Carrier profile · USDOT 3398688 · MC-1125571 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Benco Transportation LLC

15 power unitsavg 6.4 yrNational · 21 statesLAREDO, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1125571 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

32Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.4Avg age (yr)

2011–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 251-8796 Email dispatchreynaldo@bencotransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average19.8% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.4 yr

Model years 2011–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

81 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 19.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 43 vehicle and 81 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 22.9 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

81 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 9

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 81
Annualized: ≈41 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 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.

395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance30 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance24 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving21 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness17 · 13 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 7 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Wisconsin’20–’23

Trisura Specialty’23–’25

Agricultural Workers’25–’26

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2025	$750K	6
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Mar 2023	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 24
Trailers (towed): 32

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.4 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

LAREDO, TX

14412 IMPORT RD

Top corridor

TX 27 · LA 14 · GA 5

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3590565Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (24 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2912334 USDOT 3031364 USDOT 558785 USDOT 2855197 USDOT 1988807 USDOT 2902802 USDOT 4064421 USDOT 2872504

Shares a company officer with other carriers

reynaldo benavides — 4 carriers: USDOT 2799861 USDOT 3249761 USDOT 3656130

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14412 IMPORT RD, LAREDO, TX, 78045-7946
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 251-8796
Email: reynaldo@bencotransportation.com
Web domain: bencotransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Reynaldo Benavides
USDOT / docket: 3398688 · MC-1125571
First registered: Feb 21, 2020
Last MCS-150: Dec 26, 2025 · 1,599,718 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

1,599,718

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 BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC.

BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3398688) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 10, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 81 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 43 vehicle-level and 81 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 26 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 26, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3398688, and its motor carrier number is MC-1125571.

Is BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 25.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 104 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 15 power units and 26 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in LAREDO, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 states.

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