Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
7 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
BETTER TRUCKS INC (USDOT 3246657) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active common 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 OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 21, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.
It reports 3 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 22, 2025.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
BETTER TRUCKS INC's USDOT number is 3246657, and its motor carrier number is MC-1020889.
As of 2026-06-13, BETTER TRUCKS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
BETTER TRUCKS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) 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: 1 federal roadside inspection 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.
BETTER TRUCKS INC operates 3 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
BETTER TRUCKS INC is based in HILLSIDE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
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.
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
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2021
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2019 → Sep 2021 | $300K | 2 |
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
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
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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