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Company CheckBEN TRANSPORT LLC · DOT 2858268

4713 KIMBALL AVE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49508

DOT# 2858268 MC# 957130 Grand Rapids, Michigan 9 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

May 18, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 13, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
Feb 10, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 15, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address4713 KIMBALL AVE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49508

Mailing Address4713 KIMBALL AVE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49508

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC957130

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating9 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

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 3.47 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .65 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 11.33 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage602,485 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS64.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review04/30/2020

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanySOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #DRPMI102001

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet10 units

Drivers8

Mileage602,485 mi

Operating9 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total20

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total14

Out of Service9

OOS Rate64.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/30/2020

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

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

18 · 6 OOS ▲

2025

13 · 7 OOS ▲

2026

4 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

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 May 2026, 17 inspections, 7 resulted in out-of-service (41.2% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 8 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/15/2025	NEWPORT	PA	0	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

45 roadside violations across 17 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 36 violations · 8 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 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 (36)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/18/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	STANTON TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCHESTER IN	5	0	5	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	JASPER FL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	OZARK AL	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
09/29/2025	DE	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDDLETOWN DE	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/08/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	WEST LAKELAND MN	7	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON PORT MATILDA HWY WEST OF EN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KOKOMO IN	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/28/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	9	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	WB I-96 @ FOLWLERVILLE SCALES	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	WB I-96 @ FOLWLERVILLE SCALES	4	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
01/31/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	JELLICO TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2025	OH	Full (Level I)	VICKERY OH	7	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/12/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	CORBIN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 WB MM 56 BEAVER TWP - WEI	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/03/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/26/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	JONES RD	3	2	1	2	2	-	▲Detail
06/26/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	OREGON MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/21/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	WB I-96 @ FOLWLERVILLE SCALES	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
05/08/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	4	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
04/12/2024	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWICH EB	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	ON I80 W 487 FEET EAST OF W MA	10	2	0	10	2	-	▲Detail
03/26/2024	AZ	Full (Level I)	YUMA AZ	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2024	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWICH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/16/2024	NJ	Full (Level I)	CARNEYS POINT SCALE	9	1	0	9	1	-	▲Detail
03/13/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 54 58 FT N OF SCHOEL	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASS LAKE SCALES W/B	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-95 NB ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	US-23 SB AT MM 16	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2024	NJ	Full (Level I)	CARNEYS POINT	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/04/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON I-81 NORTHBOUND WEIGH STATI	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections19

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2021383	$750,000	04/10/2020	04/09/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	726605001	$750,000	04/09/2021	04/09/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP28485A	$1,000,000	02/03/2017	02/02/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS106881	$750,000	02/02/2020	04/10/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 6508777	$750,000	02/02/2018	02/02/2020	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC957130	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/13/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/03/2024
MC957130	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/16/2017	-	-

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 64.2857% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 64.2857% 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.

BEN TRANSPORT LLC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (36)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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