BEST LAWN CARE OF FLORIDA INC

Lakeland, FL · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · 4 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Oct 5, 2018 (8 years)

Do not book until these are resolved · 1 signal

How risk signals work

At least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is not authorized (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
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Operating authority
Last known: Not authorized
FF28945: no authority granted
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
0.0%
Only 1 vehicle inspection; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.

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Operating authority

FF28945 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Operating authorityNot authorized
FMCSA has not granted common, contract, broker or forwarder authority on this docket.
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
None on file

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 3197181 ↗

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

2inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 1 · Florida avg 26.0%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 2 · Florida avg 10.2%
7violations written on inspection reports

Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months

Power units: 1

1 straight trucks

Ford 1

4 power units declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.

Trailers: 1

1 semi-trailers

Big Tex 1

Includes trailers the company pulled but does not own, such as shipper or leasing trailers.

2 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 24, 2026FL33No
Mar 23, 2026FL24No
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 Florida average covers 69,904 vehicle and 132,306 driver inspections of all Florida-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

2 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 0 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 7 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 serviceShareFlorida share
Vehicle Maintenance20100.0%61.8%
2 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Lighting - License plate lamp missing
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311A1LLPL
10
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617CPI
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 Florida column is the mix across all Florida-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

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number3197181
MC / docketFF28945
Legal nameBEST LAWN CARE OF FLORIDA INC
OperationIntrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Business type—
Power units4
Drivers3
Annual mileage114,000 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedOct 5, 2018 · 8 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateDec 29, 2025
Email domain on file@bestlawnfl.com

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Tractors40

Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.

Cargo carried

Building MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsAgricultural/Farm SuppliesConstruction

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 LAWN CARE OF FLORIDA INC

What does BEST LAWN CARE OF FLORIDA INC's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for BEST LAWN CARE OF FLORIDA INC (FF28945), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about BEST LAWN CARE OF FLORIDA INC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data. There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate. 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 LAWN CARE OF FLORIDA INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3197181. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (863) 581-7670, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches FF28945, 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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