Carrier profile · USDOT 1136172 · MC-458482 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

BENEFIT TRUCKING LLC

DBA BENEFIT TRUCKING

121 power unitsavg 3.6 yrNational · 39 statesGARY, IN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-458482 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

121Power units

152 observed · MCS-150

287Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.6Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 789-8680 Email dispatchsafety@benefit-trucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 488 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

25 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

25 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

121 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.6 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

370 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 20.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 189 vehicle and 370 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 3.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

361 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 23

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 121-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 121
Inspections · 24 mo: 370
Annualized: ≈185 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving145 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance34 · 28 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance24 · 9 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance20 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther5 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’20 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Rli’15–’18

Carolina’18–now

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Dec 2020

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2018 → Dec 2020	$750K	5
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Dec 2018	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Oct 2015	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Dec 2012	$750K	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Mar 2011 → Dec 2012	$750K	2
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Mar 2011	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Mar 2009	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Apr 2007 → Jul 2008	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2005 → Apr 2007	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 2003 → Apr 2005	$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): 121
Observed power (24 mo): 152
Trailers (towed): 287

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

45.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 39 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

368

TN busiest

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

Home base

GARY, IN

1350 TEXAS ST

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IN

TN 46 · OH 35 · KY 25

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 70 trucks also ran under 12 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 976560 USDOT 4023650 USDOT 3050833 USDOT 621366 USDOT 3720632 USDOT 3197835 USDOT 2953815 USDOT 3708183Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 35 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3106896 USDOT 3699818 USDOT 3910324 USDOT 976560 USDOT 2502156 USDOT 3293628 USDOT 253131 USDOT 3050833

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

121

Observed (24 mo)

152

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1350 TEXAS ST, GARY, IN, 46402
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (630) 789-8680
Email: safety@benefit-trucking.com
Web domain: benefit-trucking.com

Registration

Officer: Fausta Mikniute
USDOT / docket: 1136172 · MC-458482
First registered: Jun 4, 2003
Last MCS-150: Jun 2, 2025 · 16,600,230 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 25, 2014
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

121

Power units

118

Drivers

118

CDL drivers

16,600,230

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 BENEFIT TRUCKING LLC.

BENEFIT TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1136172) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Dec 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 370 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 189 vehicle-level and 370 driver-level — across 39 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 25 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 121 power units and 118 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 2, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 25, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BENEFIT TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

BENEFIT TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1136172, and its motor carrier number is MC-458482.

Is BENEFIT TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, BENEFIT TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BENEFIT TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

BENEFIT TRUCKING LLC has a 20.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 488 roadside inspections, with 25 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).