Watch carrier
Billy BenderUSDOT 518616VR 80/100CHAPMANVILLE, WV
Carrier profile

Billy Bender

USDOT
518616
MC
1713479

DBA BENDERS SALVAGE

5 power unitsObserved age 8.7 yrInspected in 2 jurisdictionsCHAPMANVILLE, WV
CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linksFMCSA SAFER

Vektor Rating VR

80/100

Review before loading

Review safety evidence

Assessment only, not load authorization. Confirm current authority and insurance.

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 36.4%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 11 vehicle / 13 driver checks

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling
How to read this trend

Vehicle-level inspections resulting in a vehicle OOS order, pooled over each trailing six-month window. Trending down 7.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

13 inspections · Dec '24–Nov '26

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS
How to read monthly counts

Monthly FMCSA records across 24 calendar months, including the current partial month. This calendar window differs from the rolling day-level inspection summary. Vehicle and driver populations can overlap within one inspection. The line shows inspections with any OOS result.

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — more roadside records are available to review alongside OOS and crash findings.
Registered power units
5
Inspections · 24 mo
13
Annualized
≈7 / yr
Coverage
≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Nov 2026

Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
.37measure
SMS · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
  • 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
  • 393.13 Retroreflective sheetingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 19 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 11 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes
In last 24 mo
Fatal
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20241010
20231001
20211011
20201001
20191001
20171101
20131010
20101001
20071011
20061011
20031011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Aug 26, 2024WV01No
Aug 9, 2023WV00Yes
Jan 20, 2021KY01Yes
Dec 3, 2020WV00Yes
Jun 28, 2019WV00Yes
May 17, 2017OH10Yes
Jun 6, 2013WV01No
Nov 24, 2010KY00Yes
Dec 27, 2007KY01Yes
Nov 8, 2006WV01Yes
Oct 13, 2003WV02Yes