Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 241167 · MC-171869
RODNEY DALE BENHAM
DBA TIMBERLINE TRANSPORT
1 power unitsDEER RIVER, MN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-171869 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on file
Operating authority4242 yr active
since 1984Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
42 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is RODNEY DALE BENHAM safe to work with?
Is RODNEY DALE BENHAM safe to load? RODNEY DALE BENHAM (USDOT 241167, MC-171869) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in DEER RIVER, MN, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 42 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
RDRODNEY DALE BENHAM 100
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Safety
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS —% (24-mo)0 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS —% (24-mo)0 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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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
- Active
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)Filed with FMCSA
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
3 filings on record — no auto-liability (BIPD) continuity to chart.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
DEER RIVER, MN
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2186806
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@paulbunyan.net — 250 carriers: USDOT 116534USDOT 124922USDOT 133418USDOT 152386USDOT 159440USDOT 208372USDOT 307860USDOT 309998
Shares a company officer with other carriers
rodney benham — 2 carriers: USDOT 1611565
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 35753 CTY RD #44, DEER RIVER, MN, 56636
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (218) 246-9104
- Fax
- (218) 246-8198
- Web domain
- paulbunyan.net
Registration
- Officers
- Rodney Benham · Rodney Benham
- USDOT / docket
- 241167 · MC-171869
- First registered
- 01/05/1984
- Last MCS-150
- 09/11/2025 · 10,000 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Satisfactory · 10/16/2003
- D-U-N-S
- 615102340
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is RODNEY DALE BENHAM's USDOT number?
RODNEY DALE BENHAM's USDOT number is 241167, and its motor carrier number is MC-171869.
Is RODNEY DALE BENHAM authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, RODNEY DALE BENHAM is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is RODNEY DALE BENHAM's safety record?
RODNEY DALE BENHAM has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is RODNEY DALE BENHAM's fleet?
RODNEY DALE BENHAM operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is RODNEY DALE BENHAM based?
RODNEY DALE BENHAM is based in DEER RIVER, MN.