Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA BENJI FREIGHT INC
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
8.6 yr
Model years 2010–2021 · peer benchmark computing.
11 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is BENDJI FREIGHT INC safe to load? BENDJI FREIGHT INC (USDOT 2543657, MC-885273) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in BARRINGTON, IL, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 11 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 77 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 43.8% (above the 22.26% national average), with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (56/100), with the leading concern: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
BENDJI FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 2543657, and its motor carrier number is MC-885273.
As of 2026-06-13, BENDJI FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
BENDJI FREIGHT INC has a 43.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 77 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 56/100 (tier: high_risk).
BENDJI FREIGHT INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
BENDJI FREIGHT INC is based in BARRINGTON, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 19 states.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Any OOS rate· any OOS · all inspection levels · 6-month trailing
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.
This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2024 → Sep 2025 | $750k | 2 |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2022 → Jun 2024 | $750k | 2 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Sep 2019 → Jul 2022 | $750k | 8 |
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | May 2019 → Sep 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2017 → Dec 2017 | $750k | 2 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Dec 2016 → Jan 2018 | $750k | 2 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Dec 2014 → Dec 2016 | $750k | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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