Billy Bender
Phone (304) 369-3908Chapmanville, WV
Find this carrier by: USDOT 518616 · MC 1713479 · MC 936792 · 304-369-3908 · 3043693908 · Chapmanville, WV
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- USDOT
- USDOT518616
- MC
- 1713479 +1
- Registered
- 1993 · 33 yrs
- Location
- Chapmanville, WV
- MCS-150 filed
- May 6, 2025
USDOT registration
Active
Registration status; not operating authority
Authority record
Listed active
Common carrier; verify in Motus
Insurance record
$1 Million
Stored BIPD filing
Safety rating
Satisfactory
Passed an FMCSA review
Overview
The short version and the key numbers.
Billy Bender is an active carrier and shipper based in Chapmanville, WV, registered with FMCSA under USDOT 518616 and MC 1713479. Phone: (304) 369-3908. It reports 5 power units and 4 drivers on its MCS-150 (May 6, 2025). In the last 24 months it had 13 roadside inspections, a 36.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.9%) and no reportable crashes in the available records.
USDOT 518616 was first registered with FMCSA on Apr 5, 1993 (33 years ago), and its most recent MCS-150 filing is dated May 6, 2025. The last insurance cancellation on file (BIPD/Primary with Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance) took effect Mar 11, 2016, recorded as "CANCEL". Its vehicles were inspected 13 times on record, most recently on Oct 8, 2026, most often in WV.
Equipment on record
VIN = decoded from the carrier's vehicles · Inspection = seen at roadside inspections · MCS-150 = filed by the carrier
Dates behind this profile
- MCS-150 filing
- May 6, 2025
- Registration record changed
- Oct 24, 2026
- Latest inspection recorded
- Oct 8, 2026
- Latest crash recorded
- Not available
- Latest vehicle observation
- Oct 8, 2026
Each date applies to its own record. A registration change does not mean every filing changed. An inspection or vehicle observation describes that date, not continuous operation today.
USDOT registration and operating authority are different records. A crash entry records involvement, not a finding of fault. Missing information is not a clean safety record.
Company details
Filed identity, officers, contacts and registration details.
Company identity & officers
- Company officer
- Billy Bender
- Legal name
- Billy Bender
- Doing business as
- Benders Salvage
- Organization
- Individual
- Classification
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered as
- Carrier & Shipper
Registration & filings
- USDOT number
- 518616
- Docket numbers
- MC 1713479 (active), MC 936792 (inactive)
- Registered
- Apr 5, 1993 (33 yrs)
- Last MCS-150
- May 6, 2025
- Usual MCS-150 schedule
- June 2027 (see temporary relief below)
- Operation
- Interstate
- Hazmat, as filed
- Yes
- Passenger carrier, as filed
- Not available
FMCSA currently provides additional time for biennial updates due on or after June 1, 2026 and suspends USDOT inactivation for those missed updates. The usual schedule above does not establish a violation. Read our update guide and the cited FMCSA notice (guidance checked October 20, 2026).
Carriers in Chapmanville, WV
- USDOT registrations in Chapmanville
- 148
- Currently active
- 62 (42%)
- One-truck operations
- 102 (69%)
- With for-hire authority
- 33 (22%)
- Registered in the last 12 months
- 7
From FMCSA census records as of Nov 13, 2026. This carrier reports 5 power units against a local average of 2.2.
Find this carrier by
- USDOT
- 518616
- Docket numbers
- MC 1713479, MC 936792
- Phone
- (304) 369-3908304-369-39083043693908
- Fax
- (304) 369-9555304-369-95553043699555
- bendersalvage@yahoo.com
- Officers
- Billy Bender
- Legal name
- Billy Bender
- DBA
- Benders Salvage
- Address
- 1429 Big Ugly Creek Rd, Chapmanville, WV 25508
- VINs inspected under this USDOT
- 1DTP16Z23SP035541, 1XP5DB9X26D894203, 1HTEUMML8NH311225, 1XPXD49XXJD347564, 57JE54300L3577903, 1PTF71TJ1S9006226, 1XKWDB9XXYJ839299, 1PTF71TH4S9021428, 1GRDM9629SM020106, 1E9E5GZ26LA505835 and 3 more below
Available registration and contact identifiers. Vehicle identifiers below are a recent sample; open a VIN or plate to see its dated records.
Legitimacy check
A quick screen from public records. A flag is a reason to verify, not proof of wrongdoing.
- Pass: Not on the U.S. sanctions list
Name does not match the Treasury OFAC list.
- Pass: USDOT registration is active
FMCSA lists USDOT 518616 as active.
