BUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC
USDOT 649444
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (117 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNational Interstate Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate8.9% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)11 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 26 years ago
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 649444 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-306359 |
| Legal Name | BUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 2603994410 |
| Address | 4625 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, Fort Wayne, IN, 46825 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20110516) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | National Interstate Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2023-01-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchants Bonding Co. (Mutual) | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2025-07-28 | — |
| National Interstate Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2023-01-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2000-08-17 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
- 2000-08-17 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2013-11-08 — Reinstated — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 83 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 70 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 280 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 8.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 11 total (0 fatal, 4 with injuries, 11 towaway) |
- 2026-03-19 — TX — 2 injured, towaway
- 2026-03-18 — IN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-03-13 — IN — towaway
- 2025-12-29 — MI — towaway
- 2025-10-03 — TX — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (31), 20 (30), 12 (25).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 117 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 93 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 9,180,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 30-APR-26 |
BUCHANAN HAULING & RIGGING INC operates 117 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IN.
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