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AUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC

Joins 12 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (CANAL INSURANCE CO.) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 25, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Aug 19, 2024
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 13.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 57.1% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 CANAL INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC. Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — AUTO CHOICE EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1277377)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 13.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 57.1% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — CANAL INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1277377/
As of: Sep 25, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1277377 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: DAN BUCKINGHAM Company officer 2: BRENDA BUCKINGHAM Motor Vehicles Based in PRESTON, ID

FMCSA census as of Sep 25, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 83/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 13.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 57.1% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=175976 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1277377
In FMCSA records since Aug 18, 2004 (~22y)
MC / docket MC503261
Company officer DAN BUCKINGHAM
Company officer 2 BRENDA BUCKINGHAM
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Motor Vehicles
Fleet size 4 units
Drivers 5
Annual mileage 355,584 mi
Contact & address
Physical
125 S 3RD W
PRESTON, ID 83263
Mailing
PO BOX 83
PRESTON, ID 83263
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1277377
In FMCSA records since Aug 18, 2004 (~22y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 355,584 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 57.1% vs 23.4% +33.7 pts
Driver OOS Rate 13.3% vs 6.7% +6.6 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.25 vs 1.80 -0.55
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2004-11-05 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 4 0 0
Trailers 4 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 27 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 12 12 0
OOS inspections 2 4 0
OOS percentage 16.67% 33.33% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
4
Drivers
5
Inspections
27
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
57.1%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
5
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 57.1% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
OOS order history
1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 175,976 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
13.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 175,976 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +13.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
57.1%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 175,976 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +57.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (19 months)

