Carrier profile · USDOT 3811270 · MC-1375561 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Benz Star Trucking Inc

30 power unitsavg 6.3 yrMulti-region · 9 statesSTERLING HTS, MI86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1375561 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(248) 722-2927 Email dispatchbstrucking22@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

39 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 44.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 39 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

42.9% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 27.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 30-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 39
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Michigan’22–’23

Everspan’23–’24

Siriuspoint America’24–’25

Amerisure’26–now

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2026 → May 2026	$750K	2
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2025	$750K	2
SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Mar 2023	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 17

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

55.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

STERLING HTS, MI

42615 PLUM LN

Top corridor

AR ⇄ MI

AR 12 · MI 11 · TX 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3573965 USDOT 3530027Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 21 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3336992 USDOT 3678971 USDOT 4201389 USDOT 154237 USDOT 3707501 USDOT 2365308 USDOT 2631977 USDOT 2790354

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 42615 PLUM LN, STERLING HTS, MI, 48314
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (248) 722-2927
Fax: (586) 510-6030
Email: bstrucking22@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Awss Batti
USDOT / docket: 3811270 · MC-1375561
First registered: Jan 31, 2022
Last MCS-150: Mar 10, 2026 · 1,608,122 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,608,122

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BENZ STAR TRUCKING INC.

BENZ STAR TRUCKING INC (USDOT 3811270) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 28, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 39 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 39 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 30 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 10, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BENZ STAR TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

BENZ STAR TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 3811270, and its motor carrier number is MC-1375561.

Is BENZ STAR TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, BENZ STAR TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BENZ STAR TRUCKING INC's safety record?

BENZ STAR TRUCKING INC has a 44.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 49 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BENZ STAR TRUCKING INC's fleet?

BENZ STAR TRUCKING INC operates 30 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BENZ STAR TRUCKING INC based?

BENZ STAR TRUCKING INC is based in STERLING HTS, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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