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BETTERHAUL AUTO TRANSPORT INC

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Company CheckBETTERHAUL AUTO TRANSPORT INC · DOT 1202486

DBA: DOUGLAS F BETTERAL

DOT# 1202486 MC# MC-479077 Yakima, Washington

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

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Other Companies at This Address

Address914 S 1ST ST, YAKIMA, WA 98901

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BETTER ALL AUTO SALES INC	3128868	Sign in	Active
BETTERHAUL AUTO TRANSPORT INC this company	1202486	Sign in	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

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC479077

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/10/2017

Quick Facts

StatusInactive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

MCS-15005/2018

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 08/10/2017 | Rated: 10/25/2017

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-00	$0	11/14/2005	09/07/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-00	$1,000,000	11/14/2005	09/07/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP65358A	$1,000,000	09/07/2009	03/01/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP65358A	$0	09/07/2009	11/23/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-03	$1,000,000	09/07/2008	06/30/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-03	$1,000,000	09/07/2008	09/07/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-03	$0	09/07/2008	06/30/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-03	$0	09/07/2008	09/07/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-02	$0	09/07/2007	09/07/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-02	$1,000,000	09/07/2007	09/07/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-01	$1,000,000	09/07/2006	09/07/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-01	$0	09/07/2006	09/07/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-00	$0	09/07/2005	11/14/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-00	$1,000,000	09/07/2005	11/14/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C314877	$0	09/07/2004	09/07/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	453917	$1,000,000	09/07/2004	09/07/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-03	$1,000,000	07/14/2009	09/07/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-03	$0	07/14/2009	09/07/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-03	$1,000,000	06/30/2009	08/05/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-03	$0	06/30/2009	08/05/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-03	$0	06/30/2009	07/14/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	ATR001779-03	$1,000,000	06/30/2009	07/14/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN413892	$1,000,000	04/26/2004	09/07/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN413892	$0	04/26/2004	09/07/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF000821	$1,000,000	03/01/2016	04/11/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0015947	$1,000,000	03/01/2014	01/23/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA07336801	$1,000,000	03/01/2013	03/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP92851A	$1,000,000	03/01/2012	03/01/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN413792	$0	02/09/2004	04/23/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN413792	$1,000,000	02/09/2004	04/23/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0015947	$1,000,000	01/23/2015	03/01/2016	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC479077	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/29/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/07/2015
MC479077	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/13/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/06/2007
MC479077	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/11/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/01/2009
MC479077	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/11/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/08/2008
MC479077	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/11/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/07/2006
MC479077	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/11/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/09/2005
MC479077	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/11/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/14/2004
MC479077	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/09/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/15/2009
MC479077	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/29/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/05/2004
MC479077	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/17/2004	REVOKED	04/17/2018

No revocation records.

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48/100

Fair

NOT 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 48

−25

−12

−10

Starts at 100−52 totalFinal 48

Not active with FMCSA−25

Conditional safety rating−12

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

USDOT registration is not active (inactive, revoked, or pending).

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

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-25

Not active with FMCSA FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA does not show an active USDOT registration / operating authority.

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-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.

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