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BEST ENERGY LLC

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Company CheckBEST ENERGY LLC · DOT 509165

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

4 MECHANIC ST, PAWCATUCK, CT, 06379

DOT# 509165 Pawcatuck, Connecticut

PRIVATE CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest May 4, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

May 4, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Dec 19, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Nov 18, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 13, 2025
Roadside inspection, 5 out-of-service violations.
Apr 15, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 12, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address4 MECHANIC ST, PAWCATUCK, CT, 06379

Mailing Address4 MECHANIC ST, PAWCATUCK, CT, 06379

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only Hazardous Materials

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 2.72 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 5.55 · 3 insp with violations

Above Cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 18.33 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage49,379 miles

Mileage Year2023

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 RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS40.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS80.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/17/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers2

Mileage49,379 mi

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service2

OOS Rate40.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service4

OOS Rate80.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total6

OOS1

OOS Rate16.7% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 03/17/2026 | Rated: 06/22/2009

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

2024

3 · 3 OOS -

2025

4 · 3 OOS =

2026

1 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2024

1 crash -

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 May 2026, 7 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (85.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 15 OOS

HazMat Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
04/15/2025	CHARLESTOWN	RI	0	2	0	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/12/2024	CHARLESTOWN	RI	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (8)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/04/2026	RI	Driver-Only (Level III)	RICHMOND RI	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/19/2025	US	Terminal (Level V)	PAWCATUCK CT	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	GROTON	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	RI	Full (Level I)	RT 95N @ WEIGH STATION	11	5	1	1	10	4	3	▲Detail
04/15/2025	RI	Full (Level I)	CHARLESTOWN RI	11	2	0	0	5	2	1	▲Detail
11/12/2024	RI	Full (Level I)	SOUTH KINGSTOWN RI	25	7	2	2	18	5	4	▲Detail
08/27/2024	CT	Full (Level I)	STONINGTON	15	2	0	0	15	2	2	▲Detail
01/08/2024	RI	Driver-Only (Level III)	EAST GREENWICH RI	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections7

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Driver Fitness ALERT 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2026-05-04	Unsatisfactory = Unfit	ACTIVE	2026-05-14

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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39/100

Poor

NOT 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 39

−25

−12

−11

Starts at 100−61 totalFinal 39

No insurance or bond on file−25

Conditional safety rating−12

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−11

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

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

Operating history unknown−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-11

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.67 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 40% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 80% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−11 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.67 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 40% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 80% vs national avg 20.72%.

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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Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Inspection Records (8)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

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