Asset-based
0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA BEST TRANSPORTATION OF ST LOUIS
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Asset-based
0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
23 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
BEST TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1055643) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.
It reports 0 power units and 29 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jun 2, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
BEST TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1055643, and its motor carrier number is MC-440135.
As of Jun 21, 2026, BEST TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
BEST TRANSPORTATION INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
BEST TRANSPORTATION INC operates 0 power units and 29 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
BEST TRANSPORTATION INC is based in BRIDGETON, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 3
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2019
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2016 → Aug 2019 | $5M | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2015 → Aug 2016 | $5M | 3 |
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2010 → Aug 2015 | $5M | 4 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2009 → Sep 2010 | $5M | 2 |
| NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2007 → Aug 2009 | $5M | 5 |
| GATEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2004 → Jul 2004 | $5M | 3 |
| PARATRANSIT INS.CO. A MUT. RISK RETENTION GR | Aug 2002 → Jun 2004 | $5M | 3 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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