BEST FREIGHTLINES INC

Doing business as BEST TRANSPORT

Merced, CA · Interstate · 5 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Dec 14, 2004 (21 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC614143: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
0.0%
0 of 11 vehicle inspections (small sample) · California avg 19.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC614143 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC614143PrimaryClear Blue Insurance Company
Policy CM91DT000005-00 · BMC-91X
$750,000Feb 1, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

17inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 11 · California avg 19.8%
10.0%driver out-of-service
1 of 10 · California avg 6.3%
20violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Jul 27, 2026LA31No
Jan 16, 2026CA50No
Jan 16, 2026CA50No
Jan 16, 2026CA50No
Aug 28, 2025IL30No
Jul 12, 2025NM30No
Jun 28, 2025KS22No
Jun 25, 2025CA11No
Mar 30, 2025TX28No
Mar 12, 2025NV31No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The California average covers 398,742 vehicle and 510,354 driver inspections of all California-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

16 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 1 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 20 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareCalifornia share
Vehicle Maintenance6037.5%71.7%
Hours-of-Service Compliance5031.3%16.6%
Unsafe Driving4025.0%8.0%
Driver Fitness116.3%3.2%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524
20
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
20
Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate
Physical · Driver Fitness · code 39141B10MC
11
Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids
EOBR Related · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39522H4
10
ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically
Fail to transfer ELD records · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524D
10
HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
False Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958EHOSPD
10
Failure to obey traffic control device
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922C
10
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD
10
CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355C2
10
No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355E
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the California column is the mix across all California-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

1crashes
0fatal
0injury
1tow-away
Crash details
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Dec 15, 2024IA00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number1312590
MC / docketMC614143
Legal nameBEST FREIGHTLINES INC
DBA nameBEST TRANSPORT
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units5
Drivers5
Annual mileage394,124 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedDec 14, 2004 · 21 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMay 13, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightMeatRefrigerated Food

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about BEST FREIGHTLINES INC

What does BEST FREIGHTLINES INC's operating authority allow?

MC614143: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about BEST FREIGHTLINES INC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking BEST FREIGHTLINES INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 1312590. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (916) 215-9595, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC614143, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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