Benco Steel Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
52 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Benco Steel Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
2710 Hwy 70 Se, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone
(828) 328-1714
Power units
9
Drivers
6
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 52 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
7.7%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 52 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
jmulligan@bencosteel.com — company domain
Domain age
bencosteel.com registered 2000-04-12 (26 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
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
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: NC 06/2025 · NC 08/2022 · NC 08/2021 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 4, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 19, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 29, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 23, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 26, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 12, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 26, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 26, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 19, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 11, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 29, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 17, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 18, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 15, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 25, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 24, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 12, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 15, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 16, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 7, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 27, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 27, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 26, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 24, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 24, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 16, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 4, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 21, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 17, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 25, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 22, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 22, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 18, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 2, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 28, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 22, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 1, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 19, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 21, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 19, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 11, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 20, 2023 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 6, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 3, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 24, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 12, 2023 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 12, 2023 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Sep 28, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 19, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 30, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 29, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 52 of 52 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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