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4831 BONNY OAKS DR, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37416

DOT# 250154 MC# 282653 Chattanooga, Tennessee 31 years

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6

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameBENTON OIL SERVICE INC

DOT Number250154

MC Number282653

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationChattanooga, Tennessee

Added08/30/1984

MCS-15003/29/2025

Contact Details

Phone(423) 896-2001

Fax(423) 855-0310

Email[email protected]

Physical Address4831 BONNY OAKS DR, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37416

Mailing Address4831 BONNY OAKS DR, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37416

Other Companies at This Address

Address4831 BONNY OAKS DR, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37416

1

Others here

1

Distinct phones

1

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BENTON OIL SERVICE INC this company	250154	(423) 896-2001	Active
BENTON TRANSPORT LLC	2855986	(423) 896-2001	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC282653

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating31 years

Company Overview

BENTON OIL SERVICE INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The company has been in operation for 31 years, registered with the FMCSA on 08/30/1984. The fleet consists of 6 power units and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 1,000 miles (2024). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, BENTON OIL SERVICE INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

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 Mileage1,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

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 Review04/16/2010

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type34

Effective10/01/2000

CompanyFEDERATED SERVICE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #9248810

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers1

Mileage1,000 mi

Operating31 years

MCS-15003/2025

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: 04/16/2010

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CK08502978	$1,000,000	10/01/1999	10/01/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CK08502978	$0	10/01/1999	10/01/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	1MP 301459499	$1,000,000	10/01/1998	10/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	1MP 301459499	$1,000,000	10/01/1998	11/24/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	1MP 301459499	$0	10/01/1998	10/01/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	1MP 301459499	$0	10/01/1998	11/24/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	UMB 9248016	$5,000,000	10/01/1994	12/10/1998	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CPP #9248015	$0	10/01/1994	12/10/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CPP9248015	$500,000	10/01/1994	12/10/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	UMB 9248016	$6,000,000	10/01/1994	01/08/2004	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC282653	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/27/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/21/2000
MC282653	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/27/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/21/2000
MC282653	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/13/1995	-	-
MC282653	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/13/1995	-	-
MC282653	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/26/1999
MC282653	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/26/1999

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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

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

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.