BESTWAY CHARTER TRANSPORTATION INC
(630) 238-1000
mike@bestwaycharter.com
710 Larsen Ln, Bensenville IL 60106
30
power units
25 drivers
750k mi/yr · ~25k per unit
Not graded
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 30
- Drivers · CDL
- 25 · 25
- Annual miles
- 750k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-13-2024)
- Registered
- 08-19-2003 (23 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-31-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- WLODZIMIERZ SKOPEK
- Officer
- MICHAL SKOPEK
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.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 8 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 83% of inspections found no violations.
Track record
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
12
83% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 11
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 11
National avg 6.7%
Violations
2
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 11,996 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.033 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 0.60 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 0.03 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.00 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
2 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert2 · 0 OOSLights 1 · Other parts 1
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Mar252026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb262026IllinoisInjury · 8 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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primary $1,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Mar 19, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2003
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY → TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2025)
- 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 5 took effect (the last Mar 19, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 17, 2026)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
57 filings and 45 authority events since 2003 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
57 filings and 45 authority events since 2003 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Mar 19, 2026TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 19, 2026TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 17, 2026opened after TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 19, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 17, 2025TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Mar 19, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 17, 2025TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 19, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 21, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 19, 2025opened after TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 17, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 19, 2025TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 17, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 19, 2025TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 17, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 19, 2025opened after INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 19, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 19, 2024INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Mar 19, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 21, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 20, 2024opened after INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 19, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 6, 2024INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Mar 19, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 10, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 6, 2024opened after INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 6, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 19, 2023INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Feb 6, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2023INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Mar 19, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 20, 2023opened after INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 1, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 15, 2023opened after INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 1, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 24, 2022INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 27, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 17, 2022opened after INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 24, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 19, 2022INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Oct 24, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2022FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 19, 2022 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 20, 2022 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 24, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 23, 2022opened after FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 20, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 10, 2021FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 20, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 9, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 12, 2021opened after FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 10, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 2021Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Illinois (HQ) 8
- Iowa 3
- Missouri 1
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PassengerTotal Inspections
12
Driver Insp
11
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
11
Vehicle OOS
0
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Percentile | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | - | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 2 | 0.17 | - |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-SEP-26 – 27-AUG-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.