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Carrier profile · USDOT 170061 · MC-295002 · Updated 06/13/2026

B & W WELDING INC

12 power unitsLocal · 1 statesFREMONT, OH

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-295002 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.5Avg age (yr)

2012–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(419) 334-4454 Email dispatchsales@bwwelding.com

Carrier verification summary for B & W WELDING INC

B & W WELDING INC (USDOT 170061) is unrated by Vektor because the deterministic FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 06/13/2026.

B & W WELDING INC (USDOT 170061) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.

B & W WELDING INC (USDOT 170061) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.

B & W WELDING INC (USDOT 170061) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.

B & W WELDING INC (USDOT 170061) reports 12 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 01/20/2026.

B & W WELDING INC (USDOT 170061) has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned 03/16/1988 in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)

$750K

on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS —%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 12-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor

$750k on filegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750k floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750k meets or exceeds the $750k federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750k BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Transcontinental’97–’04

Cincinnati’08–now

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2018

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2008 → Apr 2018	$750k	2
FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	Jan 2006 → May 2008	$750k	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Mar 2006	$750k	2
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1997 → Nov 2004	$750k	1
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1996 → Dec 1997	$750k	2
FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	Nov 1995 → Oct 1996	$750k	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

FREMONT, OH

130 COUNTY ROAD 130

Top corridor

TN ⇄ OH

TN 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david michael — 10 carriers: USDOT 458826 USDOT 625606 USDOT 1483600 USDOT 1540952 USDOT 1858881 USDOT 1887344 USDOT 1909513 USDOT 1938256

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 130 COUNTY ROAD 130, FREMONT, OH, 43420-9711
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (419) 334-4454
Fax: (419) 334-4080
Email: sales@bwwelding.com
Web domain: bwwelding.com

Registration

Officers: David Michael · Jeff Michael
USDOT / docket: 170061 · MC-295002
First registered: 06/01/1974
Last MCS-150: 01/20/2026 · 79,270 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · 03/16/1988
D-U-N-S: 18033936

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

79,270

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Frequently asked

What is B & W WELDING INC's USDOT number?

B & W WELDING INC's USDOT number is 170061, and its motor carrier number is MC-295002.

Is B & W WELDING INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, B & W WELDING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is B & W WELDING INC's safety record?

B & W WELDING INC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.