Carrier profile · USDOT 240908 · MC-157540 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BENNETT TRUCKING INC

36 power unitsavg 5.8 yrMulti-region · 15 statesWINDOM, MN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-157540 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

35 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(605) 335-3301 Email dispatchBRIAN@BENNETTTRUCKINGINC.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 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 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 202 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

115 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 38 vehicle and 115 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 17.8 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

112 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 11

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

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 36-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 115
Annualized: ≈58 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Driving49 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance20 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 18 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance11 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Redland’92–’00

Sentry Select’02–’10

Sentry Select’14–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2013 → Jul 2014	$750K	2
MAIDEN REINSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2013	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2010	$750K	1
MGA INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Jul 2001 → Jul 2002	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jul 2000 → Jul 2001	$750K	2
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1992 → Jul 2000	$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): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 35
Trailers (towed): 39

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

83.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

114

SD busiest

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

Home base

WINDOM, MN

42450 490TH AVENUE

Top corridor

SD ⇄ MN

SD 55 · MN 18 · WA 16

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3668871Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2017232 USDOT 2596470 USDOT 2199359 USDOT 2640017 USDOT 3083915 USDOT 908846 USDOT 3668871 USDOT 2183286

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brian bennett — 15 carriers: USDOT 125653 USDOT 1122164 USDOT 1555643 USDOT 1653855 USDOT 2257510 USDOT 3194409 USDOT 3356934 USDOT 3373969

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 42450 490TH AVENUE, WINDOM, MN, 56101-9801
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (605) 335-3301
Fax: (507) 831-3212
Email: brian@bennetttruckinginc.com
Web domain: bennetttruckinginc.com

Registration

Officers: Brian Bennett · Craig Bennett
USDOT / docket: 240908 · MC-157540
First registered: Dec 19, 1983
Last MCS-150: Aug 5, 2024 · 3,000,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 6, 2013
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,000,000

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 BENNETT TRUCKING INC.

BENNETT TRUCKING INC (USDOT 240908) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 115 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 38 vehicle-level and 115 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 36 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 5, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 6, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BENNETT TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

BENNETT TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 240908, and its motor carrier number is MC-157540.

Is BENNETT TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BENNETT TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BENNETT TRUCKING INC's safety record?

BENNETT TRUCKING INC has a 15.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 202 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).