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USDOT 128493MC120924

B & W Cartage Company Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

46 years (granted 1980)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

1,057 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

✓

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

B & W Cartage Company Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

9850 Pelham, Taylor, MI 48180

Phone

(313) 299-2167

Power units

518

Drivers

607

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC120924

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Denied — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Property Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 10/27/2008 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/01/2008

Insurance filings

84 — Merchants Bonding Company ( Mutual)
91X — Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.2%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 1,057 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

13.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 1,057 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

hpalmer@ilgi.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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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

29

Reportable crashes

26

Tow-aways

12

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: KY 07/2026 · MI 06/2026 · MI 06/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 2282025: 3852024: 3372023: 107
Level III — Driver-only: 538Level II — Walk-around: 328Level I — Full: 191
DateStateLevel
Sep 2, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 2, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 1, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 31, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 31, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2026USLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 24, 2026INLevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 17, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Aug 15, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 8, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Aug 6, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2026MILevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2026MILevel I — Full
Aug 3, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 3, 2026WVLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 31, 2026VALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 31, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 28, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 24, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 24, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 20, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 20, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Jul 20, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 18, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 17, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Jul 14, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 11, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 11, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 7, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jul 7, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 7, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 7, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 6, 2026WVLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 6, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 1, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Jun 30, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 29, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 15, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 15, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 8, 2026INLevel I — Full
Jun 6, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 1, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026INLevel I — Full
May 26, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
May 25, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 1,057 inspections on file.

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