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BEN PAVELKA TRUCKING INC

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Company CheckBEN PAVELKA TRUCKING INC · DOT 765609

4440 NORTH GUNPOWDER CIRCLE, HASTINGS, NE, 68901

DOT# 765609 MC# 344949 Hastings, Nebraska 27 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

6 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 16, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 2, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Apr 26, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 2, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address4440 NORTH GUNPOWDER CIRCLE, HASTINGS, NE, 68901

Mailing Address4440 NORTH GUNPOWDER CIRCLE, HASTINGS, NE, 68901

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 · 06/04/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/23/2026

TypeTrust Fund (BMC-85)

Surety / TrusteePACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

Contact☎ (800) 595-2615
🌐 pfaprotects.com

Filings on record6

Bond history

PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.since Oct 8, 2013 · active

PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.Oct 2013 to Oct 2013 · replaced

GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Oct 2012 to Sep 2013 · replaced

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYOct 2011 to Oct 2012 · replaced

GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Oct 2009 to Oct 2011 · replaced

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC344949

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating27 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 4.06 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .52 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .14 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.05 · 9 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,434,180 miles

Mileage Year2024

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 OOS5.4% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS38.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type85

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/04/2026

CompanyPACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

Policy #NONE

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet14 units

Drivers10

Mileage1,434,180 mi

Operating27 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total37

Out of Service2

OOS Rate5.4%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total21

Out of Service8

OOS Rate38.1%

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

5 · 1 OOS -

2024

12 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

24 · 6 OOS ▲

2026

10 · 2 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 Jun 2026, 39 inspections, 10 resulted in out-of-service (25.6% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

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
03/02/2025	I 80 EB MM 89.10	IA	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

31 roadside violations across 39 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 16 violations · 8 OOS

Unsafe Driving 10 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 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 (51)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/16/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	MCLEAN NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE KS	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
04/26/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCK PORT MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLFAX WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONUMENT CO	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US64 NEAR NC903	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOES CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON UNNAMED STREET, 215 FEET SO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON CO RD 73, 498 FEET EAST FRO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	ID	Driver-Only (Level III)	RUPERT ID	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHEYENNE WELLS CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE M.C.I.S. #58	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE M.C.I.S. #58	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON UNNAMED STREET, 524 FEET WE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2025	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	HEBRON 81 SCALE	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/28/2025	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/21/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2025	NE	Full (Level I)	NORTH PLATTE WEST BOUND	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/17/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 6, 1199 FEET WEST OF	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SISSETON SD	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	TULLY NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON STATE HWY 92, 1481 FEET WES	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	WENTZVILLE MO	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	GILES COUNTY SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 60 NB JSO HWY 18 - SHELDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	WB HWY 30	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
01/14/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM 32 HIGHWAY 50	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US70	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	OR	Walk-Around (Level II)	UMATILLA OR	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 281, 664 FEET NORTH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OSBORNE COUNTY - 141	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/02/2024	NM	Full (Level I)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLAYTON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2024	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	BERTHOLD	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEBRON 136 SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	DANBURY SCALE	3	1	2	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/11/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/04/2024	KS	Full (Level I)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2023	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	HODGEMAN COUNTY - 083	4	0	3	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2023	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAMAR POE EB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	KS	Full (Level I)	BELLVILE M.C.I.S. #58	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/17/2023	OR	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASCADE LOCKS POE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/09/2023	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER PORT OF ENTRY EASTBOU	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections37

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 9 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP85204A	$1,000,000	12/02/2002	08/01/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP85204A	$0	12/02/2002	11/09/2013	Cancelled
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC16756B	$0	10/27/2012	09/05/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC16756A	$0	10/27/2009	10/20/2011	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1000909596	$0	10/20/2011	10/27/2012	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1000909596	$0	10/20/2011	11/16/2012	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	10/08/2013	10/08/2013	Replaced
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	09/05/2013	10/08/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	4E79436	$750,000	08/05/2014	08/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	4E5-65-99	$1,000,000	08/01/2011	08/05/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP85204A	$1,000,000	08/01/1998	12/02/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP85204A	$1,000,000	08/01/1998	12/21/2002	Name Changed
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP85204A	$0	08/01/1998	12/02/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP85204A	$0	08/01/1998	12/21/2002	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC344949	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	11/06/2009	-	-
MC344949	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/22/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/23/2012
MC344949	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/16/1998	-	-

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

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

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

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 38.0952% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 14 vehicles (~0.07 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 14 vehicles (~0.07 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 38.0952% 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 PAVELKA TRUCKING INC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

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 (51)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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