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Company CheckBENITEZ TOWING LLC · DOT 2308688

19528 LAGUNA DR, GAITHERSBURG, MD, 20879

DOT# 2308688 MC# 857408 Gaithersburg, Maryland 12 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$300,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Mar 27, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Mar 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 13, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 19, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Dec 10, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address19528 LAGUNA DR, GAITHERSBURG, MD, 20879

Mailing Address19528 LAGUNA DR, GAITHERSBURG, MD, 20879

Other Companies at This Address

Address19528 LAGUNA DR, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20879

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BENITEZ TOWING LLC this company	2308688	Sign in	Active
BENITEZ TOWING LLC	6334140	Sign in	Active
NEW TOWN TOWING LLC	3463014	Sign in	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC857408

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .33 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .21 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6.21 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage325,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS9.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS44.4% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$300,000

Type91X

Effective02/26/2026

CompanyINCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #5NACA3007-06

Last checked07/22/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers5

Mileage325,000 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15008/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total11

Out of Service1

OOS Rate9.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service4

OOS Rate44.4%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2024

6 · 1 OOS -

2025

7 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

2 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Mar 2026, 11 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (36.4% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

23 roadside violations across 11 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 20 violations · 7 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (15)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/27/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	US	Full (Level I)	COLLEGE PARK MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2025	DC	Driver-Only (Level III)	WASHINGTON DC	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	CLARKSBURG MD	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
10/10/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLLEGE PARK MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ASPEN HILL MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLESVILLE MD	10	4	0	0	0	4	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	STEPHENS CITY VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONTGOMERY COUNTY	4	2	2	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
11/13/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	I-270 N/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/06/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-270 S/B HYATTSTOWN SCALEHOUS	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections12

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2014-01-21	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2014-01-24

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	AAA8007-04	$300,000	02/26/2024	02/26/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	AAA1059-03	$300,000	02/26/2023	02/26/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	AAA1059-02	$300,000	02/26/2022	02/26/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	AAA1059-01	$300,000	02/26/2021	02/26/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	AAA1059-00	$300,000	02/26/2020	02/26/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	GPM8979364	$1,000,000	02/26/2017	02/26/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK005386-02	$1,000,000	02/26/2016	02/26/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK005386-01	$1,000,000	02/26/2015	02/26/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK005386-00	$1,000,000	02/26/2014	02/26/2015	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC857408	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	03/24/2017	-	-
MC857408	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	03/24/2017	-	-
MC857408	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/14/2014	REVOKED	03/06/2017
MC857408	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/14/2014	REVOKED	03/06/2017
MC857408	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/01/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/16/2021
MC857408	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/01/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/16/2021
MC857408	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/01/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/26/2016
MC857408	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/01/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/26/2016
MC857408	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/31/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/24/2022
MC857408	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/31/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/24/2022
MC857408	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/30/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/26/2025
MC857408	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/30/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/26/2025
MC857408	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/30/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/26/2024
MC857408	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/30/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/26/2024
MC857408	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/30/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/27/2023
MC857408	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/30/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/27/2023
MC857408	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/30/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/19/2015
MC857408	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/30/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/19/2015

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90/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 9.0909% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 44.4444% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 9.0909% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 44.4444% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Drivers

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (15)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

Licensing & Insurance

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