Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1326871
BEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC
4 power unitsavg 8.9 yrRegional · 4 statesMADISON, MS
CARRIER ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power units
6 observed · MCS-150
5Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
8.9Avg age (yr)
2004–2023 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 21 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average
Operating authority2121 yr active
since 2005Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo7.17.1 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
8.9 yr
Model years 2004–2023 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
21 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is BEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC safe to work with?
Is BEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC safe to load? BEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC (USDOT 1326871) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in MADISON, MS, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 21 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 25 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 7.1% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BNBEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC 100
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Safety
25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 7.1% (24-mo)14 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)18 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
0.0% now▼ Improving
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
Inspection coverage
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈2.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.
- Registered power units
- 4
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 18
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.3 inspections / unit · yr
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 Maintenance3
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2
- 393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1
- 177.817 Other violationOther1
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1
- 383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 6
- Trailers (towed)
- 5
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2023
Newest model yr
2004
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed33
US statesInspections · 24 mo1616
MS busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MADISON, MS
Top corridor
MS
Density
fewermore
05
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.
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)44
Observed (24 mo)66
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 243 INDUSTRIAL DR NORTH, MADISON, MS, 39110
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (601) 664-7117
- Cell
- (601) 573-2861
- Fax
- (601) 664-7172
- Web domain
- bennelsongolfcars.com
Registration
- Officer
- Ben F. Nelson
- USDOT / docket
- 1326871
- First registered
- 01/31/2005
- Last MCS-150
- 04/02/2025 · 197,963 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Frequently asked
What is BEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC's USDOT number?
BEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC's USDOT number is 1326871.
Is BEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is BEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC's safety record?
BEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC has a 7.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is BEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC's fleet?
BEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC based?
BEN NELSON GOLF AND UTILITY VEHICLES LLC is based in MADISON, MS, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.