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Company CheckMERICAS BEST TRANSPORT LLC · DOT 985417

89 DIETZ RD, WATSONTOWN, PA, 17777-8840

DOT# 985417 MC# 419132 Watsontown, Pennsylvania 24 years

CARRIER Phone number changed · Jun 25, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jun 25, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Jun 25, 2026
Phone number changed.

Safety & compliance 5

Apr 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Nov 3, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Sep 23, 2025
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
Sep 16, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Sep 10, 2024
REINSTATED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.

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

Contact Details

Phone(570) 847-8686

Fax(570) 847-8686

Email[email protected]

Physical Address89 DIETZ RD, WATSONTOWN, PA, 17777-8840

Mailing Address89 DIETZ RD, WATSONTOWN, PA, 17777

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC419132

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating24 years

Company Overview

MERICAS BEST TRANSPORT LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Watsontown, Pennsylvania. The company has been in operation for 24 years, registered with the FMCSA on 10/22/2001. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 1 miles (2023). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, MERICAS BEST TRANSPORT LLC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

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 8 · 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 3.75 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1 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.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

SmartWay PartnerNo

No safety rating or inspection data on file with FMCSA.

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective05/09/2024

CompanyUNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #CA981008995

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage1 mi

Operating24 years

MCS-15011/2024

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

2024

1 · 1 OOS -

2025

3 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

1 · 1 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 Apr 2026, 5 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (40% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

13 roadside violations across 5 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 9 violations · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 3 violations · 1 OOS

Other (General) 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 (5)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/28/2026	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENE TWP PA	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/03/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SLATE HILL NY	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	PA	Full (Level I)	SR0049 LAWRENCE TWP - SR0015 I	5	0	1	4	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL RT 47 S/B AT CR 1900N	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON US HIGHWAY 15 2431 FEET SOU	3	1	1	2	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections5

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	TEA372318	$750,000	12/27/2010	12/27/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	TEA372008	$750,000	12/27/2009	12/27/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MGA INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	MPP141185	$1,000,000	12/27/2001	12/27/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73MTS006965	$0	08/03/2010	08/03/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73MTS005677	$0	08/03/2009	08/03/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73MTE710528	$0	08/03/2008	08/03/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73MTE709699	$0	08/03/2007	08/03/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73MTE706076	$0	08/03/2006	08/03/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	WSC00IIC277540	$0	08/03/2005	08/03/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	WSC00IIC277540	$0	08/03/2005	09/14/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	WSC00IIC277-115	$0	01/08/2002	01/08/2003	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC419132	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/30/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/07/2010
MC419132	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/10/2024	-	-
MC419132	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/09/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/26/2007
MC419132	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/07/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/13/2010
MC419132	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/07/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/27/2009
MC419132	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/07/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/25/2008
MC419132	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/07/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/27/2006
MC419132	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/24/2006	REVOKED	01/03/2012
MC419132	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/18/2002	REVOKED	03/27/2003

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

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.

MERICAS BEST TRANSPORT LLC

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Company Information

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Company Overview

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (5)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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