2
Includes trailers the company pulled but does not own, such as shipper or leasing trailers.
Shippers named on inspection reports 24 months
Petro Star Inc 1
As written by roadside inspectors, who note the shipper on the bill of lading. Only names that appear on at least three different carriers' reports are shown, so private individuals are never listed. A shipper on a report is not a reference.
10 most recent inspections
| Date | State | Level | Violations | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2026 | AK | 3 | 4 | No |
| Sep 15, 2026 | AK | 3 | 0 | No |
| Aug 17, 2026 | AK | 3 | 1 | No |
| Aug 12, 2026 | AK | 1 | 0 | No |
| Jul 8, 2026 | AK | 3 | 0 | No |
| Jun 23, 2026 | AK | 1 | 0 | No |
| May 29, 2026 | AK | 3 | 1 | No |
| May 18, 2026 | AK | 3 | 1 | No |
| May 14, 2026 | AK | 1 | 2 | No |
| May 1, 2026 | AK | 3 | 1 | No |
How these rates are calculated
Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Alaska average covers 2,145 vehicle and 3,538 driver inspections of all Alaska-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗
Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months
19 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 4 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.
Why is this different from the 40 violations above?
The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.
| Category (FMCSA BASIC) | Violations | Out of service | Share | Alaska share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 11 | 2 | 57.9% | 87.3% |
| Hazardous Materials Compliance | 4 | 1 | 21.1% | 0.9% |
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 3 | 0 | 15.8% | 6.3% |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 1 | 5.3% | 3.6% |
10 most frequent violations
| Violation | Times | Out of service |
|---|---|---|
| Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB | 2 | 0 |
| Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E | 2 | 0 |
| License - Operate a CMV without a valid operators license issued by one State or jurisdiction License-related: High · Driver Fitness · code 39111B5LNCDLNVL | 1 | 1 |
| HM (Shipping Papers) - Operate a motor vehicle without a required shipping paper. NOTE: An error in the shipping description or an incomplete shipping description Documentation - HM · Hazardous Materials Compliance · code 177817AHMSP | 1 | 1 |
| Fuel - Dripping leak. Other Vehicle Defect · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3963A1F | 1 | 1 |
| Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL | 1 | 1 |
| HM (Emergency Response) - No emergency response information Documentation - HM · Hazardous Materials Compliance · code 172602AHMER | 1 | 0 |
| HM (Emergency Response) - Improper maintenance/accessibility of emergency response information Documentation - HM · Hazardous Materials Compliance · code 172602CHMER | 1 | 0 |
| HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - Less than 50% of the required ID numbers are missing for each material. Markings - HM · Hazardous Materials Compliance · code 177823AHMTVMNID | 1 | 0 |
| HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain False Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958EHOSPD | 1 | 0 |
Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Alaska column is the mix across all Alaska-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.
Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026
No reportable crashes in this period.
Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026
| USDOT number | 2081087 |
|---|---|
| MC / docket | MC850086 |
| Legal name | ALASKA FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC |
| DBA name | BUFFALO FUEL |
| Operation | Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) |
| Business type | — |
| Power units | 18 |
| Drivers | 13 |
| Annual mileage | 450,000 (2023) |
| Hazmat | Yes |
| Safety rating | Not rated (no compliance review on record) |
| USDOT number added | Sep 29, 2010 · 16 years ago |
| Last MCS-150 update | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Email domain on file | @alaskafueldistributors.com |
Equipment as declared on the MCS-150
| Owned | Term-leased | |
|---|---|---|
| Tractors | 3 | 4 |
Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.
Cargo carried
General FreightLiquids/GasesOilfield EquipmentCommodities Dry Bulk
Change history
No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.
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Questions about ALASKA FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC
What does ALASKA FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC's operating authority allow?
FMCSA records show no active operating authority for ALASKA FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC (MC850086), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.
Which information about ALASKA FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC is old or missing?
Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe. The MCS-150 was last updated Jul 9, 2024, so fleet size and contact details may be out of date.
What should I verify before booking ALASKA FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC?
Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2081087. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (907) 374-0505, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC850086, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.
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Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).
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