BENJAMIN W PHIPPS

DBA BENJAMIN W PHIPPS TRUCKING
USDOT 618255MC-Docket MC296056LUCASVILLE, OH
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BENJAMIN W PHIPPS (USDOT 618255) in LUCASVILLE, OH — 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.
  • 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2014-11-21 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2023-11-08) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Safety rating is Conditional — FMCSA found enough issues to flag but not enough to downgrade to Unsatisfactory.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 9 times, most recent 2023-11-08 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2018-12-28 (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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Conditional · rated 2019-03-16

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 13.89
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.58

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
1
Crashes
14
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
2
Total drivers
2
Years in business
31
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
42.9%Above national

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
9 times last 2023-11-08
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-07-07
Insurance lapse history
2 lapse(s) most recent 2014-11-21
Last compliance review
2018-12-28 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

26
Inspections
10
OOS inspections
61
Violations
14
OOS violations
1
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-19 → 2026-03-13.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-03-13 WV Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
33 9 2026-03-13
Unsafe driving 392
6 0 2026-02-10
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
4 2 2026-03-13

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area
2026-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Vacuum hose(s) or line(s) restricted/abraded/chafed through outer cover-to-cord ply crimped/cracked/broken OOS
2026-01-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-12-11 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2025-09-17 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-09-17 Vehicle Maintenance Driver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment
2025-09-09 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-02-03 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2025-02-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-02-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2024-11-07 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Leak from air chamber
2024-09-09 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
2024-09-09 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2024-05-13 Vehicle Maintenance Air suspension pressure loss
2024-05-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-05-13 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 16 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-03-13 WV · Level 5 9 viols· 2 OOSPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TFSMF OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TFL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-VAC OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-VAC OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LHLM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LFTSM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TEPBM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TEPBM
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
2026-02-10 OH · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
2026-02-10 WV · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2026-01-14 OH · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
2025-12-11 KY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
2025-09-09 KY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
2025-02-03 MI · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
2024-12-02 KY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-09-09 OH · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(c)
2024-05-13 KY · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(f)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(f)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
2024-01-31 KY · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
2024-01-10 KY · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
2023-11-22 KY · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
2023-08-17 OH · Level 1 7 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 13(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
2023-07-10 KY · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(a)
2023-06-19 OH · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 25(f)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(f)

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