Carrier profile · USDOT 3090213 · MC-1019566 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Bengal Shipping Company

2 power unitsavg 5.8 yrRegional · 6 statesHOUSTON, TX96/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1019566 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2009–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(346) 412-3890 Email dispatchREINA@BENGALSHIPPING.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 13 inspections.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2009–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 16.7 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive County’19–’20

Trisura Specialty’20–’22

Progressive County’22–’23

Progressive County’23–now

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · since Aug 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Mar 2023 → Aug 2024	$1M	1
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Feb 2023	$1M	2
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Feb 2022 → Feb 2023	$1M	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Feb 2022	$1M	3
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Feb 2019 → Feb 2020	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

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

2009

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

801 LOUISIANA ST SUITE 375

Top corridor

TN ⇄ TX

TN 2 · FL 1 · AR 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

shanna tedder — 2 carriers: USDOT 3089545

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 801 LOUISIANA ST SUITE 375, HOUSTON, TX, 77002
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (346) 412-3890
Fax: (346) 606-0614
Email: reina@bengalshipping.com
Web domain: bengalshipping.com

Registration

Officers: Shanna Tedder · Arif Mahmood
USDOT / docket: 3090213 · MC-1019566
First registered: Jan 26, 2018
Last MCS-150: Jul 1, 2024 · 30,000 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 76058694

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

30,000

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 BENGAL SHIPPING COMPANY.

BENGAL SHIPPING COMPANY (USDOT 3090213) has a Vektor safety score of 96/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL effective Aug 13, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 6 states, 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 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 1, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is BENGAL SHIPPING COMPANY's USDOT number?

BENGAL SHIPPING COMPANY's USDOT number is 3090213, and its motor carrier number is MC-1019566.

Is BENGAL SHIPPING COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BENGAL SHIPPING COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BENGAL SHIPPING COMPANY's safety record?

BENGAL SHIPPING COMPANY has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 96/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BENGAL SHIPPING COMPANY's fleet?

BENGAL SHIPPING COMPANY operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BENGAL SHIPPING COMPANY based?

BENGAL SHIPPING COMPANY is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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