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Company CheckLENK TRANSPORTATION INC · DOT 392472

1210 PIPESTONE RD, BENTON HARBOR, MI, 49022

DOT# 392472 MC# 195896 Benton Harbor, Michigan 39 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$75,000 bond

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Physical Address1210 PIPESTONE RD, BENTON HARBOR, MI, 49022

Mailing AddressP O BOX 726, BENTON HARBOR, MI, 49023

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/26/2026

TypeTrust Fund (BMC-85)

Surety / TrusteeHORIZON TRUST & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

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Filings on record6

Bond history

HORIZON TRUST & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTsince Oct 1, 2013 · active

WESTERN SURETY CO.Oct 2013 to Oct 2013 · replaced

WESTERN SURETY CO.Dec 2012 to Oct 2013 · replaced

AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READINGDec 1997 to Dec 2002 · replaced

ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANYDec 1989 to Dec 1997 · replaced

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeOTHER-UNKNOWN;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

DocketMC195896

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerActive

Operating39 years

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/04/1999

Insurance

Amount$75,000 bond

Type85

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanyHORIZON TRUST & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Policy #NA

Last checked07/26/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet3 units

Operating39 years

MCS-15005/2020

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 08/04/1999

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	400HP3271	$0	12/06/1989	12/01/1997	Replaced
84	SURETY	WESTERN SURETY CO.	92980675	$0	12/01/2012	10/01/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	WESTERN SURETY COMPANY	929280675	$0	12/01/2002	12/01/2012	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	159013112	$0	12/01/1997	12/01/2002	Replaced
84	SURETY	WESTERN SURETY CO.	929280675	$0	10/01/2013	10/01/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	WESTERN SURETY CO.	929280675	$0	10/01/2013	11/21/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	MD46-4-0914XX	$750,000	05/03/1990	01/18/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK41006700000	$1,000,000	01/18/2001	02/18/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	MGA0000621	$1,000,000	01/18/2000	01/18/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	AL 21001267	$1,000,000	01/18/1999	01/18/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	AL 21001267	$1,000,000	01/18/1998	01/18/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	AL 21001267	$1,000,000	01/18/1998	01/18/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	AL 21001267	$1,000,000	01/18/1997	01/18/1998	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC195896	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	12/29/1986	REVOKED	12/13/2005
MC195896	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	12/14/2005	-	-
MC195896	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/25/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/20/2013
MC195896	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/05/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2022
MC195896	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/15/1991	REVOKED	05/07/2001

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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

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active broker authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/10/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

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.

LENK TRANSPORTATION INC

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