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BENZ STAR TRUCKING INC

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42615 PLUM LN, STERLING HTS, MI, 48314

DOT# 3811270 MC# 1375561 Sterling Hts, Michigan 4 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

11 events tracked · latest Oct 28, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Oct 1, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 24, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Sep 23, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 23, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 3, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 30, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 4

Current
Active insurance on file through AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY ($1,000).
Aug 9, 2026
Insurance policy cancelled (AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY).
Aug 3, 2026
Insurance on file through AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY ($1,000).
Apr 28, 2026
Insurance on file through AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY ($1,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address42615 PLUM LN, STERLING HTS, MI, 48314

Mailing Address42615 PLUM LN, STERLING HTS, MI, 48314-2949

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1375561

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 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 2.88 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .13 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .18 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 7.16 · 15 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage309,961 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 OOS43.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanyAMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA 40013940007

Last checked10/28/2026

Active Policies1

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet30 units

Drivers30

Mileage309,961 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total36

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total16

Out of Service7

OOS Rate43.8%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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 · 1 OOS -

2024

14 · 1 OOS =

2025

14 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

26 · 8 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

3 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 Oct 2026, 45 inspections, 11 resulted in out-of-service (24.4% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 9 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (5)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
09/23/2026	SOUTHGATE	MI	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
06/03/2026	WENTZVILLE	MO	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/30/2026	STERLING HEIGHTS	MI	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/11/2024	LINCOLN PARK	MI	1	1	Rain	Wet	Daylight
01/27/2024	ROMULUS	MI	1	2	Clear	Wet	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

52 roadside violations across 45 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 34 violations · 10 OOS

Unsafe Driving 12 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 4 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 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 (55)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/01/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHELBYVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/14/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/27/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	TX	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2026	MO	Full (Level I)	STEELE MO	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/07/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/21/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/04/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	FULTON AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	017 - BROWNSTOWN - I-70 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B	9	1	0	0	9	1	-	▲Detail
04/09/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-69/RILEY CENTER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONROE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	HOPE AR	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
12/02/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHARLESTON MO	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
10/14/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	PONTIAC SCALE S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I94	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	PRESCOTT AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB I-96 @ SOUTH HILL	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWTON WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHARLESTON MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2025	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOPE AR	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/24/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	GENOA OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 SB DEVINE SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	EAST OF MT HOPE HWY	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/27/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOPE AR	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	AR	Full (Level I)	HOPE AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	E/B I94 NEAR MT. HOPE RD	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94 W/B @ BELLEVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WESTPORT ROAD ON RAMP TO PA TO	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/06/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-75 NB @ 14 MM	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	EB I 94 & 3MM	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections47

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 15 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA40013940007	$1,000,000	08/03/2026	-	-
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 40013940007	$1,000,000	04/28/2026	08/09/2026	-
91X	BIPD/Primary	CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	506-9141163	$300,000	03/17/2025	03/17/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	NNFTK7929165-24	$750,000	03/17/2024	03/17/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-452888-01	$750,000	03/17/2023	03/17/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-452888-01	$750,000	03/17/2023	03/18/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA00225644	$750,000	02/14/2022	03/17/2023	Replaced

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA40013940007	$1,000,000	08/03/2026

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1375561	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/23/2022	-	-
MC1375561	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/20/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/11/2024

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91/100

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 91

Starts at 100−9 totalFinal 91

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

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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 43.75% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 30 vehicles (~0.03 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 30 vehicles (~0.03 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 43.75% 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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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (5)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (55)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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