- Check: Verify current operating authority
Stored legacy record lists Common carrier as active; confirm the current status in Motus.
- Check: Verify current insurance
Stored BIPD amount: $1 Million. Check Motus filings and confirm coverage with the insurer.
- Pass: No federal out-of-service orders
None on record for this USDOT.
- Pass: No prior revocation linked
No earlier revoked USDOT is linked to this one.
- Check: Shares an officer with 2 inactive USDOT numbers
See Connected companies below.
Connected companies
Other USDOT numbers that share an officer, phone or address with this carrier. A match is a lead to check, not proof.
- Billy BenderUSDOT 3959406 · Chapmanville, WVSame officerSame addressSame phoneNot activeStrong match
- Billy BenderUSDOT 3545870 · Chapmanville, WVSame officerSame addressSame phoneNot activeStrong match
Matched on FMCSA filings: company officer names, phone and physical address. Large fleets and shared office buildings can match by chance.
Authority & insurance
Stored filing details and guidance for checking current status.
FMCSA filing records
Authority, insurance and notice records can include earlier filings. Read each recorded status and effective date; a filing alone does not confirm current authority or insurance coverage. Missing records do not establish unauthorized operation or missing insurance.
Amounts are shown exactly as filed, without scaling or currency conversion. Confirm coverage and amounts with the insurer.
Operating authority
0 available records · FMCSA release date: Nov 13, 2026. The release date applies to this collection, not the effective date of every filing.
No matching filings available here. This does not establish that no filing exists.
Insurance filings
0 available records · FMCSA release date: Nov 13, 2026. The release date applies to this collection, not the effective date of every filing.
No matching filings available here. This does not establish that no filing exists.
Suspension and revocation notices
0 available records · FMCSA release date: Nov 13, 2026. The release date applies to this collection, not the effective date of every filing.
No matching filings available here. This does not establish that no filing exists.
Insurance history
0 available records · FMCSA release date: Nov 13, 2026. The release date applies to this collection, not the effective date of every filing.
No matching filings available here. This does not establish that no filing exists.
Earlier FMCSA filing records
These records may omit later filings. Their presence does not establish current authority or coverage. Missing records do not establish that a carrier is unauthorized or uninsured. Check current records in FMCSA Motus, then confirm coverage directly with the insurer. Follow the verification guide and its FMCSA sources. Guidance checked October 20, 2026.
Stored operating authority
| Authority type | Recorded status | Application pending | Revocation pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common | Active | None | None |
| Contract | None | None | None |
| Broker | None | None | None |
Recorded categories and dockets
- MC 1713479
- Active
- MC 936792
- Inactive
Stored insurance filing fields
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1 Million
- Cargo
- Not on file
- Bond / trust
- Not on file
Insurance filings
| Type | Insurer | Form | Policy | Coverage | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liability (BIPD) | Progressive Classic Insurance Company | 91X | CA989857087 | $1 Million | Apr 4, 2025 |
Insurance history
| Type | Insurer | Policy | Effective | Cancelled | How it ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIPD/Primary | Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance | ACP BAF 3006485138 | Feb 8, 2016 | Mar 11, 2016 | Cancelled (CANCEL) |
| BIPD/Primary | United Financial Casualty Company | CA 2695797 | Sep 29, 2015 | Nov 9, 2015 | Cancelled (CANCEL) |
"On file" means FMCSA received the filing. It does not confirm the policy is active today.
Safety
FMCSA's rating and how this carrier compares with the national average.
Safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Rated on
- Apr 28, 2022
- Last review
- Apr 28, 2022
- Driver inspections (24 mo)
- 13 (1 out of service)
- Vehicle inspections (24 mo)
- 11 (4 out of service)
Out-of-service rates (24 months)
FMCSA BASICs
| Category | Percentile | Measure | Inspections with violation | Acute / critical | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | Not public | 2 | 1 | No | Not available |
| Hours-of-Service | Not public | 0 | 0 | No | Not available |
| Driver Fitness | Not public | 0.4 | 1 | No | Not available |
| Controlled Substances | Not public | 0 | 0 | No | Not available |
| Vehicle Maintenance | Not public | 8.44 | 7 | No | Not available |
Percentile: 0 is best, 100 is worst. FMCSA flags an alert above its threshold (65–80% depending on category). Some property-carrier percentiles are not public.