2023-11 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Montana (MT) 3 1 33.3% Mar 17, 2025
South Dakota (SD) 3 2 66.7% Jun 5, 2025
Nebraska (NE) 2 1 50.0% Sep 17, 2026
Washington (WA) 2 1 50.0% Jan 24, 2026
Idaho (ID) 1 0 0.0% May 14, 2026
Kansas (KS) 1 0 0.0% May 2, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 22
Unknown 11
Cottrell T 4
Boyd 1
Boyd E.G. 1
Bymw 1
Corner Uti 1
Cottage-Et 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 2 — 2.00 2 — Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 — 2.04 2 — Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 5 — 8.11 8 — Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (27 rows) View all 27 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89029288 Sep 17, 2026 NE 3 MAXWELL NE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
4 395.8E-HOSPDOOS, 395.3A1-HOSPD, 392.2-SLL Yes
87862428 May 14, 2026 ID 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.55C2-B, 392.2-SLLEWA1, 392.2-SLLEWG1 No
86912658 Jan 24, 2026 WA 2 LIBERTY LAKE WA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.75A3-TAOL, 395.3A3I-HOSPDIT, 392.2-SLLEQP Yes
84898591 Jun 5, 2025 SD 2 JEFFERSON SD
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
84683809 May 15, 2025 NE 3 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLML No
84582724 May 2, 2025 KS 2 ks-norton-county---137
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
84237985 Mar 27, 2025 SD 3 TILFORD SD
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
84153987 Mar 17, 2025 MT 3 HAUGAN MT
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
84005355 Feb 28, 2025 WA 3 QUINCY WA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLL No
83296429 Dec 3, 2024 MT 2 BOULDER MT
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.47A-BCFSBD-SA, 393.205C-WRAWFLMIB, 392.2SLSNC Yes
83236441 Nov 23, 2024 SD 2 JEFFERSON SD
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.11A1-CSURR, 393.9A-LIL Yes
83067970 Oct 31, 2024 MT 3 BROADUS MT
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
82641198 Sep 8, 2024 WA 3 QUINCY WA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 395.8(a)(1), 395.34(a)(1) Yes
82274946 Aug 1, 2024 MT 3 BUTTE MT
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
82032333 Jul 3, 2024 MT 2 BILLINGS MT
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
81997711 Jun 27, 2024 SD 3 TILFORD SD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
81191055 Mar 21, 2024 MT 2 BILLINGS MT
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.207(a), 393.201(a) No
80878306 Feb 16, 2024 SD 3 TILFORD SD
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
80764496 Feb 5, 2024 WI 3 SPARTA WI
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 395.3A1-HOSPD, 392.2 No
80756404 Jan 29, 2024 ID 3 I15MP72
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
80423627 Dec 18, 2023 NY 3 ny-dunkirk-(exit-59)
Peterbilt TRUCK TRACTOR
ID TEMP · INPXL49X3CD342017
4 392.2, 395.24(c)(2)(iii), 395.30(b)(1) No
80384409 Dec 13, 2023 AZ 2 KINGMAN AZ
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 390.21TB2-DOT No
80232822 Nov 20, 2023 MT 3 BILLINGS MT
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
79308597 Aug 1, 2023 OR 2 UMATILLA POE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
4 392.9, 396.5(b), 393.205(c) Yes
79284580 Jul 29, 2023 SD 3 JEFFERSON PORT OF ENTRY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
Recent Crashes (5 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA8352300792 Aug 11, 2023 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
OR2021410008 Feb 19, 2021 OR 0 1 Yes No Injury
UT1703503471 Apr 16, 2017 UT 0 0 Yes No Tow
NJ0012184215 Aug 27, 2012 NJ 0 0 Yes No Tow
NV0709150411 Sep 15, 2007 NV 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jul 7, 2016 MC503261 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Nov 5, 2004 MC503261-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (41 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
CANAL INSURANCE CO. CT9678471126 91X $1,000,000 Aug 19, 2024 On file ACTIVE
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA972324851 BIPD/Primary — Aug 19, 2023 Aug 19, 2024 REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN266974 BIPD/Primary — Aug 19, 2019 Sep 20, 2023 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN266974 BIPD/Primary — Aug 19, 2019 Aug 19, 2023 REPLACED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA4080623 BIPD/Primary — Aug 19, 2017 Aug 19, 2019 REPLACED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0064958001 BIPD/Primary — Aug 19, 2016 Aug 19, 2017 CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. PIA08206301 BIPD/Primary — Jul 20, 2016 Aug 19, 2016 REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. PIA08206301 BIPD/Primary — Jul 1, 2016 Aug 24, 2016 CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. PIA08206301 BIPD/Primary — Jul 1, 2016 Jul 20, 2016 REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. PIA08206301 BIPD/Primary — Aug 19, 2015 Aug 9, 2016 NAME CHANGED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. PIA08206301 BIPD/Primary — Aug 19, 2015 Jul 1, 2016 REPLACED
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY 70TRS036081 BIPD/Primary — Jan 28, 2015 Aug 19, 2015 CANCELLED
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY 70TRS036081 BIPD/Primary — Oct 15, 2014 Feb 17, 2015 CANCELLED
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY 70TRS036081 BIPD/Primary — Oct 15, 2014 Jan 28, 2015 REPLACED
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY 70TRS036081 BIPD/Primary — Aug 20, 2014 Oct 31, 2014 CANCELLED
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY 70TRS036081 BIPD/Primary — Aug 20, 2014 Oct 15, 2014 REPLACED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY CT788555-8012-121 BIPD/Primary — Mar 27, 2013 Aug 19, 2014 CANCELLED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY CT788555-8012-121 BIPD/Primary — Aug 19, 2012 Mar 27, 2013 REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN046666 BIPD/Primary — Nov 23, 2010 Aug 19, 2012 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN046666 CARGO — Nov 23, 2010 Sep 23, 2011 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY TN655166 BIPD/Primary — Nov 24, 2009 Nov 23, 2010 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY TN655166 CARGO — Nov 24, 2009 Nov 23, 2010 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY TK606455 CARGO — Jul 22, 2009 Nov 24, 2009 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY TK606455 BIPD/Primary — Jul 22, 2009 Nov 24, 2009 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY TK606455 CARGO — Aug 19, 2008 Feb 9, 2009 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Aug 19, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  2. Sep 20, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Aug 19, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Aug 19, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  5. Aug 21, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Aug 19, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Aug 24, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  8. Aug 19, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  9. Aug 9, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  10. Jul 20, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  11. Jul 7, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Jul 1, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  13. Aug 19, 2015
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Aug 19, 2015
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
  15. Feb 17, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
  16. Jan 29, 2015
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  17. Jan 28, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
  18. Oct 31, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
  19. Oct 16, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  20. Oct 15, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
  21. Aug 21, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  22. Aug 19, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  23. Mar 27, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  24. Aug 20, 2012
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  25. Aug 19, 2012
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  26. Sep 23, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  27. Nov 23, 2010
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  28. Nov 16, 2010
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  29. Nov 24, 2009
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  30. Oct 30, 2009
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  31. Jul 22, 2009
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  32. Jul 21, 2009
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  33. Feb 9, 2009
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  34. Aug 20, 2008
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  35. Aug 19, 2008
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  36. Aug 19, 2008
    insurance
    CANCEL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
  37. Jun 26, 2008
    insurance
    CANCEL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
  38. Jun 6, 2008
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  39. Aug 20, 2007
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  40. Aug 19, 2007
    insurance
    CANCEL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
BILLINGS MT MT 3 0
TILFORD SD SD 3 0
JEFFERSON SD SD 2 2
QUINCY WA WA 2 1
KINGMAN AZ AZ 1 0
EAST BOISE PORT OF ENTRY ID 1 1
I15MP72 ID 1 0
BOULDER MT MT 1 1
BROADUS MT MT 1 0
BUTTE MT MT 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 4 0
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 3 3
395.30(b)(1) Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD Hours of Service 2 0
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
392.9 Driver may not operate a CMV without proper load securement Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.205(c) Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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