RICHARD BATENBURG

DBA: BATENBURG TRANSPORTATION

DOT# 2561807 MC# 893931 Howard City, MI Authorized For-Hire
(231) 629-1770 rcbatenburg@yahoo.com 625 N White St, Howard City MI 49329
1 tractors · all owned 1 drivers 130k mi/yr · ~130k per unit
Not graded

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1
Drivers · CDL
1 · 1
Annual miles
130k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 1 0 0 1
Trailers 2 0 0 2

Registration

Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
Registered
12-01-2014 (12 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-24-2024
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
RICHARD BATENBURG

Cargo

64.8
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment Livestock Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: FLOWERS Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Farm Supplies Construction Water Well Coal/Coke Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Livestock, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

Not Graded

Not graded: operating authority revoked since Feb 2, 2026 (Revoked) with no roadside inspection or crash recorded since, and no active authority on file. Graded again once it is seen operating or the authority is reinstated; referral.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Data flags
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, May 2025 – May 2025 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1
100% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 6.7%
Violations
0
0 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 1 truck in Michigan (about 1 in 24 months would be typical; 63% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25
vs 29,409 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.055
Inspections 1.00 2.38
Violations 0.00 2.14
Critical violations 0.00 0.42

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Owner-Operator power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

0 violations · 24 months

No violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

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)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Jan 26, 2026 (cancellation notice took effect).
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY → PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2024)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Jan 26, 2026, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 2, 2026)

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
  • Michigan (HQ) 1