CHRISTOPHER LEE BENSON
USDOT 4144371 · Doing business as CL BENSON TRANSPORT
Active, interstate carrier, single-truck operation (1 power unit) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNorthland Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate0% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 2 years ago
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 | 4144371 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1589674 |
| Legal Name | CHRISTOPHER LEE BENSON |
| DBA Name | CL BENSON TRANSPORT |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 9314640009 |
| Address | 3860 TANYARD HILL RD, Lynchburg, TN, 37352 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| 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 | Northland Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-10-17 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-10-17 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2023-11-03 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2023-11-03 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 / 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 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 0% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-06-01 — TN — 5 injured, towaway
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 1 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 1 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 100,088 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 13-MAR-26 |
CHRISTOPHER LEE BENSON operates 1 power unit — a larger fleet than 0% of carriers registered in TN.
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