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Company CheckBESTWAY TRANSFER & STORAGE INC · DOT 454561

701 W CLEVELAND AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53215-3415

DOT# 454561 MC# 227420 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 36 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Physical Address701 W CLEVELAND AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53215-3415

Mailing AddressP O BOX 07257, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53207-0231

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 · 06/29/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/12/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeAMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION

Contact☎ (609) 243-4200
🌐 munichre.com

Filings on record2

Bond history

AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONsince Oct 1, 2013 · active

WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Feb 2004 to Oct 2013 · CANCELLED

CAPITOL INDEMNITY CORPORATIONJan 1993 to Jan 2004 · CANCELLED

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Other Companies at This Address

Address701 W CLEVELAND AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53215-3415

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Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BESTWAY TRANSFER & STORAGE INC this company	454561	Sign in	Active
BESTWAY 2 LLC	1321821	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

DocketMC227420

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerActive

Operating36 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 1 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage214,529 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/15/2011

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/29/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GWP85150A

Last checked09/12/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage214,529 mi

Operating36 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/15/2011 | Rated: 10/21/1993

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

2 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

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 2024, 1 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
12/05/2023	HOOVER	AL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/04/2024	US	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	BIG BEND WI	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2023	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST. CROIX WEIGH STATION	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	9MX24	$1,000,000	11/02/1995	02/01/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	9MX24	$1,000,000	11/02/1995	03/01/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	9MX24	$1,000,000	11/02/1995	04/05/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CAD 58980	$1,000,000	04/21/1994	11/02/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CBA0115564	$750,000	04/08/2010	02/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CBA0115564	$750,000	03/09/2010	04/08/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CBA0115564	$750,000	03/09/2010	03/09/2010	Replaced
84	SURETY	WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	0486507	$0	02/01/2004	10/01/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	REGENT INSURANCE COMPANY	CCI 0115564	$0	02/01/2001	04/23/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CBA 0115564	$1,000,000	02/01/2001	03/09/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CBA 0115564	$1,000,000	02/01/2001	04/08/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	REGENT INSURANCE COMPANY	CCI 0115564	$0	02/01/2001	02/01/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CBA 011 55 64	$1,000,000	02/01/2001	02/01/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	REGENT INSURANCE COMPANY	CCI 0115564	$0	02/01/2001	02/01/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	1E2 38 01	$1,000,000	02/01/1996	02/01/2001	Replaced
84	SURETY	CAPITOL INDEMNITY CORPORATION	198754	$0	01/01/1993	01/01/2004	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC227420	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	10/21/1991	-	-
MC227420	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/21/1991	REVOKED	04/14/2010
MC227420	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/03/2013
MC227420	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/22/2010	-	-
MC227420	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	04/18/1990	-	-
MC227420	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/12/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/09/2004

No revocation records.

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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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

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.

BESTWAY TRANSFER & STORAGE INC

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

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Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Inspection Records (3)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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