BENNY WHITEHEAD INC
86 power units
135 drivers
12.6M mi/yr
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FRED Score 81.0 / 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.
High confidence
52 yrs history · 219 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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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
- 86 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 135 · 130
- Annual miles
- 12.6M ~147k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 86 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| Trailers | 106 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Dec 5, 1990)35 yrs old
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Mar 3, 2026 (Address Change)
- DUNS
- 4451506
- Officers
- BENNY PAUL WHITEHEAD · AMY WHITEHEAD DEFEE
- Phone
- (334) 687-8055
- amy@bwitruck.com
- Address
- 969 Us Hwy 82, Georgetown GA 39854
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Household GoodsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkPaper Products
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
7
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
219
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.1%
11 of 109 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
2 of 219 driver inspections
Violations
121
14 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
121 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert47 · 12 out-of-serviceBrakes 20 · Tires 10 · Lights 5 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 9 more
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Unsafe driving No alert42 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 15 · Speeding 12 · Seat belt 7 · Phone use 1 · Other 7
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Hours of service No alert31 · 1 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 20 · No log 5 · Over hours limit 4 · False log 2
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jul292026Jul 29, 2026 · ColoradoInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul292026Jul 29, 2026 · ColoradoInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov172025Nov 17, 2025 · AlabamaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun72025Jun 7, 2025 · GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted. Citation issued.
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Apr202025Apr 20, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb12025Feb 1, 2025 · WashingtonProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec32024Dec 3, 2024 · CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, fog, two-way trafficway not divided.
3 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · MS Transverse Insurance Companyon record since Nov 15, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1993
- 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) · SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY → MS Transverse Insurance Company (Nov 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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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
- California 57
- New Mexico 33
- Arizona 16
- Alabama 14
- Georgia (HQ) 14
- Mississippi 14
- Florida 9
- Tennessee 7
Runs well beyond its home state: 14 of 219 inspections were in Georgia.
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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 | 35 | 2.52 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 39 | 2.70 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 22 | 0.33 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.02 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
219 driver inspections · 109 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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