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USDOT 244285MC173882

Best Cartage Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

41 years (granted 1984)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

415 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Best Cartage Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

829 Graves St, Kernersville, NC 27284

Phone

(800) 849-1818

Power units

64

Drivers

51

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC173882

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Reinstated — Property Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Property Broker

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/01/2013 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/04/2013
  • type license: BROKER · order2 type desc: VOLUNTARY REVOCATION

Insurance filings

91X — Hartford Fire Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)
84 — Great American Alliance Company

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.4%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 415 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

6.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 415 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

dleonard@shipwithbest.com — company domain

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Domain age

shipwithbest.com registered 2010-05-20 (16 years)

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

3

Reportable crashes

3

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: SC 01/2025 · NC 12/2024 · NC 08/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 282025: 962024: 1732023: 118
Level III — Driver-only: 241Level II — Walk-around: 130Level I — Full: 44
DateStateLevel
Jul 6, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026TNLevel I — Full
May 20, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 18, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 18, 2026NCLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 8, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 6, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 2, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Mar 31, 2026USLevel I — Full
Mar 30, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 26, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Feb 24, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 14, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 13, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 12, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 11, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 3, 2025DELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 1, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Dec 1, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 18, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 17, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Nov 2, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 31, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 22, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 16, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 13, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 9, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 7, 2025DELevel II — Walk-around
Oct 3, 2025DELevel II — Walk-around
Oct 2, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 2, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 1, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 26, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 19, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 12, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 3, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 22, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 8, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 1, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 21, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 17, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2025MDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 27, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Jun 27, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Jun 23, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 10, 2025MDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 3, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 3, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 2, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 31, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 27, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 21, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 20, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 13, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Mar 12, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 415 inspections on file.

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