DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- No active broker bond on file — a bond is required to operate. High non-payment risk.
- Broker authority is inactive, not active.
- Bond has changed hands 5 times across 4 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 20264 inspections · 21 violations (3 OOS) · 15% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.45B2-B
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
6
6×
- 2396.3A1-LCVehicle Maintenance
Brake - Leak from air chamber
4
1× · sev 4
- 3393.48A-BIBDVehicle Maintenance
Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
4
1× · sev 4
- 4393.45B2
Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking
2
2×
- 5396.5B-HWSLVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
2
1× · sev 2
- 6393.55D3
No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
1
1×
- 7393.126B-CIMVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s)
1
1× · sev 1
- 8392.82A1
Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV
1
1×
- 9396.3A1-BOS1 OOS
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
1
1×
- 10395.24D
ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 4 states
- IL8
- WI3
- MI1
- IN1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA19 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
2
Tow-away
1
Injury
1
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- MICHAEL KNIGHT
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- D-U-N-S
- 77019693
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-04-08
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 130 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers or officers with 22 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
45 events- 04/08/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.8M mi reported (2025)
- 05/05/2023Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MCP19636A
- 04/01/2023Insurance filed — National Interstate Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy UMM 8199978-00
- 04/01/2023Insurance ended — National Interstate Insurance Company
policy UMM 8199978-00
- 04/01/2023Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MCP19636A
- 10/01/2015Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CAT 0010485-00
- 12/01/2013Insurance cancelled — PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
TRUST FUND · policy NONE
- 10/30/2011Insurance cancelled — NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy CH07ILM009573-00
- 10/01/2011Insurance cancelled — CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 1080613868
- 09/06/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/08/2011)
- 09/06/2011CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/08/2011)
- 10/26/2007Insurance cancelled — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy MTC 354 59 18-00
- 10/01/2007Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy MTC 354 59 18-00
- 10/01/2007Insurance cancelled — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK3786686
- 09/04/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/25/2007)
- 09/04/2007CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/25/2007)
- 10/01/2006Insurance cancelled — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK3786686
- 09/05/2006COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/26/2006)
- 09/05/2006CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/26/2006)
- 10/01/2005Insurance cancelled — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK3786686
- 09/06/2005COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/22/2005)
- 09/06/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/22/2005)
- 06/22/2005Insurance replaced — WESTERN SURETY CO.
SURETY · policy 22846444
- 10/01/2004Insurance cancelled — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK3786668
- 09/07/2004COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/29/2004)
- 09/07/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/29/2004)
- 10/03/2003Insurance cancelled — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK3786686
- 10/01/2002Insurance cancelled — STAR INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA0101113
- 07/13/2000Insurance replaced — XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 9408
- 10/01/1999Insurance replaced — ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CK01203037
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 1996-03-26
- Last review
- 2015-08-03
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-04-08
- Reported mileage
- 833,292 mi (2025)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — DENTON CARTAGE COMPANY INC, MC COOK, IL
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