BEN'S TRUCKING & TRADING, INC.

DOT# 754380 MC# 584071CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

95 / 100

A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 96

Insurance · 25% 85

No active cargo insurance on file

Confidence: medium · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

618 W 100 S

BLACKFOOT, ID 83221

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Contact

Phone: (208) 600-2455

Email: merkleyben16@gmail.com

Company Officers

BENJAMIN MERKLEY

Business Info

D&B #: 0

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors1

Term Trailers1

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Jun 17, 1998

Common authority: Dec 6, 2006

Authority History (3)

Authority Type	Action	Date
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Mar 4, 2021 → Mar 2, 2021
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	Feb 5, 2020
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED → REVOKED	Dec 6, 2006 → Jan 6, 2009

Cargo Types

General FreightLogs/Poles/LumberBuilding MaterialsLiquids/GasesLivestockGrain/Feed/HayAgricultural/Farm Supplies

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Sep 27, 2025

Mileage: 98,000 (2024)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Identitycompany officer 1: BENJAMIN MERKLEY → BENJAMIN MERKLEYSep 5, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: BENJAMIN MERKLEY → BENJAMIN MERKLEYAug 20, 2026

Safetytotal crashes: 1 → 0Aug 1, 2026

Contactemail: → merkleyben16@gmail.comMay 28, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: → BENJAMIN MERKLEYMay 28, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver2 inspections

0.0%

6.2%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle1 inspections

0.0%

22.8%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall2 inspections

0.0%

Carrier

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

1.0

per 1M miles

Towaway

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving1

Driver Fitness0

Hours of Service0

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance5

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 2 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published. Based on fewer than 11 inspections — treat these measures as a weak signal.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

Total

Driver OOS

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving3.751 insp w/ viol

Hours of Service0.000 insp w/ viol

Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol

Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol

Vehicle Maintenance0.000 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA865008267	$1,000,000	Dec 11, 2025	—	91X

Insurance History (8)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
BIPD · F91X	GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Dec 11, 2024	Dec 11, 2025
BIPD · F91X	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Mar 1, 2021	Dec 11, 2024
BIPD · F91X	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Feb 4, 2020	Mar 1, 2021
BIPD · F91X	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Name ChangedTERM/CANCL	$750,000	Feb 4, 2020	Apr 6, 2021
BIPD · F91X	DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Dec 16, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
CARGO · F34	DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Dec 16, 2007	Dec 31, 2008
BIPD · F91X	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Nov 16, 2006	Dec 16, 2007
CARGO · F34	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Nov 16, 2006	Dec 16, 2007

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