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Company CheckBEST EXPRESS LLC · DOT 3844506

5901 MARKET ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77020

DOT# 3844506 MC# 1399268 Houston, Texas 4 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Sep 19, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 18, 2026
Mailing address changed in FMCSA records.

Safety & compliance 5

Aug 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
Jul 31, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 18, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address5901 MARKET ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77020

Mailing Address16403 CREEKSOUTH RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77068

Other Companies at This Address

Address5901 MARKET ST, HOUSTON, TX 77020

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Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BEST EXPRESS LLC this company	3844506	Sign in	Active
DIRTY BUSINESS TRUCKING LLC	3345636	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

DocketMC1399268

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 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 5.4 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.36 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .78 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure .6 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.64 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage60,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS11.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS18.2% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 09/05/2026

CompanySOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #DRPTX101927

Last checked09/19/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers5

Mileage60,000 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15008/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total18

Out of Service2

OOS Rate11.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total11

Out of Service2

OOS Rate18.2%

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

1 · 1 OOS -

2024

17 · 1 OOS =

2025

11 · 4 OOS ▲

2026

10 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Aug 2026, 22 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (22.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

37 roadside violations across 22 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 15 violations · 6 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 15 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 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 (39)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/17/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-88	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT MORGAN CO	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2026	AR	Full (Level I)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/27/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	NM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/08/2026	NJ	Full (Level I)	NJ	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2026	NM	Full (Level I)	ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY	3	2	0	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	IL	Full (Level I)	031 - MARYVILLE - I-55/70 S/B	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	CHEYENNE I-80 POE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHARLESTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSONVILLE OH	3	3	0	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	METAIRIE LA	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	MOREHEAD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2025	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	TUCSON AZ	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	CULLMAN AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALCORN COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CECIL COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	RICHMOND IN	6	3	0	0	0	3	-	▲Detail
11/13/2024	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAUDERDALE COUNTY	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/14/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	COOKEVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	HAYWOOD COUNTY SCALES EB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/31/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	116 - N I-55 NB HOMESTEAD R.A.	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/31/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-72	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	S/B I-5 SANTA NELLA SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-81	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BURLINGTON WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2024	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLOAN CHECKSITE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEBASTIAN COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	MAYVIEW MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2024	NM	Full (Level I)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	GILES COUNTY SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MISSION GRADE IF	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
12/06/2023	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	PARKS AZ	8	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections19

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 8 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Controlled Substances 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 6 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA957472500	$750,000	09/07/2022	04/18/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA957472500	$750,000	06/29/2022	08/15/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRI21L10040	$750,000	04/18/2024	04/18/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA957472500	$750,000	04/18/2022	05/26/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA957097762	$750,000	04/15/2022	04/18/2022	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1399268	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/14/2022	-	-
MC1399268	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/02/2022	REVOKED	09/06/2022
MC1399268	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/27/2022	REVOKED	06/01/2022
MC1399268	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/24/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/18/2025

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82/100

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 82

−10

Starts at 100−18 totalFinal 82

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

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 9/5/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 11.1111% vs national avg 5.51%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

Where this company lands, risk scales

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.

BEST EXPRESS LLC

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (39)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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