BENITEZ TRANSPORTATION CORP

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
Policy effective · Feb 2, 2023
On file
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC. Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — BENITEZ TRANSPORTATION CORP (USDOT 3012429)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3012429/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
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USDOT 3012429 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MIGUEL BALTAZAR Company officer 2: ROSIE BENITEZ General Freight Based in MURRIETA, CA

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=235645 same-size ACTIVE peers.

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: Clear to review.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3012429
In FMCSA records since May 26, 2017 (~9y)
Company officer MIGUEL BALTAZAR
Company officer 2 ROSIE BENITEZ
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 64,728 mi
Contact & address
Physical
24416 RIDGEWOOD RD
MURRIETA, CA 92562
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3012429
In FMCSA records since May 26, 2017 (~9y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 64,728 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.00 vs 1.80 +0.20
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 3 3 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
4
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
0 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

BENITEZ TRANSPORTATION CORP had 3 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 7.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (1) and GA (1).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Hours of Service (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Fontaine, Kenworth, and Volvo are the most-inspected makes.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 235,645 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,645 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,645 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2024-04 2026-07

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 1 0 0.0% Jul 17, 2026
Georgia (GA) 1 0 0.0% Sep 20, 2024
Texas (TX) 1 0 0.0% Mar 6, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 3
Fontaine 3
Font 1
Volvo 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 1 0.60 1 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 7.14 7 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 1.00 1 Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (4 rows) View all 4 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88444839 Jul 17, 2026 CA 2 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
84096549 Mar 6, 2025 TX 2 US77 RIVIERA SCALE
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 396.17C No
82713546 Sep 20, 2024 GA 3 GROVETOWN GA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
4 392.2, 395.30(b)(1), 395.22(h)(3) No
81354975 Apr 12, 2024 CA 1 RAINBOW IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.60(d) No
Authority Records (1 docket)

Revocations & Inactive Status

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

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC081470 common N
MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Apr 27, 2018 MC81470-P CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (11 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. 2667807 91X $750,000 Feb 2, 2023 On file ACTIVE
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WK301019 BIPD/Primary Dec 22, 2021 Mar 6, 2023 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WK301019 BIPD/Primary Dec 22, 2021 Feb 2, 2023 REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WK301019 BIPD/Primary Feb 2, 2021 Dec 22, 2021 REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WK301019 BIPD/Primary Feb 2, 2021 Jan 24, 2022 NAME CHANGED
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0069520 BIPD/Primary Feb 2, 2020 Feb 28, 2021 CANCELLED
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0069520 BIPD/Primary Feb 2, 2020 Feb 2, 2021 REPLACED
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY WIC1000345-01 BIPD Feb 2, 2019 Feb 2, 2020 CANCELLED
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY WIC1000345-00 BIPD Jun 21, 2018 Feb 7, 2019 CANCELLED
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY WIC1000345-00 BIPD Jun 21, 2018 Feb 2, 2019 REPLACED
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY WIC1000345-00 BIPD Apr 23, 2018 Jun 21, 2018 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Mar 6, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Feb 2, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Jan 24, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Dec 27, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  5. Dec 22, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Feb 28, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Feb 2, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  8. Feb 2, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Feb 4, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  10. Feb 2, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Feb 7, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Feb 2, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Feb 1, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  14. Jun 21, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Apr 27, 2018
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
RAINBOW IF CA 1 0
SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE CA 1 0
GROVETOWN GA GA 1 0
US77 RIVIERA SCALE TX 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.22(h)(2) Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet Hours of Service 1 0
395.22(h)(3) Driver failed to maintain instruction sheet for ELD malfunction reporting requirements Hours of Service 1 0
395.30(b)(1) Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD Hours of Service 1 0
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