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BEST TRANSPORTATION INC

DBA: BEST TRANSPORTATION OF ST LOUIS

DOT# 1055643 MC# 440135 Bridgeton, MO Authorized For-Hire
(314) 989-1500 jason.peery@besttransportation.com 4628 Crossroads Industrial Drive, Bridgeton MO 63044
32 power units 29 drivers
Not graded
Current FMCSA Conditional rating (06-02-2024)

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
32
Drivers · CDL
29 · 18
Annual miles
569k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Conditional (06-02-2024)
Registered
09-19-2002 (24 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-13-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DEBBIE RUDAWSKY
Officer
JASON PEERY

Cargo

50.0
medium risk

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Not Graded

Not graded: passenger operation. The FRED Score is a property-carrier model; a passenger model is a separate study.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record.

  • Little roadside history
    Only 3 inspections in 24 months for 32 power units, where interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Missouri average about 34; the record says little either way.
    Ask: confirm the fleet is operating at the filed size (the MCS-150 was last updated Mar 2026).
Data flags
  • Current adverse FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA currently rates this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory — a recent formal finding of safety-management deficiencies. Treat as a serious underwriting concern.
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Aug 2025 – Aug 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
3
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
1 of 3
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3
National avg 6.7%
Violations
2
1 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Missouri (about 34 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '25
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.029
Inspections 0.12 1.11
Violations 0.03 0.77
Critical violations 0.00 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

2 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$5,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Company
on record since Aug 1, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2007
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 16, 2009)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Illinois 3
Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/1055643