Carrier profile · USDOT 2369285 · MC-812699 · Updated Jul 9, 2026

BEN FRANKLIN'S LLC

1 power unitsHOUSTON, TX50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-812699 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(832) 689-3039 Email dispatchfranklinbenjie1976@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 9, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

American Alternative’14–’16

Integon’16–’17

Hallmark County’17–’19

Progressive County’24–’26

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Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	May 2024 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	May 2022 → May 2023	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2021 → May 2022	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	May 2021 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2021 → May 2021	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	May 2020 → May 2020	$750K	2
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	May 2019 → May 2020	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → May 2019	$750K	6
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	Jan 2016 → Apr 2017	$750K	3
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 2014 → Jan 2016	$750K	2
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Jan 2014	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

21331 W HARDY RD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 21331 W HARDY RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77073
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (832) 689-3039
Email: franklinbenjie1976@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Benjie Franklin
USDOT / docket: 2369285 · MC-812699
First registered: Jan 10, 2013
Last MCS-150: Apr 30, 2025 · 10,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BEN FRANKLIN'S LLC.

BEN FRANKLIN'S LLC (USDOT 2369285) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 11, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 9, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 30, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BEN FRANKLIN'S LLC's USDOT number?

BEN FRANKLIN'S LLC's USDOT number is 2369285, and its motor carrier number is MC-812699.

Is BEN FRANKLIN'S LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 9, 2026, BEN FRANKLIN'S LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BEN FRANKLIN'S LLC's safety record?

BEN FRANKLIN'S LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.