BUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC

Carrier & Broker

Motor carrier & Broker under MC306359

Fort Wayne, IN · Interstate · 117 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Jul 9, 1996 (30 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC306359: Motor carrier, Broker active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
1 active filing
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)
$75,000
Required: $75,000 · Surety Bond (Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual))
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
11.7%
21 of 179 vehicle inspections · Indiana avg 23.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC306359 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Broker
Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000

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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. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC306359PrimaryNational Interstate Insurance Company
Policy SCR 0000516-00 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Jan 1, 2023Active
Surety BondMC306359—Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual)
Policy 101584442 · BMC-84
$75,000Jul 28, 2025Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 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.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

272inspections
11.7%vehicle out-of-service
21 of 179 · Indiana avg 23.1%
0.4%driver out-of-service
1 of 272 · Indiana avg 5.5%
172violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 13, 2026TN11No
Oct 8, 2026LA20No
Sep 23, 2026AR22Yes
Sep 21, 2026KS30No
Sep 20, 2026SD31No
Sep 20, 2026IN31No
Sep 11, 2026NV20No
Sep 9, 2026TN31No
Aug 31, 2026IL30No
Aug 25, 2026US30No
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 Indiana average covers 61,543 vehicle and 111,154 driver inspections of all Indiana-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

121 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 28 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 172 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)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIndiana share
Vehicle Maintenance922676.0%58.8%
Unsafe Driving21017.4%19.1%
Hours-of-Service Compliance605.0%18.1%
Driver Fitness221.7%3.6%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
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
99
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
90
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BAIR
60
Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALIL
50
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD
40
Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALLPL
40
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
30
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB
30
Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39348ABIBD
30
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
30

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Indiana column is the mix across all Indiana-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

10crashes
0fatal
4injury
6tow-away
10 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Mar 19, 2026Atlanta, TX02
Mar 18, 2026Ellettsville, IN01
Mar 13, 2026Portland, IN00
Dec 29, 2025Parma Twp, MI00
Oct 3, 2025Rice, TX00
Sep 20, 2025Jacksonburg, IN00
Jun 17, 2025Turtle Creek Borough, PA00
May 5, 2025Columbia, SC00
Feb 11, 2025Not Listed, TX01
Dec 11, 2024West Chicago, IL01

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number649444
MC / docketMC306359
Legal nameBUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units117
Drivers93
Annual mileage9,180,000 (2025)
HazmatYes
Safety ratingSatisfactory (May 16, 2011)
USDOT number addedJul 9, 1996 · 30 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateApr 30, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsMotor VehiclesBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsConstruction

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 BUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC

Is BUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC a broker or a carrier?

Both. BUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC holds active broker authority and active authority to haul freight. Check which role it is acting in on your load: as a broker it arranges another carrier; as a carrier it hauls with its own trucks.

What does BUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC's operating authority allow?

MC306359: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire); Broker (may arrange transportation by other authorized carriers, but may not haul the freight itself under this authority).

Which information about BUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC is old or missing?

Nothing notable: authority and insurance come from current Motus data and there is enough inspection history to compare.

What should I verify before booking BUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 649444. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (260) 399-4410, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC306359, and ask for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load; if it brokers your load, ask for proof of its BMC-84/85 bond or trust instead.

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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