Carrier profile · USDOT 245050 · MC-172617 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

B & W Charters Inc

0 power unitsavg 11.6 yrLocal · 2 statesKALAMAZOO, MI100/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-172617 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Network & Fraud

Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 813661

Shares a company officer with other carriers

paul best2 carriers: USDOT 4007319

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)0
Observed (24 mo)4
Shared w/ other carriers1

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT

VINCarriersInspectionsFirst seenLast seen
2MG3JMBA5HW068164View sourced platform decode22Feb 8, 2024Jun 24, 2025

Owner / group view· confidence: officer

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 2 related authorities · joined by officer

Authorities
2
Combined power
1
States
2
Oldest authority
Apr 9, 1984
Active now
1

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