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BEST WAY DISTRIBUTION INC

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Company CheckBEST WAY DISTRIBUTION INC · DOT 566486

721 S PLANK RD, SLATE HILL, NY, 10973

DOT# 566486 MC# MC-276116 Slate Hill, New York

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2

Power Units

2

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameBEST WAY DISTRIBUTION INC

DOT Number566486

MC NumberMC-276116

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationSlate Hill, New York

MCS-15005/06/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address721 S PLANK RD, SLATE HILL, NY, 10973

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC276116

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1 miles

Mileage Year2026

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

2

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

2

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage1 mi

MCS-15005/2026

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN325378	$1,000,000	04/24/2002	03/13/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN325378	$1,000,000	04/24/2002	02/23/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 6009696	$1,000,000	03/26/2017	08/18/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO1401414	$1,000,000	03/26/2016	03/26/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO1399519	$1,000,000	03/26/2015	03/26/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO1395377	$1,000,000	03/26/2014	03/26/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAP0000681	$1,000,000	03/26/2011	03/26/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3378420	$1,000,000	02/23/2006	02/23/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3378420	$1,000,000	02/23/2006	01/26/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN325378	$1,000,000	02/01/2002	04/24/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HIGHLANDS INSURANCE CO.	DBA 2002083	$1,000,000	02/01/2000	02/01/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN WEST INSURANCE COMPANY	SFT2715944	$1,000,000	02/01/1999	02/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS INS.(AIU)	SFT2715944	$1,000,000	02/01/1996	03/07/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS INS.(AIU)	SFT2715944	$1,000,000	02/01/1996	02/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP	SFTG 2715944	$1,000,000	02/01/1996	09/23/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	TP 101313	$1,000,000	02/01/1995	02/27/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	RST202367	$1,000,000	02/01/1994	02/01/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	CA 5282010	$1,000,000	01/26/2009	03/26/2011	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC276116	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/21/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/18/2022
MC276116	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/23/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/03/1996
MC276116	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/24/1994	REVOKED	07/06/2022
MC276116	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/05/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2022
MC276116	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/29/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/24/1996
MC276116	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/29/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/23/2016
MC276116	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/27/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/18/2015
MC276116	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/14/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/27/2006
MC276116	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/01/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/01/1995

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97/100

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 97

97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Operating history unknown−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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

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.