Carrier profile · USDOT 568977 · MC-277302 · Updated Jun 28, 2026

BEST WAY TRANSPORT INC

11 power unitsNORFOLK, VA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-277302 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(757) 857-0007 Email dispatchjshumate@bestwaycargo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 28, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

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

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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)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 ’23 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Interstate’02–’22

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC · since Jun 2023

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Jun 2022	$750K	5
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Jun 2002	$750K	1
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1999 → Jun 2001	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1996 → Feb 1999	$750K	4
TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1996 → May 1996	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1994 → Feb 1996	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
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

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

Home base

NORFOLK, VA

6001 MILLER STORE ROAD STE 102

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bestwaycargo.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1400702

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6001 MILLER STORE ROAD STE 102, NORFOLK, VA, 23502
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (757) 857-0007
Fax: (757) 857-0004
Email: jshumate@bestwaycargo.com
Web domain: bestwaycargo.com

Registration

Officers: Evelyne Ottavio · Jeffrey A Shumate
USDOT / docket: 568977 · MC-277302
First registered: Jul 14, 1994
Last MCS-150: Jul 8, 2025 · 165,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

165,000

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 WAY TRANSPORT INC.

BEST WAY TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 568977) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 28, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 28, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC effective Jun 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 28, 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 refreshed Jun 28, 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 28, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 8, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BEST WAY TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

BEST WAY TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 568977, and its motor carrier number is MC-277302.

Is BEST WAY TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 28, 2026, BEST WAY TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BEST WAY TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

BEST WAY TRANSPORT INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.