Ben Shinn Trucking Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 4
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 45
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 34
- Annualized
- ≈17 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving30 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
12 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 12, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 131 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2024 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2023 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2023 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2020 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2019 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2019 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2019 | IA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2019 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2018 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2018 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2018 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2018 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2017 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2017 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2017 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2017 | IA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 16, 2017 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 4, 2017 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2016 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2016 | IA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2016 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2016 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2016 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |