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Company CheckBEST EXPRESS ENTERPRISES LLC · DOT 732947

8690 HIGHWAY 80, RUSTON, LA, 71270

DOT# 732947 MC# 364712 Ruston, Louisiana 27 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 16, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jul 16, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jul 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Dec 9, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 13, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address8690 HIGHWAY 80, RUSTON, LA, 71270

Mailing Address8690 HIGHWAY 80, RUSTON, LA, 71270

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC364712

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating27 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt 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 10.19 · 9 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .95 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 9.31 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage265,114 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS12.5% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/07/2025

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective02/20/2026

CompanyHOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #TRHS18-01993-00

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet8 units

Drivers8

Mileage265,114 mi

Operating27 years

MCS-15005/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total32

Out of Service4

OOS Rate12.5%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service3

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 08/07/2025 | Rated: 08/12/2025

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

10 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

17 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

13 · 5 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

2 crashes ▲

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 Jul 2026, 34 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (23.5% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 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
12/09/2025	MONROE	LA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/13/2025	RURAL	LA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

65 roadside violations across 34 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 26 violations · 6 OOS

Unsafe Driving 21 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 17 violations · 4 OOS

Hazardous Materials 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 (43)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/16/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RAYVILLE LA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOMER LA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAMBURG AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	200 US96 PINELAND TR	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
05/05/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	LITTLE ROCK AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	EL DORADO AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/19/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORDYCE AR	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHREVEPORT LA	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHOUDRANT LA	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
02/12/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONTICELLO AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 259 N BATEY RD	3	1	2	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	179 FM1004	8	2	0	0	8	2	1	▲Detail
01/14/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONROE LA	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEESVILLE LA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	35492 US96 SB	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RUSTON LA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH 31, MP 650	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DRY PRONG LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/11/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINNFIELD LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	JERSEY AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	ATKINS AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DRY PRONG LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOCKESBURG AR	11	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAMBURG AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPRINGDALE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAMBURG AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/23/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US59 MM 318	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWOOD AR	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2025	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	WINNFIELD LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DRY PRONG LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/24/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIMSBORO LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	MENIFEE AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2024	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	MORRILTON AR	8	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
10/24/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	322M US59 SB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	13218 TX110	5	0	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2024	LA	Full (Level I)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/22/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/18/2023	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRADLEY COUNTY	5	0	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US59 SB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONWAY COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections36

Unsafe Driving 9 viols

HOS Compliance 8 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 7 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT7656567099-991	$1,000,000	12/06/2001	02/05/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT7656567099-991	$0	12/06/2001	02/05/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT7656567099-991	$0	09/01/1999	09/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT7656567099-991	$1,000,000	09/01/1999	12/06/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT7656567099-991	$0	09/01/1999	12/06/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT7656567099-991	$1,000,000	09/01/1999	09/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRHS18-00599-03	$750,000	06/29/2021	02/20/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC	CA966403167	$750,000	05/03/2023	02/20/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRHS18-00599-00	$750,000	04/27/2018	02/20/2019	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	FJ770584-8003-031	$0	03/07/2003	04/20/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	FJ770584-8003-031	$750,000	03/07/2003	04/20/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	MTC003190	$0	03/07/2002	03/07/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L018313	$1,000,000	03/07/2002	03/07/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRHS18-01794-00	$750,000	02/20/2024	02/20/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC	CA966403167	$750,000	02/20/2023	05/03/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRHS18-00599-04	$750,000	02/20/2022	02/20/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRHS18-00599-03	$750,000	02/20/2021	06/29/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRHS18-00599-02	$750,000	02/20/2020	02/20/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRHS18-00599-02	$750,000	02/20/2020	02/20/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRHS18-00599-01	$750,000	02/20/2019	02/20/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT7656567099-991	$1,000,000	02/05/2002	03/08/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT7656567099-991	$0	02/05/2002	03/08/2002	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC364712	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/07/1999	REVOKED	04/26/2004
MC364712	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/02/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/10/2021
MC364712	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/30/2018	-	-
MC364712	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/25/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/22/2021
MC364712	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/24/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/18/2025
MC364712	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/24/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/21/2023
MC364712	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/24/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/22/2022
MC364712	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/24/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/20/2020
MC364712	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/24/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/20/2019

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76/100

Good

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 76

−10

Starts at 100−24 totalFinal 76

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−4

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

-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 12.5% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-4

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 8 vehicles (~0.25 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−4 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 8 vehicles (~0.25 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 12.5% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% 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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Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (43)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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