DAVID & BENJAMIN EXPRESS LTD

USDOT 1377159MC-Docket MC525680LANSING, MI
Review before tendering2 power units

DAVID & BENJAMIN EXPRESS LTD (USDOT 1377159) in LANSING, MI — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2010-07-30 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2024-03-13 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2024-03-13

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 10
Hours of service
No alert
measure 5
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 0

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
3
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
1
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
2
Total drivers
3
Years in business
21
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
33.3%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
Not available

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
3 times last 2010-07-30
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-01-04
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2024-03-13 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

8
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
33
Violations
2
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-28 → 2025-08-21.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Hours of service 395
25 2 2025-07-06
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
3 0 2023-08-28
Unsafe driving 392
2 0 2025-08-21

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-07-06 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone
2025-07-06 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2025-01-30 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last OOS
2025-01-30 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2025-01-30 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD
2025-01-30 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2025-01-30 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 7 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-08-21 KY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2025-07-06 GA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLCP
Hours of service 395 22G-ELDMFV
2025-01-30 IN · Level 3 17 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 32B-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 24
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 24
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 32B-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 32B-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 32B-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 32B-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 32B-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 32B-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 32B-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPDOOS OOS
2023-08-28 AL · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8(f)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d)
2023-07-10 MS · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 15(g)
2023-07-09 MI · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
2023-06-28 OH · Level 3 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8(f)(1)
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1)
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1)
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1)
Hours of service 395 8(a)(1) OOS

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