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Ben Shinn Trucking, Inc.401(k)

SHINN 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN · EDDYVILLE, IA · plan year 2014

Reported admin expense ratio · 2014
0.13%

Peer grade: B · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Ben Shinn Trucking, Inc. reported $3,760 in plan administrative expenses for 2014: 0.13% of average plan assets, above the peer median. Employer contributions averaged $627 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

Across the 7 years on file its reported administrative ratio rose from 0.05% to 0.10%. The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 16 comparable plans and shown alongside other transportation & warehousing employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Iowa (764th of 878), and 1,935th of 2,677 in transportation & warehousing. In 2014, employees put in $2.06 for every $1.00 the employer contributed; active participation has shrunk from 127 to 106 since 2010.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$3,015,783
Participants with balances123
Active participants106
Employer contributions$66,432
Employee contributions$136,741
Employer contribution per active participant$627
Average account balance$24,519
Benefits paid to participants$193,626
Plan auditDisclaimer of opinion
AuditorBLANKENSHIP CPA GROUP
Plan history8
Yearassets · accounts · employer contribution
2017$2.0M · 60 accts
2016$2.5M · 75 accts
2015$2.5M · 92 accts
2014$3.0M · 123 accts · $66K emplr
2013$2.9M · 149 accts · $112K emplr
2012$2.8M · 85 accts · $113K emplr
2011$2.6M · 88 accts · $124K emplr
2010$2.4M · 89 accts · $127K emplr
The Ben Shinn Trucking, Inc. 401(k) match · 2014
Employer contribution per active participant$627
Median for plans this size$365
2014$627 per active participant
2013$970 per active participant
2012$920 per active participant
2011$971 per active participant
2010$999 per active participant

Ben Shinn Trucking, Inc.'s 2014 employer contribution ran above the $365 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2014 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Administrative cost history8
2017$2,292 · 0.10%
2016$2,510 · 0.10%
2015$3,762 · 0.14%
2014$3,760 · 0.13%
2013$7,703 · 0.27%
2012$6,898 · 0.25%
2011$546 · 0.02%
2010$1,022 · 0.05%
Similar plansTransportation & Warehousing · Iowa
General Logistics, Inc. IA$3.4M · 1.19%
Niece Trucking, Inc. IA$3.4M · 0.01%
Johnsrud Transport, Inc. IA$2.9M · 0.60%
Simon's Trucking, Inc. IA$2.5M · 0.60%
Art Pape Transfer, Inc. IA$2.1M · 0.84%

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 421154034 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.