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USDOT 1136172 · BENEFIT TRUCKING LLC
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BENEFIT TRUCKING LLC

DBA BENEFIT TRUCKING

USDOT 1136172 MC 458482 Gary, IN Authorized For-Hire
121 power units 118 drivers 16.6M mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 33.7 / 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.
High confidence
23 yrs history · 370 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • 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
121 all leased
Drivers · CDL
118 · 118
Annual miles
16.6M ~137k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors01210121
Trailers00121121

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Feb 25, 2014)12 yrs old
Registered
Jun 4, 2003 (23 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jun 2, 2025
Officer
FAUSTA MIKNIUTE
Phone
(630) 789-8680
Email
safety@benefit-trucking.com
Address
1350 Texas St, Gary IN 46402

Cargo

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Household GoodsMotor VehiclesIntermodal ContainersGeneral FreightBeveragesUS MailPaper Products

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
25
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 5 injury · 5 people hurt in all
Inspections
370
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.6%
35 of 188 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
4 of 370 driver inspections
Violations
177
39 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 43 inspections, 4 out of service 43 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 40 inspections, 3 out of service 40 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 43 inspections, 3 out of service 43 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 42 inspections, 6 out of service 42 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 55 inspections, 4 out of service 55 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 54 inspections, 6 out of service 54 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 55 inspections, 11 out of service 55 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 36 inspections, 2 out of service 36 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
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Violations

177 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    76 · 32 out-of-service
    Tires 24 · Brakes 22 · Lights 15 · Wheels & hubs 5 · Cargo securement 3 · 7 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    65 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 27 · Reckless / lane 25 · Seat belt 6 · Phone use 3 · Other 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    19 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 9 · Over hours limit 5 · False log 3 · No log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    16 · 6 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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4 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • May
    29
    2026
    May 29, 2026 · Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • May
    21
    2026
    May 21, 2026 · West Virginia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    15
    2026
    May 15, 2026 · Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    14
    2026
    Apr 14, 2026 · Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Feb
    5
    2026
    Feb 5, 2026 · Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    13
    2026
    Jan 13, 2026 · Pennsylvania
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.
  • Jan
    11
    2026
    Jan 11, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, snow.
  • Dec
    30
    2025
    Dec 30, 2025 · Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.

17 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Carolina Casualty Insurance Company
on record since Dec 1, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2003
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · American Alternative Insurance Corporation since Nov 15, 2019
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Tennessee 55
  • Ohio 34
  • Kentucky 27
  • North Carolina 21
  • Indiana (HQ) 19
  • Maryland 19
  • Arkansas 15
  • Missouri 14

Runs well beyond its home state: 19 of 370 inspections were in Indiana.

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