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Freight Carrier · Swea City, IA

BUFFINGTON TRANSPORT

Name: BUFFINGTON TRANSPORT
Address: 3909 70TH AVENUE, SWEA CITY, IA, 50590, US
Telephone: (515) 341-0551

3909 70TH AVENUE · Swea City, IA 50590

Authorized: Property

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MC #1187490
USDOT #2349068 USDOT Active

3
Power Units
3
Drivers
Carrier
Entity Type

About this carrier

BUFFINGTON TRANSPORT is a Swea City, IA freight carrier that is authorized for property in the state of Iowa. This company has 3 truck(s) in their fleet and 3 truck drivers. Their motor carrier number is MC-1187490 and their USDOT number is 2349068.

Sourced from FMCSA SAFER · last filed 08/06/2024 · last updated Jun 10, 2026.

Carrier Details

Legal Name RICHARD BUFFINGTON
Operating Status AUTHORIZED FOR Property
MCS-150 Filed 08/06/2024
MCS-150 Mileage 75,000 (2023)

Authority & Operations

Operation Classification

Authorized for Hire
Exempt for Hire

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Cargo Authorized

Grain, Feed, Hay
Agricultural / Farm Supplies

Operating Territory

Map of states where this carrier has roadside inspections

Home base Based in Swea City, Iowa. No roadside inspections on record in the past 24 months to map operating states.

Safety Record

1 Severe Violations Updated 6 days ago

Crashes (24 mo)

0
Fatal
0
Injury
0
Tow
0
Total

Behavior Categories (BASICs)

CategoryMeasureViolations Unsafe Driving 9.66 3 Crash Indicator Not Public — Hours of Service 0 0 Vehicle Maintenance 5.25 2 Drugs / Alcohol 0 0 Hazmat Not Public — Driver Fitness 0 0

Inspection Summary

4
Total
0
Clean
4
With violations

24-month window ending May 15, 2026

Violations Cited 4 unique codes

Critical 1

393.45B2PCBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit1× OOS×1 SW 4

Unsafe Driving 2

392.16Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV1× SW 7
392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit2× SW 4

Vehicle Maintenance 1

393.81Horn inoperative1× SW 3

Locations

Physical Address

BUFFINGTON TRANSPORT
3909 70TH AVENUE
SWEA CITY, IA 50590

Mailing Address

RICHARD BUFFINGTON
3909 70TH AVE
SWEA CITY, IA 50590

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