Most-cited violations, in plain English
| Code | What it means | Times | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 393.75A3-TAOL | — | 3 | 3 |
| 393.9A-LTSI | — | 3 | 3 |
| 393.47E | Clamp/brake out of adjustment | 2 | 0 |
| 393.9A-LIL | — | 2 | 0 |
| 396.17C-PI | — | 2 | 0 |
| 390.21TB2-DOT | — | 1 | 0 |
Inspections & crashes
Roadside inspections and reportable crashes in the last 24 months.
Inspection, violation and out-of-service counts: FMCSA 24-month inspection record, as of Nov 13, 2026.
Most recent
- Last inspection
- Oct 8, 2026
Latest inspections
| Date | Inspection ID | State | Location | Level | Driver viol. / OOS | Vehicle viol. / OOS | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | 89246974 | WV | Huntington Wv | Walk-around (Level 2) | 0 / 0 | 1 / 0 | 1 violation
|
| Sep 18, 2026 | 89063379 | WV | Wilkinson Wv | Walk-around (Level 2) | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 violation
|
| Aug 6, 2026 | 88654134 | WV | Hurricane Wv | Driver only (Level 3) | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | No detailed violation records available |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 88442155 | WV | Hurricane Wv | Walk-around (Level 2) | 0 / 0 | 1 / 0 | 1 violation
|
| Feb 27, 2026 | 87163064 | KY | Prestonsburg | Full (Level 1) | 1 / 0 | 6 / 4 | 7 violations
|
| Feb 2, 2026 | 86973801 | WV | Myrtle Wv | Walk-around (Level 2) | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | No detailed violation records available |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 86390050 | WV | Hurricane Wv | Walk-around (Level 2) | 0 / 0 | 2 / 0 | 2 violations
|
| Oct 28, 2025 | 86206143 | WV | Hurricane Wv | Walk-around (Level 2) | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 6 violations
|
| Sep 11, 2025 | 85747550 | KY | Prestonsburg | Full (Level 1) | 0 / 0 | 7 / 4 | 7 violations
|
| Jun 5, 2025 | 84883488 | WV | Danville Wv | Walk-around (Level 2) | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | No detailed violation records available |
Showing the 10 most recent of 13 inspection records on file.
Latest crashes
A roadside out-of-service finding applies to the inspected driver or vehicle; it is different from a federal order against the carrier. Crash involvement does not determine fault or preventability. Counts cover the stated reporting period, not the carrier’s entire history.
Where its vehicles were inspected
| State | Inspections | With OOS |
|---|---|---|
| WV · West Virginia | 10 | 2 |
| KY · Kentucky | 3 | 3 |
The states where FMCSA recorded roadside inspections for this USDOT. A rough picture of where the fleet runs, not a list of lanes.
Inspections and crashes by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Out of service | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Fleet & drivers
Filed fleet and driver counts, cargo types, and vehicles observed at inspections.
Vehicles filed on the MCS-150
| Vehicle | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tractors | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Drivers
- Total drivers
- 4
- CDL drivers
- 4
- Interstate, over 100 mi
- 0
- Interstate, within 100 mi
- 4
- Intrastate, over 100 mi
- 0
- Intrastate, within 100 mi
- 0
- Leased drivers / month
- Not available
Operations
- Power units
- 5
- Trucks
- 5
- Buses
- 0
- Annual miles
- 93,984 (2024)
- Seen at inspections
- 5 trucks · 8 trailers
Vehicles inspected under this USDOT
| VIN | Year | Make & model | Type | Plate | Inspections | Last seen | Violations / OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DTP16Z23SP035541 | — | Dorsey Tra | Semi-Trailer | C466150 WV | 1 | Oct 8, 2026 | 0 / 0 |
| 1XP5DB9X26D894203 | 2006 | Peterbilt 379 | Truck Tractor | BA542182 WV | 4 | Oct 8, 2026 | 8 / 4 |
| 1HTEUMML8NH311225 | 2022 | International Mv607 | Straight Truck | B280552 WV | 1 | Sep 18, 2026 | 1 / 1 |
| 1XPXD49XXJD347564 | 2018 | Peterbilt 389 | Truck Tractor | BA542735 WV | 2 | Aug 6, 2026 | 6 / 4 |
| 57JE54300L3577903 | 2020 | Fontaine Trailer Co. | Semi-Trailer | C488232 WV | 2 | Aug 6, 2026 | 0 / 0 |
| 1PTF71TJ1S9006226 | 2025 | Trailmobile Trailmobile Trailer | Semi-Trailer | C541960 WV | 1 | Jul 16, 2026 | 0 / 0 |
| 1XKWDB9XXYJ839299 | 2000 | Kenworth W900 | Truck Tractor | BA535633 WV | 4 | Jul 16, 2026 | 6 / 1 |
