S L BENFICA TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 398881
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (66 power units) — safety rating: conditional.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate37.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)10 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 398881 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-251502 |
| Legal Name | S L BENFICA TRANSPORTATION INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 7185895427 |
| Address | 340 TIFFANY STREET, Bronx, NY, 10474 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | C — Conditional (rated 20230617) |
| 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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 89 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 91 / 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 | 59 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 37.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 10 total (0 fatal, 7 with injuries, 9 towaway) |
- 2026-06-23 — PA — towaway
- 2025-11-15 — NY — 4 injured, towaway
- 2025-10-17 — CT — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-09-16 — NY — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-07-18 — NJ — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (56), 16 (39), 23 (17).
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) | 66 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 78 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,246,689 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 28-JAN-26 |
S L BENFICA TRANSPORTATION INC operates 66 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in NY.
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