Carrier profile · USDOT 241167 · MC-171869 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RODNEY DALE BENHAM

DBA TIMBERLINE TRANSPORT

1 power unitDEER RIVER, MN50/100

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)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(218) 246-9104 Email dispatchRBENHAM@PAULBUNYAN.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 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

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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$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

3 filings on record — no auto-liability (BIPD) continuity to chart.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 1994

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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

35753 CTY RD #44

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 2186806

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@paulbunyan.net — 250 carriers: USDOT 116534 USDOT 124922 USDOT 133418 USDOT 152386 USDOT 159440 USDOT 208372 USDOT 307860 USDOT 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
Email: rbenham@paulbunyan.net
Web domain: paulbunyan.net

Registration

Officers: Rodney Benham · Rodney Benham
USDOT / docket: 241167 · MC-171869
First registered: Jan 5, 1984
Last MCS-150: Sep 11, 2025 · 10,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 16, 2003
D-U-N-S: 615102340

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

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 RODNEY DALE BENHAM.

RODNEY DALE BENHAM (USDOT 241167) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 9, 1994 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, 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 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 11, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 16, 2003 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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 Jun 13, 2026, 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 does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.