| 1PTF71TH4S9021428 | 2025 | Trailmobile Trailmobile Trailer | Semi-Trailer | 98204T KY | 1 | Feb 27, 2026 | 0 / 0 |
| 1GRDM9629SM020106 | 1995 | Great Dane Trailers Great Dane Trailers | Semi-Trailer | 98984T KY | 1 | Feb 2, 2026 | 0 / 0 |
| 1E9E5GZ26LA505835 | 2020 | E-pak Manufacturing E-Pak Manufacturing | Semi-Trailer | 84163T KY | 2 | Nov 20, 2025 | 0 / 0 |
| 1CD2L4522KA003853 | 2019 | Clark Trailer Service Clark Trailer Service | Semi-Trailer | 98238T KY | 1 | Oct 28, 2025 | 0 / 0 |
| 13N1452C4H1541194 | 2017 | Fontaine Trailer Co. Fontaine Trailer Co. | Semi-Trailer | 98232T KY | 3 | Sep 11, 2025 | 0 / 0 |
| 1XP5DB9X43N595138 | 2003 | Peterbilt 379 | Truck Tractor | BA523389 WV | 1 | Dec 19, 2024 | 3 / 2 |
Vehicles recorded at roadside inspections under this USDOT (the carrier operated them; this is not a record of ownership). Open a VIN or plate for its dated carrier associations and available history. Plates can change or be reassigned. Vehicle details reflect filed records and available VIN decoding; these observations are not a complete fleet or ownership history.
Equipment evidence
- FlatbedVIN 1 flatbed or platform trailer confirmed by VIN from roadside inspections
- Straight TruckInspection 1 straight truck recorded at roadside inspections
Cargo carried, as filed
Changes & history
Dated changes, earlier values and filing history for this registration.
Timeline of this registration
- Most recent vehicle recorded at a roadside inspection.
- Most recent roadside inspection on file.
- MCS-150 filing on record.
- Earliest roadside inspection on file.
- First vehicle recorded at a roadside inspection under this USDOT.
- FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory.
- Insurance cancelled: BIPD/Primary with Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance (MC936792) — CANCEL.
- Insurance filed: BIPD/Primary with Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance (MC936792).
- Insurance cancelled: BIPD/Primary with United Financial Casualty Company (MC936792) — CANCEL.
- Insurance filed: BIPD/Primary with United Financial Casualty Company (MC936792).
- Registered with FMCSA as USDOT 518616.
Dates come from FMCSA filings and inspection records as filed; a filing date is when FMCSA recorded it, not when an event happened on the road.
MCS-150 filings on record
- MCS-150 filed
Registration
- First registered with FMCSA
- Apr 5, 1993
- Last MCS-150 update
- May 6, 2025
Questions & answers
Quick answers, written from this carrier's FMCSA record.
Is Billy Bender an active carrier?
The available FMCSA record lists USDOT 518616 as active. Registration is separate from operating authority and insurance coverage.
What is Billy Bender's USDOT and MC number?
USDOT 518616; docket numbers MC 1713479, MC 936792.
How do I contact Billy Bender?
As filed with FMCSA: phone (304) 369-3908; fax (304) 369-9555; email bendersalvage@yahoo.com; address 1429 Big Ugly Creek Rd, Chapmanville, WV 25508.
What insurance does this record show for Billy Bender?
The stored legacy record shows $1 Million liability (BIPD). This does not establish current coverage or uninsured status. Check current filings in FMCSA Motus and confirm coverage with the insurer.
What is Billy Bender's safety rating?
Satisfactory, rated Apr 28, 2022.
How many trucks and drivers does Billy Bender have?
Power units: 5; drivers: 4, as filed on its MCS-150 (May 6, 2025).
What does Billy Bender haul?
Its FMCSA filing lists these cargo types: metal/sheet/coil, motor vehicles, logs/poles/beams, machinery (large), oilfield equipment, other, plus scrap metals & iron.
What equipment does Billy Bender operate?
On government records: Flatbed (1 flatbed or platform trailer confirmed by VIN from roadside inspections); Straight Truck (1 straight truck recorded at roadside inspections).
How many inspections and crashes has Billy Bender had?
Inspections: 13; crashes recorded: 0, in the available 24-month records.
What is the usual MCS-150 update schedule for Billy Bender?
The usual USDOT-digit schedule gives June 2027. The latest filing stored here is May 6, 2025. FMCSA currently gives extra time for biennial updates due on or after June 1, 2026 and has suspended inactivation for those missed updates. This calculated date is not a finding of noncompliance. Check the linked FMCSA notice for changes.
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