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Not AuthorizedUSDOT 1185753· MC473407· CARRIER· EIN 76-0745212
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CARS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC

Legal: MIKE BENSON & DAVID DODD

1229 EAST FESLER STREET, SANTA MARIA, CA, 93454(805) 928-0350mvon@bellsouth.netMIKE BENSON
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Inactive
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
$750K required — verify
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
0
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Operating authority is not activeNo active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC473407

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
None
Contract
Inactive
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Authority history (2) ▾
12/06/2004CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/28/2004)
01/06/2004MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (01/09/2006)
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (7) ▾
  1. NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/01/2006 → 04/10/2006
  2. NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/18/2006 → 01/18/2006
  3. LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/01/2005 → 01/01/2006
  4. LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 01/01/2005 → 01/01/2006
  5. NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/18/2006 → 01/01/2006
  6. LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/01/2004 → 01/01/2005
  7. LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 01/01/2004 → 01/01/2005

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
2
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
2
2 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2004
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
Company officer
MIKE BENSON
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2003-11-10
Last MCS-150 update
2005-03-09
Census status
I

Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 2 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares officers or emails with 11 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

11
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
11
Strong links
Strong· 11
1
ABRAHAM YOUNES
USDOT 1040207Inactive· ORLANDO, FL
Strong
Email
2
ALBERT WALLACE
USDOT 978574Active· ORLANDO, FL
Strong
Email
3
BENSON BROS TRUCKING INC
USDOT 1209205Active· BLACKBUCK, MN
Strong
Officer
4
BENSON LAKEWOOD SALES
USDOT 1775658Inactive· BEMIDJI, MN
Strong
Officer
5
BILLY ADDISON
USDOT 1255818Inactive· AUBURNDALE, FL
Strong
Email
6
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
USDOT 1630183Inactive· ST LOUIS, MO
Strong
Officer
7
MEL VON SOOSTEN
USDOT 571068Inactive· COCOA, FL
Strong
Email
8
MEL VON SOOSTEN
USDOT 643336Inactive· COCOA, FL
Strong
Email
9
MIKE BENSON
USDOT 2021704Inactive· PILOT POINT, TX
Strong
Officer
10
ROBERT LOHAY
USDOT 1315579Inactive· VERO BEACH, FL
Strong
Email
11
VICTOR DARIO CHACON
USDOT 1064602Inactive· ORLANDO, FL
Strong
Email

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

9 events
  1. 04/10/2006Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 73TRN310312

  2. 01/18/2006Insurance replaced — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 73GHN321912

  3. 01/01/2006Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LTP101955-01

  4. 01/01/2006Insurance replaced — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 73TRN310312

  5. 03/09/2005MCS-150 update filed

    0.2M mi reported (2004)

  6. 01/01/2005Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LTP101955

  7. 12/06/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/28/2004)

  8. 01/06/2004MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (01/09/2006)

  9. 11/10/2003Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2005-03-09
Reported mileage
164,882 mi (2004)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 26, 2026, 11:58 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.