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Company CheckTHE BEST TRUCKS INC · DOT 746806

42727 FIFTH STREET EAST, LANCASTER, CA, 93535

DOT# 746806 MC# 268822 Lancaster, California 32 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$10,000 bond

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Sep 16, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

Jan 28, 2025
REVOKED MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER.
Jan 21, 2025
SAFETY SUSPENSION MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER.
Oct 2, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active surety bond on file ($10,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address42727 FIFTH STREET EAST, LANCASTER, CA, 93535

Mailing Address42727 FIFTH STREET EAST, LANCASTER, CA, 93535

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)$10,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/04/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/16/2026

TypeOn file with FMCSA

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC268822

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerInactive

Operating32 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 .7 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage493,755 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 OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review11/13/2024

Insurance

Amount$10,000 bond

Type85

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/04/2026

CompanyFIRST INTERSTATE BANK

Last checked09/16/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet10 units

Drivers10

Mileage493,755 mi

Operating32 years

MCS-15010/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total9

Out of Service1

OOS Rate11.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service2

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 11/13/2024

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

4 · 2 OOS -

2024

15 · 5 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 Oct 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.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 1 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

Unsafe Driving 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 (19)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/02/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2024	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 AT DRY CREEK	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	017 - BROWNSTOWN - I-70 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/11/2024	NM	Full (Level I)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	6	1	0	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	FENTON MO	19	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRE HAUTE IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF	5	0	1	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2024	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALLAMUCHY REST AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	NM	Full (Level I)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/18/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH20 EB CMV REST ARE	10	2	0	0	10	2	-	▲Detail
01/05/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	5	4	1	0	4	4	-	▲Detail
01/02/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DESERT HILLS IF	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2023	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE TP	2	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2023	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINZEL SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WALLKILL (WB)	9	3	2	1	7	2	-	▲Detail
10/10/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 70 EB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections5

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2024-12-26	Denial of Access	ACTIVE	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 4463832	$750,000	12/07/2009	06/11/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 4463832	$750,000	12/07/2009	06/02/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	491268	$750,000	09/13/2009	12/10/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LG10010348900	$750,000	09/13/2008	09/13/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN519136	$750,000	09/13/2006	09/13/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 5992170-02	$1,000,000	08/03/2000	04/03/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 5992170	$1,000,000	08/03/1999	08/03/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 9485752 01	$750,000	06/22/2011	04/14/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIERS RISK RETENTION GROUP	CAT2008-0020-01-1108	$750,000	06/02/2010	04/14/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	AM37000086-00	$750,000	04/14/2024	01/22/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	AF-100503-00	$750,000	04/14/2023	04/14/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	AI-100071-00	$750,000	04/14/2021	04/14/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2606308	$750,000	04/14/2020	04/14/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2606308	$750,000	04/14/2020	04/14/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2606308	$750,000	04/14/2020	06/04/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF007328	$750,000	04/14/2018	04/14/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF007328	$750,000	04/14/2018	05/14/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA08065803	$750,000	04/14/2017	04/14/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA08065802	$750,000	04/14/2016	04/14/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA08065801	$750,000	04/14/2015	04/14/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0058231	$1,000,000	04/14/2014	04/14/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT787880001	$750,000	04/14/2013	04/14/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT787880001	$750,000	04/14/2013	04/14/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT787880-8012-121	$750,000	04/14/2012	04/14/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT 9485752 01	$750,000	04/14/2011	06/22/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	423458	$1,000,000	03/19/1998	12/09/1998	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	423458	$0	03/19/1998	12/09/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	SK3013504	$750,000	01/15/1999	09/24/1999	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC268822	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	12/27/1993	REVOKED	01/30/2003
MC268822	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/13/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/10/2009
MC268822	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/02/2006	REVOKED	01/28/2025
MC268822	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/02/2006	SAFETY SUSPENSION	01/21/2025
MC268822	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/24/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/29/1994
MC268822	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/17/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/15/2009
MC268822	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/27/1998	REVOKED	12/14/1999
MC268822	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/17/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/03/2010
MC268822	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/20/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/12/2023
MC268822	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/19/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/16/2012
MC268822	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/18/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/15/2024
MC268822	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/18/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/13/2015
MC268822	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/18/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/11/2014
MC268822	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/18/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/17/2013
MC268822	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/18/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/14/2011
MC268822	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/06/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/03/1999

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

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

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

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

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 11.1111% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

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%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% 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.

THE BEST TRUCKS INC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

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

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (19)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

Licensing & Insurance

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