BEST TRANSPORTATION LLC
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
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
59 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 7
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 84
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 62
- Annualized
- ≈31 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 29, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 69 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2025 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 10, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 6 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2021 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2021 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2021 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2020 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2020 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2019 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2019 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2019 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2018 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2017 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2017 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |