JAMS LOGISTICS LLC

DBA: BENITEZ TRANSPORT

DOT# 2252879 MC# 795834 Hidalgo, TX Authorized For-Hire
(956) 843-4949 safety@jamslogistic.com 2100 N Jackson Rd, Hidalgo TX 78557
22 tractors · all owned 18 drivers 1.7M mi/yr · ~76k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 64.3 / 100
Moderate confidence
15 yrs history · 78 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
22
Drivers · CDL
18 · 18
Annual miles
1.7M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 22 0 0 22
Trailers 24 0 0 24

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (02-22-2024)
Registered
12-02-2011 (15 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-16-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JESUS ANTONIO BENITEZ SAENZ

Cargo

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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
78
40% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
15 of 60
Driver out-of-service
5.1%
4 of 78
Violations
124
27 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 7 inspections, 3 out of service 7 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 13 inspections, 5 out of service 13 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 17 inspections, 3 out of service 17 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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What they get cited for

124 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    93 · 23 OOS
    Brakes 28 · Lights 26 · Tires 9 · Cargo securement 7 · Steering & suspension 2 · 21 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    26 · 3 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 14 · False log 6 · Over hours limit 5 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2 · Reckless / lane 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    1
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Trisura Specialty Insurance Company
on record since Dec 11, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2014
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO → TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2025); INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY → AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO (Nov 2024); HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY → INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY (Nov 2023)
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Nov 17, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 43
  • Tennessee 10
  • Federal inspectors 5
  • Alabama 4
  • Mississippi 4
  • Illinois 2
  • New Mexico 2
  • Arkansas 1

55% of inspections were in its home state.

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