Carrier profile · USDOT 714791 · MC-169692 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BENTONS TRUCKING INC

12 power unitsLocal · 1 statesCEDAR FALLS, IA82/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNMC-169692 STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Established 29 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 12-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
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.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

CEDAR FALLS, IA

725 CENTER ST

Top corridor

IA 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3640895

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chuck benton — 2 carriers: USDOT 1880490

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 725 CENTER ST, CEDAR FALLS, IA, 50613
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (319) 266-2641
Cell: (319) 464-7372
Fax: (319) 266-2643
Email: forrestbenton25@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Chuck Benton · Forrest Benton
USDOT / docket: 714791 · MC-169692
First registered: Nov 18, 1997
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2026 · 400,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

400,000

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 BENTONS TRUCKING INC.

BENTONS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 714791) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 12 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is BENTONS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

BENTONS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 714791, and its motor carrier number is MC-169692.

Is BENTONS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BENTONS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is BENTONS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

BENTONS TRUCKING INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is BENTONS TRUCKING INC's fleet?

BENTONS TRUCKING INC operates 12 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BENTONS TRUCKING INC based?

BENTONS TRUCKING INC is based in CEDAR FALLS, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(319) 266-2641 Email dispatchforrestbenton25@gmail.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 714791
MC / Docket: MC-169692
Officer: CHUCK BENTON
Address: 725 CENTER ST
CEDAR FALLS, IA, 50613

At a glance

Current BIPD status unknown

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No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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