BUCKENMEYER FARM'S IV LLC

USDOT 455042 Active CORPORATION EXEMPT FOR HIRE Unsatisfactory rated Company officer: WILLIAM BUCKENMEYER Company officer 2: DONALD BUCKENMEYER Machinery / Large Objects Produce Grain / Feed / Hay Farm Supplies Based in SWANTON, OH

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book

Blockers

Unsatisfactory safety rating FMCSA Unsatisfactory ratings typically prohibit interstate operation until upgraded.

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 — BUCKENMEYER FARM'S IV LLC (USDOT 455042)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  • Unsatisfactory safety rating — FMCSA Unsatisfactory ratings typically prohibit interstate operation until upgraded.

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/455042/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F

Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 3/5 scored components is 67/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.

F confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

FMCSA safety rating

Unsatisfactory · 0/100

Official FMCSA Unsatisfactory safety rating after a compliance review.

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: Do not book.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 455042

In FMCSA records since Aug 13, 1991 (~34y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer WILLIAM BUCKENMEYER

Company officer 2 DONALD BUCKENMEYER

Operation EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Machinery / Large Objects, Produce, Grain / Feed / Hay, Farm Supplies

Fleet size 11 units

Drivers 9

Annual mileage 249,640 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (419) 829-9920

Email: [email protected]

Physical

13423 W CENTRAL

SWANTON, OH 43558

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 455042

In FMCSA records since Aug 13, 1991 (~34y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 249,640 mi

Safety Rating Unsatisfactory

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	11	0	0
Trailers	26	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 1 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	1	1	0
OOS inspections	0	0	0
OOS percentage	0%	0%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

BUCKENMEYER FARM'S IV LLC is a corporation based in SWANTON, OH, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 455042. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, with a safety rating of Unsatisfactory. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 11 power units and 9 drivers, with 1 roadside inspection on file. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Unsatisfactory safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier an Unsatisfactory safety rating after a compliance review.

Carrier overview

BUCKENMEYER FARM'S IV LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 11 power units and 9 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Swanton, OH. Across 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.2% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in IN (1 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.2% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 11 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 9 drivers; Acro tank and Freightliner are the most-inspected makes.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2025-03 2025-03

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Unsafe Driving

1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Indiana (IN)	1	0	0.0%	Mar 1, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Acro Tank		1
Freightliner		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	—	Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	—	Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	—	Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.36	—	Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	—	Jul 27, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (1 row) View all 1 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
84056034	Mar 1, 2025	IN	3	BRISTOL IN	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OH PWE2107 · 3AKJGLDR6DSFF1530	1	392.2-SLLS2	No

Recent Crashes (5 rows)

Report #	Date	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat ▲	Severity
OH0225012802	Jan 21, 2022	OH	1	Yes	No	Injury
OH0118127235	Sep 1, 2011	OH	0	Yes	No	Tow
OH0108168717	Oct 21, 2010	OH	0	Yes	No	Tow
OH0096315913	May 13, 2009	OH	1	Yes	No	Injury
MI0008548855	Jan 28, 2013	MI	0	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
BRISTOL IN	IN	1	0

Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page