BENGAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC

DOT# 218666 MC# 289607 Geismar, LA Authorized For-Hire
(225) 677-8890 ap@bengaltransport.com 37156 Hwy 30, Geismar LA 70734
14 tractors · all owned 11 drivers 610k mi/yr · ~44k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 72.2 / 100
Low confidence
44 yrs history · 37 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
14
Drivers · CDL
11 · 11
Annual miles
610k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 14 0 0 14
Trailers 138 0 0 138

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-27-2002) · 24 yr old
Registered
07-23-1982 (44 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-26-2024 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
NICOLE OTILLIO
Officer
JOHN AUSTIN

Cargo

66.2
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Utility Farm Supplies Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.79×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.36×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.37× and violations 0.48× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -22%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Brakes and cargo securement
    Brakes are 8 of 22 violations (36%). Brake or cargo securement defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 9.1% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
37
73% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
9.1%
3 of 33
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 37
National avg 6.7%
Violations
22
4 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 18 inspections, 0 out of service 18 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.036 0.031
Inspections 1.54 1.11
Violations 0.79 0.89
Critical violations 0.04 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

22 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    20 · 4 OOS
    Brakes 8 · Cargo securement 4 · Lights 4 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 2 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    23
    2025
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Sep 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1995
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY → GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. (Sep 2024); CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2023)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 29, 2022)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Missouri 18
  • Louisiana (HQ) 9
  • Mississippi 4
  • Texas 2
  • Arkansas 1
  • Iowa 1
  • Illinois 1
  • Wisconsin 1

24% of inspections were in its home state.