A BETTER WAY TRANS LLC
1 power unit
1 driver
mileage unreliable
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3 yrs history · 8 roadside inspections in 24 months
Checked Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 1 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 1 · 1
- Annual miles
- 16k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trailers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Cargo operation
- Interstate
- Scope
- Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
- Registered
- Jul 7, 2023 (3 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jan 28, 2026
- Officer
- ALY STCYR
- Phone
- (510) 977-2454
- abetterwaytrans23@yahoo.com
- Address
- 45 W Upper Ferry Rd, Ewing NJ 08046
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsConstruction
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026Crashes
0
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
8
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 4 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 8 driver inspections
Violations
8
0 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
8 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert5 · 0 out-of-serviceBrakes 3 · Lights 2
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Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 2 · Other 1
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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 share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Accredited Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Feb 2, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC → Accredited Specialty Insurance Company (Feb 2026); SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC (Jan 2025); ASCOT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2024)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Jan 23, 2026, replaced 10 days later)
- 2 lapses in liability filings, 26 days in all (the longest 16 days) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Pennsylvania 3
- Maryland 2
- New Jersey (HQ) 1
- New York 1
- Vermont 1
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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.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 2 | 7.83 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 3 | 29.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
8 driver inspections · 4 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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