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CAVALIER TOOL & MANUFACTURING

Windsor, ON

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Authority, insurance, safety rating, crash records and out-of-service rates checked
FMCSA status: Active registration · no operating authority  ·  DOT 361252
Active Conditional
5
Power Units
4
Drivers
8
Inspections
40%
Vehicle OOS
—
Insurance

Broker Vetting Summary

Key signals from current FMCSA records

Authority
No Active Authority
Common carrier
Insurance
Not Found
No coverage amount on file
Safety
Conditional
25.0% OOS · 8 inspections on record
✓ No risk flags found on authority or insurance records
Vetting notes
  • Active FMCSA registration, but no active for-hire operating authority on record
  • Registered with FMCSA as a private carrier — not registered to haul other companies' freight for hire
  • No active insurance filing found on record
  • FMCSA safety rating: Conditional
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 40.0% — above the 20.7% national average
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% — below the 5.5% national average
  • 8 FMCSA inspections on record

Company Information

Registration, contact and cargo details

FMCSA Registration

DOT Number
361252
Safety Rating
Conditional
Entity Type
Corporation
Operation Classification
Private (property)
MCS-150 Filed
January 29, 2026
FMCSA Registration
July 27, 1989
Annual Mileage
48,000 mi (2025)

Contact Information

Address
3450 Wheelton Dr, Windsor, ON N8W 5A7
Owner / Officer
Brian Bendig

Cargo Types

Other Cargo

Safety Snapshot

Out-of-service rates, violations and crashes

Safety & Inspection Summary

Total Inspections
8
Driver Inspections
6
Vehicle Inspections
5
Out-of-Service Violations
2

Violations by Category

Vehicle Maintenance2
Unsafe Driving0
Hours of Service1

OOS Rates vs. National Average

Driver OOS Rate0.0% · national avg 5.5%
✓ Below national average
Vehicle OOS Rate40.0% · national avg 20.7%
⚠ Above national average (19.3pp higher)
25.0% of 8 inspections in the last 24 months put a driver or vehicle out of service — 55th percentile among carriers with 5–9 inspections (lower is better). CarrierChk calculation from FMCSA roadside inspection records, not an FMCSA score.

Inspection Trend by Year

2026
5 insp · 1 OOS
2025
3 insp · 1 OOS

Violation Rate by Category

Share of roadside inspections in FMCSA's rolling 24-month window that found a violation in each category. The individual violations are listed under each inspection in Inspection Details below. None of this is the basis of the safety rating, which comes from an on-site compliance review.

Vehicle Maintenance 2 of 5 inspections
Unsafe Driving 0 of 7 inspections
Hours of Service 1 of 7 inspections
Driver Fitness 0 of 7 inspections
Controlled Substances 0 of 7 inspections

Fleet & Operating Areas

Observed roadside activity and equipment

Where This Carrier Operates

States where this carrier's roadside inspections were recorded
FewerMore
MI4
WV2
OH1
US1

Fleet & Equipment (3)

Vehicles identified in this carrier's inspection history. Year, make, model and equipment type are decoded from the VIN.
Straight Truck Power units Class 6–8
Power units
~3
of 5 reported to FMCSA
Trailers
—
seen at inspection
Units on record
VehicleTypeVINInspectionsWith OOS
2019 Peterbilt 337 Truck · Class 6 2NP2HM6X8KM268161 3 1
2019 Volvo Truck VHD Chassis / Incomplete · Class 8 4V5K99EG5KN905283 3 1
2017 Mack GU (Granite) Truck · Class 8 1M2AX04C1HM036025 2 —
A vehicle appearing here was recorded in an inspection — it is not proof the carrier still operates it today.

Inspection Details

Each roadside inspection with its violations

Inspection Records (8)

DateReport #LocationLevelViolOOSShipperUnit TypeMakeVINLicense
September 28, 2026 LITTJ05858 MI, MI III 1 — CAVALIER
Straight Truck
MACK
1M2AX04C1HM036025
ON PA54628
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on allowable gross weight
August 11, 2026 PATTM05615 MI, MI I 1 1 SAC
Straight Truck
VOLVO TRUCK
4V5K99EG5KN905283
ON PB33142
393.75A3-TAOL OOSTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS Tires
July 15, 2026 SAMOK01987 MI, MI II 1 — DENSO MANUFACTURING
Straight Truck
MACK
1M2AX04C1HM036025
ON PA54628
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
May 6, 2026 PSC0991183 GHENT WV III — — —
Straight Truck
VOLVO TRUCK
4V5K99EG5KN905283
ON PB33142
March 23, 2026 PSC1112036 MIAMI WV III 1 — CARRIER
Straight Truck
VOLVO TRUCK
4V5K99EG5KN905283
ON PB33142
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner Other Log/Form & Manner
November 6, 2025 OWENP01385 IONIA SCALE W/B, MI I 1 1 SAME AS CARRIER
Straight Truck
PETERBILT
2NP2HM6X8KM268161
ON 2603PY
393.75A3-TAOL OOSTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS Tires
May 20, 2025 3239000509 FINDLAY OH II — — CAVALIER TOOL
Straight Truck
PETERBILT
2NP2HM6X8KM268161
ON 2603PY
March 11, 2025 1244000479 DETROIT MI, US I — — CAVALIER TOOL & MANUFACTURING
Straight Truck
PETERBILT
2NP2HM6X8KM268161
ON 2603PY

Shippers Seen at Inspections

Shipper names recorded by roadside inspectors over roughly the last three years. Only inspected loads appear, so this is a sample of who the carrier hauls for, not a complete customer list. Names are as entered at the roadside; blanks and placeholders such as “N/A” or “same as carrier” are left out.

ShipperInspectionsMost recent
DENSO MANUFACTURING 1 July 15, 2026

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Data sourced from FMCSA MCMIS via Socrata. Record last updated: November 1, 2026. Verify directly on FMCSA SAFER Web.

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