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Company CheckTHE BESTWAY TRANSPORTATION CO · DOT 1184772

2040 SANDUSKY STREET, PLUYMOUTH, OH, 44865-0195

DOT# 1184772 MC# 466375 Pluymouth, Ohio 22 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameTHE BESTWAY TRANSPORTATION CO

DOT Number1184772

MC Number466375

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationPluymouth, Ohio

Added11/06/2003

MCS-15007/24/2003

Contact Details

Phone(419) 687-2000

Fax(419) 687-1041

Email-

Physical Address2040 SANDUSKY STREET, PLUYMOUTH, OH, 44865-0195

Mailing AddressPO BOX 195, PLYMOUTH, OH, 44865-0195

Other Companies at This Address

Address2040 SANDUSKY STREET, PLUYMOUTH, OH 44865-0195

2

Others here

2

Distinct phones

2

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BESTWAY TRANSPORTATION INC	2213973	(419) 935-6065	Active
THE BESTWAY TRANSPORTATION CO this company	1184772	(419) 687-2000	Active
BESTWAY TRANSPORT CO	184635	(419) 687-2000	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeOTHER-INTRASTATE NON HAZMAT;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC466375

CommonInactive

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating22 years

Company Overview

THE BESTWAY TRANSPORTATION CO is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Pluymouth, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 22 years, registered with the FMCSA on 11/06/2003. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, THE BESTWAY TRANSPORTATION CO has a Trust Score of 88/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Operating22 years

MCS-15007/2003

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	CENTENNIAL INSURANCE CO.	259021062	$0	12/10/2003	10/14/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	WCP103002841200	$1,000,000	11/30/2004	10/14/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RICOH0001282	$1,000,000	10/14/2007	10/14/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	PSIOH0001244	$0	10/14/2007	10/14/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN00003027	$1,000,000	10/14/2006	10/14/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN00002301	$750,000	10/14/2005	10/14/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN00002302	$0	10/14/2005	10/14/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHA00000716	$0	10/14/2004	10/14/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	452202	$1,000,000	01/13/2004	12/01/2004	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC466375	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/04/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/06/2004
MC466375	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/04/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/06/2004
MC466375	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/19/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/24/2005
MC466375	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/17/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/15/2007
MC466375	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/17/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/15/2007
MC466375	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/09/2004	REVOKED	10/20/2008
MC466375	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/09/2004	REVOKED	10/20/2008

No revocation records.

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88/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 88

88

−10

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

MCS-150 update overdue−10

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.