Ben Shinn Trucking Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
41 years (granted 1985)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
59 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Ben Shinn Trucking Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
6001 Palmer Ave, Eddyville, IA 52553
Phone
(641) 969-4534
Power units
45
Drivers
25
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC179425
Common: Active · Contract: Inactive · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 01/16/2025 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 02/18/2025
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 01/16/2025 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 02/18/2025
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
3.4%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 59 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
15.3%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 59 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
cstark@shinntrucking.com — company domain
Domain age
shinntrucking.com registered 1999-11-17 (27 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: IA 06/2024 · IA 12/2023 · IA 02/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | KS | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 12, 2026 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 4, 2026 | NE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 17, 2026 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 13, 2026 | KS | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 20, 2026 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 28, 2026 | CO | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 15, 2025 | KS | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 10, 2025 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 1, 2025 | OK | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 30, 2025 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 18, 2025 | MO | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 3, 2025 | KS | Level I — Full |
| Sep 2, 2025 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 12, 2025 | NE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 27, 2025 | KS | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 3, 2025 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 1, 2025 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 16, 2025 | IN | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 14, 2025 | OK | Level I — Full |
| May 12, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 7, 2025 | IA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 16, 2025 | IA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 3, 2025 | KS | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 19, 2025 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 7, 2025 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 16, 2025 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 14, 2024 | NE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 13, 2024 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 21, 2024 | IA | Level I — Full |
| Sep 15, 2024 | CO | Level I — Full |
| Sep 9, 2024 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 6, 2024 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 13, 2024 | NE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 30, 2024 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 29, 2024 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 29, 2024 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 12, 2024 | NE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 9, 2024 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 2, 2024 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 4, 2024 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 20, 2024 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 26, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 27, 2024 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 12, 2024 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 6, 2023 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 6, 2023 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 10, 2023 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 17, 2023 | KS | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 26, 2023 | KS | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 25, 2023 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 19, 2023 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 11, 2023 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 27, 2023 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 14, 2023 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 10, 2023 | IA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 26, 2023 | MO | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 17, 2023 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 16, 2023 | CO | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 59 of 59 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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Recent coverage
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