Carrier profile · USDOT 616888 · MC-295587 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Best Chairs Transit Inc

8 power unitsFERDINAND, IN84/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-295587 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(812) 367-1761 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 8 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Wausau Business’95–’03

Sentry’03–now

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2024

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2003 → Aug 2024	$750K	2
WAUSAU BUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1995 → Nov 2003	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

FERDINAND, IN

TWO BEST DRIVE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@besthf.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 785932 USDOT 3325381 USDOT 4233750

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brian lange — 2 carriers: USDOT 4420564

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: TWO BEST DRIVE, FERDINAND, IN, 47532
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (812) 367-1761
Fax: (812) 367-0163
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: besthf.com

Registration

Officers: Brian Lange · Glenn Lange
USDOT / docket: 616888 · MC-295587
First registered: Oct 12, 1995
Last MCS-150: Dec 4, 2023 · 703,777 mi (2020)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 1, 2003
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

703,777

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BEST CHAIRS TRANSIT INC.

BEST CHAIRS TRANSIT INC (USDOT 616888) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 4, 2023. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 1, 2003 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BEST CHAIRS TRANSIT INC's USDOT number?

BEST CHAIRS TRANSIT INC's USDOT number is 616888, and its motor carrier number is MC-295587.

Is BEST CHAIRS TRANSIT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. BEST CHAIRS TRANSIT INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.