USDOT 348600MC218124

Buckeye Charter Service Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

36 years (granted 1989)

Liability filing

$5M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

63 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Buckeye Charter Service Inc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1235 East Hanthorn Road, Lima, OH 45804

Phone

(419) 222-2245

Power units

16

Drivers

33

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC218124

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Passenger Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

91X Lancer Insurance Company · coverage $5M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 63 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 63 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

bill@buckeyecharterservice.com — company domain

Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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

0

Reportable crashes

0

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: OH 07/2021 · IN 01/2020 · KY 03/2018 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2025: 302024: 272023: 6
Level V — Vehicle-only: 62Level II — Walk-around: 1
DateStateLevel
Sep 2, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 27, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 27, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 27, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 16, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 16, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 16, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 16, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 16, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 16, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 16, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 16, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 16, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 16, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 13, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 19, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 19, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 19, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 19, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 18, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 18, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 18, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 18, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 18, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 18, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 18, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 18, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 18, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 18, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 18, 2025OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 13, 2024MOLevel V — Vehicle-only
Aug 29, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Aug 29, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 24, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 24, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 24, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 24, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 24, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 24, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 24, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 24, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 24, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 24, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 24, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 24, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Jun 24, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
May 10, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 25, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 25, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 25, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 25, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 25, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 25, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 25, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 25, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 25, 2024OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Dec 8, 2023OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Dec 8, 2023OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Dec 8, 2023OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Dec 8, 2023OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Dec 8, 2023OHLevel V — Vehicle-only
Aug 15, 2023OHLevel V — Vehicle-only

Most recent 63 of 63 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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Recent coverage

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