Carrier profile · USDOT 618255 · MC-296056 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Benjamin W Phipps

DBA BENJAMIN W PHIPPS TRUCKING

2 power unitsavg 12.2 yrRegional · 4 statesLUCASVILLE, OH74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-296056 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.2Avg age (yr)

2008–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(740) 821-6645 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.7% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.2 yr

Model years 2008–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 50.00% on 6 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 25, 2026.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 15, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 10 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National’12–’19

Eastern Atlantic’19–’23

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. · since Dec 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2023	$750K	4
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Dec 2019	$750K	5
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2012	$750K	2
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2009 → Nov 2010	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Nov 2009	$750K	3
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Nov 2007	$750K	1
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Dec 1997 → Jun 1998	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1995 → Dec 1997	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 15, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 6

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.2 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

70.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 15, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Kentucky: 5 inspections
Ohio: 5 inspections
West Virginia: 3 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections

Home base

LUCASVILLE, OH

3020 BIG RUN RD

Most inspections: KY

5 inspections

KY 5 · OH 5 · WV 3

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 15, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2970957Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2970957

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@columbus.rr.com — 142 carriers: USDOT 14630 USDOT 207641 USDOT 343239 USDOT 359188 USDOT 373619 USDOT 421468 USDOT 448810 USDOT 450407

Shares a company officer with other carriers

benjamin w phipps — 2 carriers: USDOT 829923

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 15, 2026

Location

Physical address: 3020 BIG RUN RD, LUCASVILLE, OH, 45648
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (740) 821-6645
Fax: (740) 529-1073
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Benjamin W Phipps
USDOT / docket: 618255 · MC-296056
First registered: Oct 24, 1995
Last MCS-150: Jul 7, 2025 · 251,135 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Mar 16, 2019
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

251,135

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 15, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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50%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 6 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

24violation records

7OOS-tagged records

3 of 6inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

933%3 / 9

Unsafe driving

70%0 / 7

Lights

520%1 / 5

Brakes

2100%2 / 2

Hours of service

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

50%Oct 24 to Apr 251 / 2

100%Apr 25 to Oct 251 / 1

50%Oct 25 to Apr 261 / 2

0%Apr 26 to Oct 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (6 of 24 records)

393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.45B2-B-VAC Brake tubing / hose defects2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1

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392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.11A1-LFTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.75A1-TFSMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TFL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-LC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BENJAMIN W PHIPPS.

BENJAMIN W PHIPPS (USDOT 618255) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 15, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. effective Dec 5, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 15, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 15, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 15, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 7, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Mar 16, 2019 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 15, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BENJAMIN W PHIPPS's USDOT number?

BENJAMIN W PHIPPS's USDOT number is 618255, and its motor carrier number is MC-296056.

Is BENJAMIN W PHIPPS authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 15, 2026. BENJAMIN W PHIPPS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BENJAMIN W PHIPPS's safety record?

BENJAMIN W PHIPPS has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).