B & W CARTAGE COMPANY INC

USDOT 128493MC-Docket MC120924TAYLOR, MI
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B & W CARTAGE COMPANY INC (USDOT 128493) in TAYLOR, MI — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 1996-11-01 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-10-06) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 20 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 9 times, most recent 2025-10-06 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2011-05-20 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2011-05-26

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.81
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.3
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.86

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
14
Injuries
27
Crashes
661
Inspections
89
OOS inspections
120
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
Yes

Fleet

Power units
518
Total drivers
607
Years in business
52
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
20 of 27 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0.3%
Vehicle OOS rate
26.3%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
9 times last 2025-10-06
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-02-19
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 1996-11-01
Last compliance review
2011-05-20 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

1,049
Inspections
150
OOS inspections
909
Violations
200
OOS violations
16
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-20 → 2026-06-06.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-04-30 KY Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2026-04-27 OH Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2026-02-16 KY Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Fog, Daylight, Wet
2026-02-10 MI Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2026-01-28 MI Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Snow, Dark - Lighted, Ice
2026-01-23 MI Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Daylight, Snow
2026-01-21 KY Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Daylight, Snow
2026-01-15 IN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Ice
2025-12-12 TN Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Unknown, Daylight, Dry
2025-11-07 KY 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Other, Daylight, Dry
2025-10-23 MI Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-10-16 TN 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Unknown, Daylight, Dry
2025-10-07 IL 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Rain, Dark - Lighted, Wet
2025-09-03 KY Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-08-18 MI 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-08-12 MI 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-07-28 IL 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-05-21 MO Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-03-14 MI Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-12-18 IN 2 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-10-22 MI 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-10-09 IL 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dawn, Dry
2024-09-30 OH 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dawn, Dry
2024-09-30 IL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-08-23 OH Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
482 163 2026-06-06
Unsafe driving 392
242 4 2026-06-05
Hours of service 395
96 2 2026-06-06
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
73 38 2026-06-06
General safety regulations 390
14 0 2026-01-14
CDL standards 383
1 0 2024-12-03
Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399
1 0 2026-01-28

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-05-13 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
2026-05-13 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Obstructed
2026-05-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2026-05-08 Hours-of-Service Compliance Drivers record of duty status not current
2026-05-08 Hours-of-Service Compliance ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically
2026-05-05 Unsafe Driving Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2026-05-05 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-04-23 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-04-22 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2026-04-22 Hours-of-Service Compliance False report of drivers record of duty status
2026-04-22 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-04-21 Unsafe Driving Improper lane change
2026-04-21 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-04-20 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-04-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-04-17 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2026-04-10 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS
2026-04-10 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative Brake Lamps
2026-04-10 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2026-04-09 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2026-04-08 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2026-04-07 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-04-06 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit. (Property Carrying Vehicle)
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance Brake connections with leaks or constrictions
2026-04-02 Unsafe Driving Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
2026-04-02 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes
2026-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2026-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any missing
2026-03-27 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft OOS
2026-03-25 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Following too closely
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste
2026-03-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2026-03-21 Unsafe Driving Improper lane change
2026-03-19 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Sided Vehicle - Insufficient load securement so that it cannot shift or tip to the extent that the vehicle's sta OOS
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-03-16 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g. unplugged or loo OOS
2026-03-10 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2026-02-26 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-06-06 KY · Level 1 7 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207F OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1BL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Hours of service 395 24D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1T OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-TP OOS
2026-06-05 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
2026-06-02 KY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A3-HOSPRNC
2026-06-01 OH · Level 2 8 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D2-B
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100C-C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
Unsafe driving 392 9A-DFSL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLML
Unsafe driving 392 2-INAT
2026-05-29 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2026-05-27 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2026-05-26 IN · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
2026-05-26 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2026-05-22 MI · Level 1 11 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCLMBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-05-20 KY · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-05-19 MI · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
2026-05-17 IA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-05-15 MO · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
2026-05-15 OH · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
2026-05-14 OH · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 3A1-HOSPD
2026-05-14 KS · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
2026-05-13 KY · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60E
2026-05-12 MI · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
2026-05-08 TX · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24D
Hours of service 395 8F01
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2026-05-05 IL · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
2026-05-05 IN · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLDL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2026-04-30 MI · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
2026-04-23 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2026-04-22 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-04-22 IL · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E

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