USDOT 185771MC152533

Budd Van Lines Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

45 years (granted 1981)

Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

172 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Budd Van Lines Inc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

24 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset, NJ 08873-5960

Phone

(732) 627-0600

Power units

124

Drivers

102

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC152533

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Dismissed — Property Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Household Goods Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

91X Vanliner Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)
34 Vanliner Insurance Company

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

5.8%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 172 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

5.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 172 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

rpatrick@buddvanlines.com — company domain

Mail host

Microsoft 365

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

5

Reportable crashes

5

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: NJ 06/2026 · CA 04/2026 · LA 03/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 402025: 462024: 582023: 28
Level III — Driver-only: 75Level I — Full: 55Level II — Walk-around: 41Level IV — Special: 1
DateStateLevel
Aug 3, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2026COLevel I — Full
Jul 27, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 25, 2026NJLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 4, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 2, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026ALLevel I — Full
May 29, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
May 25, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
May 23, 2026ILLevel I — Full
May 15, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 8, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 4, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 24, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Apr 20, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 13, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 2, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Feb 23, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 20, 2026NJLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 4, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 4, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2026NMLevel I — Full
Jan 30, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 6, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 3, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2026USLevel I — Full
Dec 31, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 31, 2025NMLevel I — Full
Dec 16, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Nov 13, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 12, 2025COLevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 25, 2025NJLevel I — Full
Oct 1, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Sep 30, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 17, 2025NMLevel I — Full
Sep 8, 2025INLevel I — Full
Sep 5, 2025DELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2025WVLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 17, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jul 11, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 5, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 3, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
May 23, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2025PALevel I — Full
May 7, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
May 2, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Apr 24, 2025ILLevel I — Full
Apr 16, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2025CALevel I — Full
Mar 13, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 9, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 9, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2025CALevel I — Full
Mar 3, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2025FLLevel I — Full
Feb 13, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 7, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 23, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 31, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 24, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 29, 2024NJLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 27, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2024ARLevel I — Full
Nov 19, 2024FLLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 18, 2024NYLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 10, 2024CALevel I — Full
Oct 10, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 9, 2024CALevel I — Full
Sep 25, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 19, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2024MSLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 172 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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