Carrier profile · USDOT 2152122 · MC-748323 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BEST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC

DBA BEST EXPRESS

59 power unitsavg 6.1 yrNational · 25 statesEL PASO, TX82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-748323 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

59Power units

67 observed · MCS-150

110Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.1Avg age (yr)

2004–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 852-7500 Email dispatchdispatch@bESTEXPRESSTRANS.COM

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.3% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

59 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.1 yr

Model years 2004–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

178 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 115 vehicle and 178 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

24.1% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 8.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

165 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 17

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 59-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 59
Inspections · 24 mo: 178
Annualized: ≈89 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving73 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance28 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 20 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance17 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness15 · 7 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not 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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Msa’12–’14

Commercial Alliance’16–’19

United Wisconsin’19–’24

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WORTH INSURANCE CO · since Feb 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2024	$750K	7
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Feb 2019	$750K	8
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Apr 2015	$750K	9
MSA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2012 → Feb 2014	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2012	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 59
Observed power (24 mo): 67
Trailers (towed): 110

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

71.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

178

NM busiest

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

Home base

EL PASO, TX

1741 CHERRINGTON ST

Top corridor

NM ⇄ TX

NM 45 · TX 34 · CA 27

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 22 trucks also ran under 13 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 711125 USDOT 786840 USDOT 302761 USDOT 327574 USDOT 927424 USDOT 4415315 USDOT 198 USDOT 2380911Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 66 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1237415 USDOT 1343498 USDOT 3145664 USDOT 3277736 USDOT 3794034 USDOT 198 USDOT 711125 USDOT 786840

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1741 CHERRINGTON ST, EL PASO, TX, 79928
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (915) 852-7500
Fax: (915) 852-7502
Email: dispatch@bestexpresstrans.com
Web domain: bestexpresstrans.com

Registration

Officers: Juan Buchanan · Salvador Munoz
USDOT / docket: 2152122 · MC-748323
First registered: May 10, 2011
Last MCS-150: Feb 18, 2026 · 9,503,088 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 5, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 61418722

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

9,503,088

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

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 EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC.

BEST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2152122) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from WORTH INSURANCE CO effective Feb 17, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 178 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 115 vehicle-level and 178 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 59 power units and 80 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 18, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 5, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BEST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

BEST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2152122, and its motor carrier number is MC-748323.

Is BEST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BEST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BEST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

BEST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 318 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).