BEST DEDICATED LLC
(800) 849-1818
dleonard@shipwithbest.com
829 Graves Street, Kenersville NC 27284
312
tractors · all owned
312 drivers
17.6M mi/yr · ~56k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 64.6 / 100
High confidence
22 yrs history · 588 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 312
- Drivers · CDL
- 312 · 312
- Annual miles
- 17.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 312 | 0 | 0 | 312 |
| Trailers | 595 | 91 | 0 | 686 |
Registration
- Registered
- 05-13-2004 (22 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-18-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- DANIELLE LEONARD
- Officer
- RICHARD HEPLER
Cargo
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Building Materials
Paper Products
Construction
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Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
23
0 fatalities · 19 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
588
83% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.6%
38 of 229
Driver out-of-service
0.7%
4 of 588
Violations
150
45 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per truck and per mile, against fleets like this one
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What they get cited for
150 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert115 · 42 OOSBrakes 34 · Lights 34 · Tires 18 · Cargo securement 8 · Steering & suspension 3 · 18 more
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Unsafe driving No alert20 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 16 · Speeding 3 · Seat belt 1
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Hours of service No alert8 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 4 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 1 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat2 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Aug222026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Apr222026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar312026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar62026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar62026North CarolinaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb232026North CarolinaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan272026North CarolinaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan62026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct242025South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct62025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug252025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar312025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar212025MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec52024North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov292024OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, snow, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Nov262024North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct132024GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
15 more in the FMCSA records below.
15 of the 23 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Oct 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2004
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY since Mar 9, 2024
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: Hartford Fire Insurance Company → National Interstate Insurance Company (Oct 2026)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Oct 30, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Inspections by state
- North Carolina (HQ) 411
- South Carolina 105
- Indiana 16
- Ohio 15
- Tennessee 9
- Georgia 8
- Maryland 6
- Kentucky 5
70% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
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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 PropertyTotal Inspections
588
Driver Insp
588
Driver OOS
4
Vehicle Insp
229
Vehicle OOS
38
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 19 | 0.44 | |
| HOS Compliance | 6 | 0.05 | |
| Driver Fitness | 5 | 0.02 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 78 | 2.51 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.