Carrier profile · USDOT 395139 · MC-648774 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Benhams Service and Garage Inc

DBA BENHAM'S GARAGE

8 power unitsBERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-648774 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(908) 464-1395 Email dispatchjoebenham2002@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K 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)$750K 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

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — 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.

392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’13 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Universal’07–’10

Companion Property’11–’13

beyond this history

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SELECTIVE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2013

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Aug 2011 → Aug 2013	$750K	1
EXCELSIOR INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Aug 2011	$750K	1
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2007 → Aug 2010	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
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

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ

414 SPRINGFIELD AVE

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 414 SPRINGFIELD AVE, BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ, 07922
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (908) 464-1395
Cell: (908) 482-6448
Fax: (908) 464-1947
Email: joebenham2002@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Joseph L Benham
USDOT / docket: 395139 · MC-648774
First registered: May 31, 1990
Last MCS-150: Apr 1, 2026 · 62,210 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 11102704

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

62,210

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 BENHAMS SERVICE AND GARAGE INC.

BENHAMS SERVICE AND GARAGE INC (USDOT 395139) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SELECTIVE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2013 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BENHAMS SERVICE AND GARAGE INC's USDOT number?

BENHAMS SERVICE AND GARAGE INC's USDOT number is 395139, and its motor carrier number is MC-648774.

Is BENHAMS SERVICE AND GARAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BENHAMS SERVICE AND GARAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BENHAMS SERVICE AND GARAGE INC's safety record?

BENHAMS SERVICE AND GARAGE INC 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.

How big is BENHAMS SERVICE AND GARAGE INC's fleet?

BENHAMS SERVICE AND GARAGE INC operates 8 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BENHAMS SERVICE AND GARAGE INC based?

BENHAMS SERVICE AND GARAGE INC is based in BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ.

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