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BEST WAY OF INDIANA INC

DBA: BEST WAY DISPOSAL

DOT# 722226 MC# 518170 Indianapolis, IN Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(317) 484-3365 accounting@azoservices.com 2577 Kentucky Ave, Indianapolis IN 46221
418 power units · all leased 251 drivers
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 70.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
29 yrs history · 83 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
418
Drivers · CDL
251 · 251
Annual miles
7.3M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 362 0 362
Tractors 0 56 0 56
Trailers 0 136 0 136

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (05-06-2002) · 24 yr old
Registered
12-30-1997 (29 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-07-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
MICHAEL BALKEMA
Officer
DANIEL BALKEMA

Cargo

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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
13
1 fatality · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
83
39% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.5%
12 of 65
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 83
Violations
81
12 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 14 inspections, 2 out of service 14 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 18 inspections, 1 out of service 18 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 17 inspections, 3 out of service 17 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q3 '26
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What they get cited for

81 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    65 · 12 OOS
    Lights 26 · Brakes 13 · Cargo securement 13 · Tires 3 · Other parts 10
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    16 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 7 · Speeding 4 · Phone use 3 · Reckless / lane 2
  • 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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Crashes

24 months
  • Apr
    29
    2026
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    2
    2025
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Apr
    7
    2025
    Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Mar
    25
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Feb
    20
    2025
    Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Ice road, daylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Feb
    17
    2025
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    29
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jan
    23
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Illinois National Insurance Co.
on record since Aug 1, 2016 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2005
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Indiana (HQ) 76
  • Kentucky 5
  • Ohio 2

Mostly inspected in its home state (92%).

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