BEST CARRIER SOLUTIONS INC

DOT# 2811363 MC# 937180 Lakeland, FL Authorized For-Hire
(813) 750-7666 compliance@bestcarrier.org 2940 Swindell Rd, Lakeland FL 33805-3816
72 tractors 70 drivers 7.3M mi/yr · ~102k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 61.4 / 100
Moderate confidence
11 yrs history · 137 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
72
Drivers · CDL
70 · 70
Annual miles
7.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 35 37 0 72
Trailers 68 10 0 78

Registration

Registered
09-30-2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-07-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BORGES, ISAEL
Officer
BORGES, ISAEL

Cargo

62.7
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.5 vs 2.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.5
Similar fleets
2.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~7%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.7 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.76× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +5%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    2 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 1 English proficiency (Mar 2025 – Mar 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 42 of 150 violations (28%). Brake or light defects led to 11 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    4 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 2 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 3 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    32.8% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (20 of 61), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.88× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 1.5% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 3
  • High speeding: 6

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
137
53% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
32.8%
20 of 61
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.5%
2 of 137
National avg 6.7%
Violations
150
29 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Florida (about 61 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 11 inspections, 0 out of service 11 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 14 inspections, 1 out of service 14 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 17 inspections, 1 out of service 17 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 13 inspections, 6 out of service 13 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 18 inspections, 4 out of service 18 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 20 inspections, 6 out of service 20 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 30 inspections, 3 out of service 30 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 4,155 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.035 0.026
Inspections 1.29 0.97
Violations 1.04 0.56
Critical violations 0.24 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

150 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    104 · 26 OOS
    Brakes 42 · Lights 30 · Tires 13 · Wheels & hubs 4 · Cargo securement 2 · 13 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    25 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 8 · Speeding 6 · Seat belt 5 · Phone use 3 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    20 · 2 OOS
    Over hours limit 8 · False log 4 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    English proficiency 1
  • 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
  • Jan
    20
    2026
    Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    16
    2025
    Arkansas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Aug
    13
    2025
    Florida
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    5
    2025
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    14
    2024
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Canal Insurance Company
on record since Oct 20, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2015
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: Spinnaker Insurance Company → Canal Insurance Company (Oct 2026)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 26, 2015)

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
  • Wisconsin 22
  • Kentucky 19
  • Tennessee 19
  • Georgia 16
  • Minnesota 9
  • Florida (HQ) 8
  • Iowa 6
  • Missouri 6

Runs well beyond its home state: 8 of 137 inspections were in Florida.