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Legal: RICHARD BENITEZ
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20261 inspections · 8 violations (3 OOS) · 100% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1392.4(a)Drugs/Alcohol1 OOS
Driver uses or is in possession of drugs
10
1× · sev 10
- 2392.4A-POSDrugs/Alcohol1 OOS
Driver on duty and in possession of a narcotic drug / amphetamine
10
1× · sev 10
- 3393.75(c)Vehicle Maint.
Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
8
1× · sev 8
- 4395.8A-NON-ELDHOS Compliance1 OOS
No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required)
5
1× · sev 5
- 5393.11Vehicle Maint.
No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
3
1× · sev 3
- 6393.11TUVehicle Maint.
Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
3
1× · sev 3
- 7396.5(b)Vehicle Maint.
Oil and/or grease leak
3
1× · sev 3
- 8393.60(c)Vehicle Maint.
Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- TX1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- OLGA BENITEZ
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2009-08-12
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2023-04-28
- 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 graphThis carrier shares officers or emails with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
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
7 events- 11/21/2024Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A0010438003
- 04/28/2023MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2022)
- 04/27/2023Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A0010438002
- 08/13/2016Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A0010438001
- 08/13/2013Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN006180
- 09/02/2009MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (11/27/2024)
- 08/12/2009Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2023-04-28
- Reported mileage
- 105,246 mi (2022)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — ALFONSO BENITEZ, BRECKENRIDGE, TX
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