Carrier profile · USDOT 732947 · MC-364712 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Best Express Enterprises LLC

8 power unitsavg 14.5 yrRegional · 5 statesRUSTON, LA76/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-364712 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

22Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(318) 278-0275 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average10.5% vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.5 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

12 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 40.00% on 10 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
18 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 14, 2026.

Safety

38 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 10.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 38 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 51.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 38
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.4 inspections / unit · yr

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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance18 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Sentry Select’99–’02

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	2
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2023	$750K	3
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Feb 2020	$750K	4
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Apr 2004	$750K	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Mar 2003	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1999 → Mar 2002	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 22

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

70.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Arkansas: 15 inspections
Louisiana: 14 inspections
Texas: 7 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections

Home base

RUSTON, LA

8690 HIGHWAY 80

Most inspections: AR

15 inspections

AR 15 · LA 14 · TX 7

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 8922573 USDOT 3863216 USDOT 318893Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3082340 USDOT 3200765 USDOT 3863216 USDOT 109753 USDOT 2958586 USDOT 318893 USDOT 4235853 USDOT 191496

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 8690 HIGHWAY 80, RUSTON, LA, 71270
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (318) 278-0275
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Joel Best
USDOT / docket: 732947 · MC-364712
First registered: Mar 4, 1998
Last MCS-150: May 22, 2024 · 310,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 12, 2025
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

310,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 2026

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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40%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 10 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

68violation records

10OOS-tagged records

4 of 10inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

220%0 / 22

Hours of service

1724%4 / 17

Other vehicle maintenance

1729%5 / 17

Brakes

60%0 / 6

Lights

520%1 / 5

Other / unclassified

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to Apr 251 / 3

0%May 25 to Oct 250 / 2

100%Nov 25 to Apr 262 / 2

33%May 26 to Oct 261 / 3

Top 3 codes (24 of 68 records)

395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing13
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection6
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5

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392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles3
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps3
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.78 Windshield wipers2
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak2
172.406D Other violation1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.104B Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.110B Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.209D-STYCIS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
395.8K2-HOSRC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-F Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TFCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BEST EXPRESS ENTERPRISES LLC.

BEST EXPRESS ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 732947) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 20, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 38 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 38 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 22, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 12, 2025 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BEST EXPRESS ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number?

BEST EXPRESS ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number is 732947, and its motor carrier number is MC-364712.

Is BEST EXPRESS ENTERPRISES LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. BEST EXPRESS ENTERPRISES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BEST EXPRESS ENTERPRISES LLC's safety record?

BEST EXPRESS ENTERPRISES LLC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 50 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).