BENNY WHITEHEAD INC
USDOT 182606
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (86 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileMS Transverse Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate5.4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 182606 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-157384 |
| Legal Name | BENNY WHITEHEAD INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 3346878055 |
| Address | 969 US HWY 82, Georgetown, GA, 39854 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19901205) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | MS Transverse Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-11-15 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Transverse Insurance Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-11-15 | — |
| SureTec Insurance Company | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2013-10-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 1985-09-17 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
- 2012-10-24 — Reinstated — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 88 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 70 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 222 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 5.4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 6 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 6 towaway) |
- 2025-11-17 — AL — towaway
- 2025-06-07 — GA — towaway
- 2025-04-20 — TX — towaway
- 2025-02-01 — WA — towaway
- 2024-12-03 — CA — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (42), 7 (25), 16 (20).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 86 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 135 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 12,639,144 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 03-MAR-26 |
BENNY WHITEHEAD INC operates 86 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in GA.
Nearby
Other carriers in Georgetown, GA
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- SALTER TRUCKING LLC — USDOT 186637, 1 power units
- CLEMENTS CALVIN JERRY — USDOT 290661, 1 power units
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