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PREMIUM BEST TRANSPORT INC

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Company CheckPREMIUM BEST TRANSPORT INC · DOT 313347

DBA: PREMIUM BEST TRANSPORT

1501 WEK RD, YANKTON, SD, 57078

DOT# 313347 MC# 195159 Yankton, South Dakota 35 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jan 27, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jan 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 29, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 9, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 2, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 12, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1501 WEK RD, YANKTON, SD, 57078

Mailing AddressPO BOX 857, YANKTON, SD, 57078

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC195159

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating35 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage168,746 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/09/2006

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective04/04/2008

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #CLP18358A

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet11 units

Drivers5

Mileage168,746 mi

Operating35 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total6

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: 05/09/2006 | Rated: 05/10/2006

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

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

3 · 0 OOS =

2025

2 · 0 OOS =

2026

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

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 Jan 2026, 5 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

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
03/02/2025	RURAL	SD	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (8)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	HazMat
01/27/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIOUX FALLS SD	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	-	▲Detail
08/03/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2024	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT COLLINS CO	1	-	▲Detail
12/05/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	CORDELIA IF	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON SCALE	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections6

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP18358A	$1,000,000	08/14/1990	05/31/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP18358A	$1,000,000	05/31/2002	04/04/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP18358A	$1,000,000	05/31/2002	05/05/2008	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP18358A	$1,000,000	04/04/2008	04/04/2008	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC195159	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/15/2005	-	-
MC195159	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/14/2005	-	-
MC195159	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/24/1990	REVOKED	12/13/2005
MC195159	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/31/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/07/2008

No revocation records.

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98/100

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 98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

PREMIUM BEST TRANSPORT INC

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Inspection Records (8)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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