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BEST FORWARDERS INC

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Company CheckBEST FORWARDERS INC · DOT 2972015

120 EAGLE RIDGE DRIVE, MIDLAND CITY, AL, 36350

DOT# 2972015 MC# 626 Midland City, Alabama 43 years

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Physical Address120 EAGLE RIDGE DRIVE, MIDLAND CITY, AL, 36350

Mailing Address120 EAGLE RIDGE DRIVE, MIDLAND CITY, AL, 36350

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/16/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeFIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND

Contact☎ (410) 261-7962
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Filings on record2

Bond history

FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLANDsince Oct 1, 2013 · active

PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.May 2015 to May 2016 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketFF000626

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating43 years

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

Amount$750,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

Last checked09/16/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Operating43 years

MCS-15012/2025

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
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	HC2ECAP474M6711TCT11	$1,000,000	08/01/2011	05/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D002A00706	$1,000,000	08/01/2010	08/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D002A00648	$1,000,000	08/01/2009	08/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D002A00608	$1,000,000	08/01/2008	08/01/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D002A00608	$750,000	08/01/2008	08/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	NKC 0109919	$1,000,000	07/01/1993	11/15/2001	Transferred
91X	BIPD/Primary	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	TRV3955900	$750,000	06/28/2002	08/01/2008	Replaced
83	CARGO	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	B-13278	$0	05/01/2015	05/28/2016	Cancelled
83	CARGO	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	B-13278	$0	05/01/2015	05/01/2016	Replaced
34	CARGO	INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	N02178485	$0	02/18/2009	05/01/2015	Replaced
34	CARGO	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	CGV3955900	$0	02/18/2003	02/18/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	3OT 637 929-01	$0	02/18/2002	02/18/2003	Replaced
34	CARGO	LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	3AT68502800	$0	02/18/2001	11/15/2001	Transferred
34	CARGO	LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	3AT68502800	$0	02/18/2001	02/18/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	3OT637929-00	$0	02/18/2001	12/07/2001	Transferred
34	CARGO	PACIFIC INDEMNITY CO.	66081-46	$0	02/18/1997	02/18/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	PACIFIC INDEMNITY CO.	66081-46	$0	02/18/1997	04/18/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	NZB 011 4223	$0	02/18/1994	02/18/1997	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
FF000626	HOUSEHOLD GOODS FREIGHT FORWARDER	REINSTATED	11/15/2002	-	-
FF000626	HOUSEHOLD GOODS FREIGHT FORWARDER	GRANTED	11/14/2001	REVOKED	02/04/2002
FF000626	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/07/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/30/2005
FF000626	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/01/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/20/2013
FF000626	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/02/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/05/2016
FF000626	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
FF000626	HOUSEHOLD GOODS FREIGHT FORWARDER	GRANTED	03/25/1983	TRANSFERRED	11/14/2001

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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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