Bennett 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
113 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 11
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
- 36
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 115
- Annualized
- ≈58 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.6 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 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
ELD & hours-of-service
52 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 29, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
6 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 51 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2024 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2024 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2023 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2022 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2020 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2019 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2017 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2017 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2016 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2016 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2016 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2015 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2015 | SD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2014 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2014 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2014 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2014 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2013 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |