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Company CheckBETTER CARRIER CORPORATION · DOT 1428962

212 LANSDOWNE RD, WARWICK, RI, 02888

DOT# 1428962 MC# 1737218 Warwick, Rhode Island 20 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Jun 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jun 8, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
Feb 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 18, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 28, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address212 LANSDOWNE RD, WARWICK, RI, 02888

Mailing AddressPO BOX 8437, WARWICK, RI, 02888

Other Companies at This Address

Address212 LANSDOWNE RD, WARWICK, RI 02888

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BETTER CARRIER CORPORATION this company	1428962	Sign in	Active
BETTER CARRIER CORP	4419301	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

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC543364

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

DocketMC1737218

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating20 years

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 .09 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage100,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

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 Review09/30/2009

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage100,000 mi

Operating20 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total7

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/30/2009 | Rated: 12/06/2009

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

0 · 0 OOS -

2024

2 · 0 OOS =

2025

4 · 0 OOS =

2026

2 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

0 crashes =

2026

0 crashes =

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 7 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (14.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/26/2023	STAMFORD	CT	0	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

12 roadside violations across 7 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 9 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 2 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (8)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/08/2026	CT	Full (Level I)	CT	11	3	0	11	3	-	▲Detail
02/27/2026	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-LUDLOW	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	SELKIRK NY	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WINDHAM/WILLIMANTIC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2025	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	EAST LYME	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2025	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINDSOR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINDHAM SCALES NORTHBOUND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2024	RI	Driver-Only (Level III)	RT 146N @ EXIT 2 (MNRL SPRNG)	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections7

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA00125403	$750,000	12/09/2008	12/09/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA00125402	$750,000	12/09/2007	12/09/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA00125401	$750,000	12/09/2006	12/09/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT660-1219C307-TIL-05	$0	12/09/2005	01/12/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	478916	$750,000	12/09/2005	12/09/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z-35726	$1,000,000	12/01/2009	10/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z-35726	$1,000,000	12/01/2009	10/03/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA01305226	$750,000	11/01/2019	11/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISAH25290112	$1,000,000	10/01/2019	11/01/2019	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC543364	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/20/2005	-	-
MC543364	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/13/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/12/2007
MC543364	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/13/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/11/2006
MC543364	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/12/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/09/2009
MC543364	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/12/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/05/2008
MC1737218	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	07/14/2025	-	-

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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

−12

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

Conditional safety rating−12

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

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

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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Drivers

Safety Summary

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (8)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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