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MARGARET & DON BENAVIDES

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Company CheckMARGARET & DON BENAVIDES · DOT 876263

DBA: BIRCH TRANSPORTATION

135 BELCHER RD, SWEETWATER, TN, 37874

DOT# 876263 MC# 656473 Sweetwater, Tennessee 17 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameMARGARET & DON BENAVIDES

DBA NameBIRCH TRANSPORTATION

DOT Number876263

MC Number656473

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationSweetwater, Tennessee

Added04/28/2000

MCS-15004/28/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address135 BELCHER RD, SWEETWATER, TN, 37874

Mailing Address150 PINEY KNOB ROAD, TEN MILE, TN, 37880

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC656473

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating17 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage5,000 miles

Mileage Year2016

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/21/2010

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/08/2026

CompanyPROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP

Policy #CA 6509262

Last checked07/31/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage5,000 mi

Operating17 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

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: 09/21/2010 | Rated: 09/24/2010

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	MCC0101122	$750,000	12/13/2012	02/08/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	SAP003432	$1,000,000	10/07/2010	01/28/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	SAP000464	$1,000,000	09/30/2009	02/03/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	SAP003432	$1,000,000	08/07/2010	10/07/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA 1502259	$1,000,000	07/16/2012	12/13/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	SAP003432	$1,000,000	05/15/2010	08/07/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	SAP000464	$1,000,000	05/15/2009	09/30/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	SAP000464	$1,000,000	05/15/2009	05/15/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	SAP000464	$1,000,000	05/15/2009	07/11/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA 7980121	$1,000,000	05/11/2011	02/27/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA 7980121	$1,000,000	04/23/2012	05/07/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA 7980121	$1,000,000	04/23/2012	03/20/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	SAP000464	$1,000,000	04/08/2010	05/15/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA 1502259	$1,000,000	03/20/2012	07/16/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA 7980121	$1,000,000	02/27/2012	03/20/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA 7980121	$1,000,000	02/27/2012	04/23/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	SAP000464	$1,000,000	02/03/2010	04/08/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	SAP003432	$1,000,000	01/28/2011	05/15/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	SAP003432	$1,000,000	01/28/2011	05/11/2011	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC656473	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/14/2012
MC656473	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	DISMISSED	10/08/2008	-	-
MC656473	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/10/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/13/2010
MC656473	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/03/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/01/2009
MC656473	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/20/2010	REVOKED	02/07/2011
MC656473	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/19/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/2012
MC656473	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/15/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2009
MC656473	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/01/2009	REVOKED	08/16/2010
MC656473	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/19/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/18/2010
MC656473	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/12/2011
MC656473	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/12/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/07/2010
MC656473	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/28/2018	-	-
MC656473	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/14/2011	REVOKED	02/19/2013
MC656473	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/27/2010

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/8/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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.