MERICAS BEST TRANSPORT LLC

Watsontown, PA · Interstate · 1 power unit · Not rated · USDOT since Oct 22, 2001 (24 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC419132: 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
50.0%
Only 4 vehicle inspections; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC419132 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)MC419132PrimaryUNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Policy CA981008995 · BMC-91X
$750,000May 9, 2024Active

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

5inspections
50.0%vehicle out-of-service
2 of 4 · Pennsylvania avg 20.9%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 5 · Pennsylvania avg 5.4%
13violations written on inspection reports
5 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Apr 28, 2026PA21Yes
Nov 3, 2025NY23No
Sep 23, 2025PA15No
Sep 16, 2025IL31No
Oct 21, 2024PA23Yes
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 Pennsylvania average covers 99,713 vehicle and 169,210 driver inspections of all Pennsylvania-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

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

Why is this different from the 13 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 serviceSharePennsylvania share
Vehicle Maintenance4280.0%67.0%
Unsafe Driving1020.0%15.1%
5 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured
General Securement · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3929A2C
11
Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo
Improper Load Securement · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393100B
11
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
10
Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALLPL
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 Pennsylvania column is the mix across all Pennsylvania-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 number985417
MC / docketMC419132
Legal nameMERICAS BEST TRANSPORT LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units1
Drivers1
Annual mileage1 (2023)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedOct 22, 2001 · 24 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateNov 13, 2024

Cargo carried

General FreightMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsBuilding MaterialsMobile HomesMachinery, Large ObjectsConstructionOtherWooden Structure

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 MERICAS BEST TRANSPORT LLC

What does MERICAS BEST TRANSPORT LLC's operating authority allow?

MC419132: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about MERICAS BEST TRANSPORT LLC is old or missing?

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 MERICAS BEST TRANSPORT LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 985417. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (570) 939-4493, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC419132, 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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