MAC R BEHNKE RENTALS LTD
DBA BEHNKE DEDICATED LOGISTICS
53 power units
49 drivers
3.2M mi/yr
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FRED Score 30.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
23 yrs history · 90 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 53 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 49 · 49
- Annual miles
- 3.2M ~60k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tractors | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Trailers | 284 | 0 | 0 | 284 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Feb 1, 2012)14 yrs old
- Registered
- Jan 17, 2003 (23 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jul 23, 2025
- Officer
- BEN BEHNKE
- Phone
- (269) 788-9999
- bbehnke@behnkelogistics.com
- Address
- 180 Union St S, Battle Creek MI 49014-4918
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Machinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsOther: AUTOMOTIVEDry BulkPaper ProductsConstructionChemicals
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
6
1 fatal (1 death) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all · 6 tow-away
Inspections
90
38% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
32.0%
16 of 50 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.2%
2 of 90 driver inspections
Violations
91
22 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
91 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert56 · 18 out-of-serviceBrakes 20 · Tires 17 · Lights 11 · Cargo securement 3 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 4 more
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Unsafe driving No alert20 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 10 · Speeding 8 · Phone use 1 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert14 · 3 out-of-serviceOver hours limit 6 · False log 5 · No log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert1 · 1 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
6 tow-away
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Jul232026Jul 23, 2026 · MichiganTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug152025Aug 15, 2025 · MichiganFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul302025Jul 30, 2025 · MichiganTow-awayWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May272025May 27, 2025 · MichiganTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May152025May 15, 2025 · MichiganTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr302025Apr 30, 2025 · North CarolinaTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
News reports linked to these crashes
Third-party reports matched to FMCSA crash records
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1 of the 6 crashes was fatal.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $2,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Oct 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2003
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers
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FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Michigan (HQ) 47
- Ohio 20
- Indiana 12
- Kentucky 4
- Illinois 2
- Federal inspectors 2
- North Carolina 1
- New York 1
52% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 33 | 7.26 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 18 | 4.05 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 12 | 0.89 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 1 | 0.09 | No alert |
90 driver inspections · 50 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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