Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 729885 · MC-333951
TIMOTHY BENOIT
DBA BENTON TRANSPORT
1 power unitsAPPIN, ON
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-333951 ACTIVE
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
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 28 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2828 yr active
since 1998Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
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
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TIMOTHY BENOIT safe to work with?
Is TIMOTHY BENOIT safe to load? TIMOTHY BENOIT (USDOT 729885, MC-333951) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in APPIN, ON, operating 1 power unit and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 28 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
TBTIMOTHY BENOIT 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+6 earlier
Lincoln General · 04–09
United States · 10–12
19982012
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 10 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2010 → Feb 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. | Feb 2009 → Feb 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2004 → Feb 2009 | $750k | 3 |
| RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Nov 2000 → Feb 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Jul 2000 → Oct 2000 | $750k | 1 |
| UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON | May 2000 → Jul 2000 | $750k | 1 |
| LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. | Oct 1999 → May 2000 | $750k | 1 |
| RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Jan 1998 → Oct 1998 | $750k | 1 |
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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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
APPIN, ON
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@yahoo.ca — 789 carriers: USDOT 16745USDOT 80552USDOT 266070USDOT 284142USDOT 347515USDOT 374104USDOT 418381USDOT 452249
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 22566 THAMES ROAD RR#4, APPIN, ON, N0L 1A0
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (519) 289-5205
- Fax
- (519) 289-0431
- Web domain
- yahoo.ca
Registration
- Officer
- Tim Benoit
- USDOT / docket
- 729885 · MC-333951
- First registered
- 02/13/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 05/06/2010 · 67,000 mi (2009)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
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 TIMOTHY BENOIT's USDOT number?
TIMOTHY BENOIT's USDOT number is 729885, and its motor carrier number is MC-333951.
Is TIMOTHY BENOIT authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TIMOTHY BENOIT is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is TIMOTHY BENOIT's fleet?
TIMOTHY BENOIT operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TIMOTHY BENOIT based?
TIMOTHY BENOIT is based in APPIN, ON.