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Carrier profile · USDOT 1544327 · MC-574292 · Updated 07/26/2026

BEST BUS LLC

0 power unitsCLEVES, OH

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-574292 NO AUTHORITY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Awaiting decode

Call dispatch(513) 403-9083 Email dispatchrsmith096@fuse.net

Carrier verification summary for BEST BUS LLC

BEST BUS LLC (USDOT 1544327) is unrated by Vektor because the deterministic FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 07/26/2026.

BEST BUS LLC (USDOT 1544327) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 07/26/2026.

BEST BUS LLC (USDOT 1544327) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 07/26/2026.

BEST BUS LLC (USDOT 1544327) reports 0 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 07/27/2022.

BEST BUS LLC (USDOT 1544327) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 07/26/2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-26

Limited record

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

Established 20 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Lancer’06–’19

Pennsylvania Manuf’19–’21

National Interstate’21–’24

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Sep 2024	$5M	2
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	Sep 2019 → Sep 2021	$5M	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2006 → Sep 2019	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
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

CLEVES, OH

3665 CHESTNUT PARK LN

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

@fuse.net — 713 carriers: USDOT 63059 USDOT 63101 USDOT 81383 USDOT 81406 USDOT 91290 USDOT 140167 USDOT 145429 USDOT 210394

Shares a company officer with other carriers

howard randy smith — 2 carriers: USDOT 3529232

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3665 CHESTNUT PARK LN, CLEVES, OH, 45002
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (513) 403-9083
Email: rsmith096@fuse.net
Web domain: fuse.net

Registration

Officer: Howard Randy Smith
USDOT / docket: 1544327 · MC-574292
First registered: 08/19/2006
Last MCS-150: 07/27/2022 · 1,000 mi (2019)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,000

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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