BENSKI TOWING & RECOVERY INC

Joins 7 inspections on file, 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Nov 2, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

Policy effective · May 1, 2024

Review these

Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 33.3% vs 23.4% national (+9.9 pts).

On file

Insurance on file · $750,000 PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — BENSKI TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 2542188)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 33.3% vs 23.4% national (+9.9 pts).

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2542188/
As of: Nov 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2542188 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: JOSEPH BENSKI Company officer 2: LEAH NOEL General Freight Based in GREAT FALLS, MT

FMCSA census as of Nov 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

common

Insurance

PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X · $750,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2542188

In FMCSA records since Sep 17, 2014 (~12y)

Company officer JOSEPH BENSKI

Company officer 2 LEAH NOEL

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 8 units

Drivers 8

Annual mileage 138,720 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (406) 452-5399

Email: [email protected]

Physical

4622 TRI-HILL FRONTAGE ROAD

GREAT FALLS, MT 59404

Mailing

PO BOX 3003

GREAT FALLS, MT 59403

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2542188

In FMCSA records since Sep 17, 2014 (~12y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 138,720 mi

Active liability insurance

PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

BMC-91X · $750,000 · CPP 1341341

Effective May 1, 2024

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2020-01-31 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective May 1, 2024
Process Agent
ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS
BOC-3 on file

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trailers	1	0	0
Trucks	7	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

33.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

0 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Nov 2, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Nov 2, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Nov 2, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Nov 2, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	3.50	4	—	Nov 2, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89338181	Oct 22, 2026	MT	1	GREAT FALLS MT	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR MT ERM754 · 3AKJGND64GDHA1676	0	—	No
87710098	Apr 29, 2026	MT	3	ARMINGTON MT	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR MT ERM754 · 3AKJGND64GDHA1676	1	2-SLLEWA3	No
86526031	Dec 7, 2025	MT	2	CLEARWATER MT	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK MT BENSKI · 3HAEUTAL7PL740142	0	—	No
85915080	Sep 30, 2025	MT	9	GREAT FALLS MT	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK MT BENSKI · 3HAEUTAL7PL740142	0	—	No
85772992	Sep 12, 2025	MT	1	CLEARWATER MT	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR MT ERM754 · 3AKJGND64GDHA1676	0	—	No
85371290	Jul 31, 2025	MT	3	HINSDALE MT	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MT EPX454 · 3ALACWFC3TDWH2470	0	—	No
83688779	Jan 23, 2025	MT	2	MALTA MT	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MT EGG117 · 3ALACWFCXSDVX8895	5	393.9A-LTSI, 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLUCR	Yes

Authority Records (1 docket)

common

MC1084968

—

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Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date	Docket	Authority	Status	Applied
Unknown	MC1084968	common	N	—

MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Jan 31, 2020	MC1084968-P	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →
Jan 29, 2020	MC1084968	Name Change	Reinstatement	Metadata only

Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CPP 1341341	91X	$750,000	May 1, 2024	On file	ACTIVE
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CPO1643088	BIPD/Primary	—	May 1, 2023	May 1, 2024	REPLACED
PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CPP 1235208	BIPD/Primary	—	May 1, 2020	May 1, 2023	REPLACED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP005968	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 21, 2020	May 1, 2020	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

May 1, 2024

insurance

TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
May 1, 2023

insurance

TERM/REPL — PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
May 1, 2020

insurance

TERM/REPL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 31, 2020

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
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