BLACK CREEK FORESTRY SERVICES

BLACK CREEK FORESTRY SERVICES is a small fleet, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers, based in Benson, NC. Across 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 100.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with 1 reportable crash. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution

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Violations per Inspection above national average 4.40 vs 1.80 national (+2.60).

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — BLACK CREEK FORESTRY SERVICES (USDOT 3309468)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 4.40 vs 1.80 national (+2.60).

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3309468/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 3309468 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: DAVID B HENDERSHOTT General Freight Machinery / Large Objects Liquids / Gases Construction Water Well Based in BENSON, NC

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). 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

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

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=274411 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: Caution.

Field change history →

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 3309468

In FMCSA records since Jul 10, 2019 (~7y)

Company officer DAVID B HENDERSHOTT

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

General Freight, Machinery / Large Objects, Liquids / Gases, Construction, Water Well

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 2

Contact & address

Phone: (919) 631-4064

Email: [email protected]

Physical

4920 RALEIGH RD

BENSON, NC 27504-7015

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3309468

In FMCSA records since Jul 10, 2019 (~7y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

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 4.40 vs 1.80 +2.60

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trailers	2	0	0
Trucks	1	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 2 crashes →

	6–12 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	1	1
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	5	5	0
OOS inspections	4	4	0
OOS percentage	80%	80%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

2 all-time

Authorities

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

BLACK CREEK FORESTRY SERVICES had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 11.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in NC (5 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (46.7% of violations); top code 393.130 (No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement) cited 2 times, 2 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Mack, Ford, and Freightliner are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 274,411 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 274,411 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 274,411 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)

2024-11 2026-09

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
North Carolina (NC)	5	5	100.0%	Sep 17, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Mack		4
Freightliner		2
Ford		1
Other		1
Perl		1
Quay		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	4	—	8.71	9	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	4	—	11.14	11	—	Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89030348	Sep 17, 2026	NC	2	JACKSONVILLE NC	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK NC YA160615 · 1M1AK06Y26N009399	6	393.130B-CHVE, 393.9A-LTSIR, 393.9A-LSLI	Yes
87290581	Mar 11, 2026	NC	1	—	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR NC YA177245 · 1M1AN07Y18N003103	14	393.75A, 393.47C, 396.3A1BOS	Yes
86707412	Jan 2, 2026	NC	2	nc-cumberland-county,-i-95,-s	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK NC YA160615 · 1M1AK06Y26N009399	2	391.15A-SIN, 393.75A3	Yes
83071944	Nov 2, 2024	NC	1	nc-sampson-conty,-faison	FORD TRUCK TRACTOR NC RH9605 · 1FTSF31P04EC63537	2	383.23A2, 396.17C	Yes
83071941	Nov 2, 2024	NC	2	nc-sampson-county,-faison	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR NC YA177245 · 1M1AN07Y18N003103	4	383.23A2, 393.130, 393.104F1	Yes
79716012	Sep 20, 2023	NC	2	nc-sampson-county,-clinton	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK NC YA160615 · 1M1AK06Y26N009399	5	393.11, 393.9(a), 393.104(f)(3)	Yes

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
NC0108409994	Feb 16, 2026	NC	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
NC0107794095	Jul 23, 2024	NC	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
JACKSONVILLE NC	NC	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.130	No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement	Vehicle Maintenance	2	2
385.13(d)	Failing to comply with an Unsatisfactory Out of Service Order	General/Admin	1	1
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.104(f)(3)	Loose or unfastened tiedown.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.203	Cab/body parts requirements violations	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.25(f)	Stop lamp violations	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1

Related Records

North Carolina carriers Benson carriers 6 inspections 2 reportable crashes

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Field change history

Field change history
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