Carrier profile · USDOT 2151455 · MC-750491 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BEST WAY TRUCKING INC

DBA GSC LOGISTICS INC

5 power unitsTACOMA, WA44/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-750491 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(206) 774-7939 Email dispatchCOMPLIANCE@GSCLOGISTICS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 15 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 4

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.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · 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: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 8 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Hudson’12–’15

Protective’18–’23

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2024

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2018 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2017 → Apr 2018	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2017 → Apr 2016	$750K	1
THROUGH TRANSPORT MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSO. LTD	Apr 2016 → Apr 2016	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2016 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2016	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Apr 2015	$750K	4
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Jun 2011 → Jun 2011	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Mar 2012	$750K	2
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Jun 2011 → Jul 2011	$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): 5
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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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

TACOMA, WA

3600 PORT OF TACOMA ROAD SUITE 505

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

@gsclogistics.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 436112

Shares a company officer with other carriers

scott taylor — 43 carriers: USDOT 271496 USDOT 658483 USDOT 749964 USDOT 940009 USDOT 1097205 USDOT 1117234 USDOT 1138017 USDOT 1139982

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3600 PORT OF TACOMA ROAD SUITE 505, TACOMA, WA, 98424
Mailing address: 530 WATER STREET 5TH FLOOR, OAKLAND, CA, 94607
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (206) 774-7939
Fax: (206) 774-0604
Email: compliance@gsclogistics.com
Web domain: gsclogistics.com

Registration

Officers: Scott Taylor · David Arsenault
USDOT / docket: 2151455 · MC-750491
First registered: May 9, 2011
Last MCS-150: Nov 22, 2023 · 1,303,162 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,303,162

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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 TRUCKING INC.

BEST WAY TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2151455) has a Vektor safety score of 44/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 22, 2023.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.