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Company CheckA BETTER WAY AUTOMOTIVE LLC · DOT 3282719

3512 COUNTRY RD 278, FIVE POINTS, AL, 36855

DOT# 3282719 MC# 1041335 Five Points, Alabama 5 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Nov 12, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 12, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 12, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Nov 12, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 13, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(706) 882-9822

Email[email protected]

Physical Address3512 COUNTRY RD 278, FIVE POINTS, AL, 36855

Mailing Address3512 COUNTRY RD 278, FIVE POINTS, AL, 36855

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1041335

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating5 years

Company Overview

A BETTER WAY AUTOMOTIVE LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Five Points, Alabama. The company has been in operation for 5 years, registered with the FMCSA on 05/04/2019. The fleet consists of 3 power units and 3 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 20,000 miles (2024). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 16 inspections are on file. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, A BETTER WAY AUTOMOTIVE LLC has a Trust Score of 89/100 (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 .23 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage20,000 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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS11.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

CompanyACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #4551597

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage20,000 mi

Operating5 years

MCS-15009/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total9

Out of Service1

OOS Rate11.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total7

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

3 · 0 OOS -

2024

3 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

6 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

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 Nov 2025, 9 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (22.2% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 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
09/13/2024	LAGRANGE	GA	0	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

6 roadside violations across 9 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 3 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 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 (12)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver OOS	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/12/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	LAGRANGE GA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	LAGRANGE GA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	LAGRANGE GA	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	LAGRANGE GA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAGRANGE GA	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2025	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAGRANGE GA	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2024	GA	Full (Level I)	LAGRANGE GA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2024	GA	Full (Level I)	LAGRANGE GA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAGRANGE GA	2	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	GA	Full (Level I)	LAGRANGE GA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	GA	Full (Level I)	LAGRANGE GA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	GA	Full (Level I)	LAGRANGE GA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections9

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA962814185	$1,000,000	12/13/2022	06/29/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)	03TRM035793-03	$1,000,000	11/01/2021	10/31/2022	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)	03TRM035793-02	$1,000,000	11/01/2020	11/01/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)	03TRM035793-01	$1,000,000	11/01/2019	10/05/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HAULERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	TP2019AL0004	$1,000,000	10/05/2019	01/07/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HAULERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	TP2019AL0004	$1,000,000	10/05/2019	11/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	4551597	$1,000,000	07/13/2023	07/13/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA962814185	$1,000,000	06/29/2023	07/13/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HAULERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	TP2019AL0004	$1,000,000	05/28/2019	10/05/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HAULERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	TP2019AL0004	$1,000,000	05/28/2019	10/29/2019	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1041335	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/23/2022	-	-
MC1041335	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/05/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/27/2021
MC1041335	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/29/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/14/2023
MC1041335	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	06/27/2019	-	-
MC1041335	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/02/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/09/2023
MC1041335	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/30/2021	REVOKED	10/31/2022

No revocation records.

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89/100

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 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−6

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/7/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-6

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 11.1111% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−6 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 11.1111% vs national avg 5.51%.

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.

A BETTER WAY AUTOMOTIVE LLC

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Company Overview

Operation Classification

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)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (12)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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