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Margaret & Don Benavides

Doing business as Birch Transportation

USDOT activeAuthority activeCarrier & Shipper · Interstate
  • USDOT876263
  • MC656473
  • LocationSweetwater, TN
  • Fleet1 power units · 1 drivers

Margaret & Don Benavides (USDOT 876263, MC-656473) is an interstate motor carrier based in Sweetwater, Tennessee with 1 power unit and 1 driver reported to FMCSA. Its USDOT number and operating authority are active.

Verification snapshot · FMCSA data as of Nov 11, 2026

Operating authorityActive · MC-656473Carrier, ShipperLiability insurance$750,000 on fileRequired: $750,000 · as of May 2026Safety ratingSatisfactoryRated Sep 24, 2010Out-of-service ordersNone on fileFMCSA out-of-service orders fileRegistration (MCS-150)Updated Apr 28, 20266 months agoProcess agent (BOC-3)On fileProcess Agent Service Company, Inc.

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Operating authority

Status from the FMCSA Company Census File, November 11, 2026

DocketAuthority typeStatus
MC-656473Contract carrierActive

First granted on June 1, 2009 · see full authority history.

Insurance

FMCSA legacy licensing records (last updated May 2026); filings may have changed since

  • Liability (BIPD) required$750,000
  • Liability (BIPD) on file$750,000
  • Cargo insurance required / on fileNo / No
  • Bond required / on fileNo / No

Filings on file

TypeInsurerCoverageEffective
Liability (BIPD) BMC-91XProgressive Hawaii Insurance Corp$750,000Feb 1, 2018
Insurance history: 14 past filings
TypeInsurerEffectiveEndedReason
Liability (BIPD)Stratford Insurance CompanyDec 13, 2012Feb 8, 2013Cancel
Liability (BIPD)Progressive Hawaii Insurance CorpJul 16, 2012Dec 13, 2012Cancel
Liability (BIPD)Progressive Hawaii Insurance CorpApr 23, 2012Mar 20, 2012Replaced
Liability (BIPD)Progressive Hawaii Insurance CorpMar 20, 2012Jul 16, 2012Cancel
Liability (BIPD)Progressive Hawaii Insurance CorpFeb 27, 2012Mar 20, 2012Replaced
Liability (BIPD)Progressive Hawaii Insurance CorpMay 11, 2011Feb 27, 2012Cancel
Liability (BIPD)State National Insurance Co., Inc.Jan 28, 2011May 11, 2011Replaced
Liability (BIPD)State National Insurance Co., Inc.Oct 7, 2010Jan 28, 2011Cancel
Liability (BIPD)State National Insurance Co., Inc.Aug 7, 2010Oct 7, 2010Cancel
Liability (BIPD)State National Insurance Co., Inc.May 15, 2010Aug 7, 2010Cancel
Liability (BIPD)State National Insurance Co., Inc.Apr 8, 2010May 15, 2010Cancel
Liability (BIPD)State National Insurance Co., Inc.Feb 3, 2010Apr 8, 2010Cancel
Liability (BIPD)State National Insurance Co., Inc.Sep 30, 2009Feb 3, 2010Cancel
Liability (BIPD)State National Insurance Co., Inc.May 15, 2009Sep 30, 2009Cancel

Process agent (BOC-3)

Process Agent Service Company, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD

Inspections and crashes

Last 24 months · FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File and Crash File

No roadside inspections or reportable crashes are on file for this USDOT number in the last 24 months.

FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory (rated September 24, 2010)

Inspection and crash counts come from FMCSA records and are shown as reported. They are not a safety rating. A crash record does not mean the carrier was at fault. FMCSA has not rated a carrier unless a safety rating is listed. For FMCSA’s own data and its explanation, see the FMCSA SAFER Company Snapshot.

Out-of-service rates are calculated by CheckTrucking from inspection records (driver: levels I, II, III, VI; vehicle: levels I, II, V, VI). They are not FMCSA scores.

Authority history

FMCSA licensing records (Motus and legacy L&I) · migration-only status adjustments are not shown

  1. Reinstated — Contract carrier authority
  2. Involuntary revocation — Contract carrier authority
  3. Involuntary revocation — Contract carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on December 14, 2012
  4. Involuntary revocation — Contract carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on June 22, 2012
  5. Involuntary revocation — Contract carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on May 12, 2011
  6. Reinstated — Contract carrier authorityRevoked on February 19, 2013
  7. Involuntary revocation — Contract carrier authority
  8. Involuntary revocation — Contract carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on September 13, 2010
Show 9 earlier events
  1. Reinstated — Contract carrier authorityRevoked on February 7, 2011
  2. Involuntary revocation — Contract carrier authority
  3. Involuntary revocation — Contract carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on May 18, 2010
  4. Involuntary revocation — Contract carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on April 7, 2010
  5. Involuntary revocation — Contract carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on January 27, 2010
  6. Involuntary revocation — Contract carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on October 1, 2009
  7. Involuntary revocation — Contract carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on July 1, 2009
  8. Granted — Contract carrier authorityRevoked on August 16, 2010
  9. Dismissed — Contract carrier authority

Fleet and operations

From the company’s own registration (Form MCS-150), updated April 28, 2026

Power units
1
Trucks
1
Tractors owned
1
Trailers owned
3
Drivers
1
CDL drivers
1
Interstate drivers
1
Miles traveled
5,000 (2016)
Classification
Authorized for hire
Hazardous materials
No
USDOT registered
April 28, 2000
Address
Sweetwater, TN

Cargo carried

  • General freight
  • Household goods
  • Metal: sheets, coils, rolls
  • Motor vehicles
  • Driveaway / towaway
  • Logs, poles, beams, lumber
  • Building materials
  • Machinery, large objects
  • Fresh produce
  • Oilfield equipment
  • Livestock
  • Grain, feed, hay
  • Coal / coke
  • Meat
  • U.S. Mail
  • Commodities dry bulk
  • Refrigerated food
  • Beverages
  • Paper products
  • Utilities
  • Agricultural / farm supplies
  • Construction
  • Water well
  • Excavation equipment on lowboy

Key facts

  • USDOT number 876263 was registered on April 28, 2000.
  • Operating authority MC-656473 was first granted on June 1, 2009.
  • The company last updated its FMCSA registration (Form MCS-150) on April 28, 2026.
  • It reported 5,000 vehicle miles traveled in 2016.
  • One insurance filing is on file in FMCSA’s legacy licensing records (as of May 2026), including Liability (BIPD) coverage with Progressive Hawaii Insurance Corp.
  • Its most recent FMCSA safety rating is Satisfactory, issued on September 24, 2010.
  • Its process agent filing (BOC-3) is with Process Agent Service Company, Inc..

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