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BEST WAY TRANSPORTATION INC

ATHENS, GA

Joins 3 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 30, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Coverage resumed · Feb 17, 2006
Coverage resumed · Feb 15, 2019
Common (Property) reinstated · May 7, 2025
Common (Property) reinstated · Jan 29, 2010
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 174 days Aug 27, 2005 → Feb 17, 2006
  • Prior insurance gap · 11 days Feb 4, 2019 → Feb 15, 2019
  • Common (Property) gap · 905 days Inactive Nov 14, 2022 → reinstated May 7, 2025
  • Common (Property) gap · 547 days Inactive Jul 31, 2008 → reinstated Jan 29, 2010
  • Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — BEST WAY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1249405)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 174 days — Aug 27, 2005 → Feb 17, 2006
  • Prior insurance gap · 11 days — Feb 4, 2019 → Feb 15, 2019
  • Common (Property) gap · 905 days — Inactive Nov 14, 2022 → reinstated May 7, 2025
  • Common (Property) gap · 547 days — Inactive Jul 31, 2008 → reinstated Jan 29, 2010
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1249405/
As of: Sep 30, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1249405 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Conditional rated Company officer: STEVE DAVIS General Freight Based in ATHENS, GA

FMCSA census as of Sep 30, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 84/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=233564 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1249405
In FMCSA records since May 19, 2004 (~22y)
MC / docket MC476113
Company officer STEVE DAVIS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 1 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (706) 540-2184
Email: [email protected]
Physical
1040 TWIN LAKES DR
ATHENS, GA 30606
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1249405
In FMCSA records since May 19, 2004 (~22y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1 mi
Safety Rating Conditional
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.33 vs 1.80 -1.47
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2025-05-07 (511 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 3 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 3 3 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
3
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
8
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
7 revocations on record.
OOS order history
3 out-of-service orders issued against this carrier.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 233,564 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,564 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,564 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gaps detected (5)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Nov 14, 2022 to May 7, 2025 (905 days)
  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jul 31, 2008 to Jan 29, 2010 (547 days)
  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Nov 29, 2006 to Jan 17, 2008 (414 days)
  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Sep 6, 2005 to Apr 21, 2006 (227 days)
  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Mar 8, 2005 to May 10, 2005 (63 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (3)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Aug 27, 2005 to Feb 17, 2006 (174 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Feb 4, 2019 to Feb 15, 2019 (11 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Aug 15, 2022 to May 6, 2025 (995 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2025-09 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
South Carolina (SC) 2 0 0.0% Sep 26, 2026
Georgia (GA) 1 0 0.0% Jan 28, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
International 3
Utility 2
Wabash National 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 4.79 5 — Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (3 rows) View all 3 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89111004 Sep 26, 2026 SC 3 TOWNVILLE SC
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C317FC · 2HSFMAHR8TC054514
3 392.2-SLLTL, 395.8A, 392.2-SLLIRP No
86927171 Jan 28, 2026 GA 3 ATHENS GA
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C317FC · 2HSFMAHR8TC054514
0 — No
85913423 Sep 29, 2025 SC 3 TRAVELERS REST SC
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C317FC · 2HSFMAHR8TC054514
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
Recent Crashes (8 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
VA0212325384 Aug 17, 2021 VA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0008102445 Jun 15, 2021 GA 0 1 Yes No Injury
GA0007843195 Nov 6, 2020 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
SC0020261491 Aug 28, 2020 SC 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0105548989 Jul 20, 2018 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
VA0171235257 Apr 27, 2017 VA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0005512917 Nov 17, 2015 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA5444018501 Dec 5, 2005 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC476113
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (10 letters, 4 PDFs available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
May 7, 2025 MC476113-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Feb 26, 2019 MC476113-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Mar 11, 2011 MC476113-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Jun 23, 2010 MC476113-C Daily Register Revocation Daily Register →
Jan 29, 2010 MC476113-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Jan 17, 2008 MC476113-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Apr 21, 2006 MC476113-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
May 10, 2005 MC476113-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
May 26, 2004 MC476113-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Dec 16, 2003 MC476113 Daily Register Other Daily Register →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (47 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY 9300149237 91X $750,000 May 6, 2025 On file ACTIVE
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY 9300149237 BIPD/Primary $750,000 May 6, 2025 Jun 6, 2026 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 995 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Aug 15, 2022 to May 6, 2025
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC22021045 BIPD/Primary — Feb 14, 2022 Aug 15, 2022 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY EEX-BRS0091 BIPD/Primary — Feb 14, 2021 Feb 14, 2022 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI CA1809871 BIPD/Primary — Feb 18, 2020 Feb 14, 2021 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI CA1809871 BIPD/Primary — Feb 14, 2020 Feb 18, 2020 REPLACED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC19020942 BIPD/Primary — Jan 8, 2020 Feb 15, 2020 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC19020942 BIPD/Primary — Feb 15, 2019 Jan 8, 2020 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 11 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Feb 4, 2019 to Feb 15, 2019
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI CA 2890190 BIPD/Primary — Feb 28, 2018 Feb 4, 2019 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI CA 2890190 BIPD/Primary — May 18, 2016 Feb 28, 2018 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI CA2890190 BIPD/Primary — Feb 25, 2016 May 18, 2016 CANCELLED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY LTO0017778 BIPD/Primary — Feb 25, 2014 Feb 25, 2016 REPLACED
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY MCC0106178 BIPD/Primary — Feb 25, 2013 Feb 25, 2014 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN051270 BIPD/Primary — Feb 25, 2011 Feb 25, 2013 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN051270 CARGO — Feb 25, 2011 Mar 30, 2012 CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. PIA05514301 CARGO — May 3, 2010 Feb 25, 2011 CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. PIA05514301 BIPD/Primary — Feb 25, 2010 Feb 25, 2011 CANCELLED
ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY MC 016545 CARGO — Aug 15, 2009 May 3, 2010 REPLACED
ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY MC 016545 CARGO — Aug 15, 2009 Jul 10, 2010 CANCELLED
ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY MC016545 CARGO — Jul 10, 2009 Aug 29, 2009 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CA 5652670 BIPD/Primary — Jan 17, 2008 Sep 22, 2008 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI CA 5652670 BIPD/Primary — Jan 17, 2008 Feb 25, 2010 REPLACED
ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY MC013008 CARGO — Apr 24, 2007 Apr 24, 2008 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 7, 2025
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Dec 19, 2022
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Dec 19, 2022
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  4. Nov 14, 2022
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  5. Nov 14, 2022
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 905 days (through May 7, 2025)
  6. Sep 26, 2022
    oos
    Out-of-service order — 90 day failure to pay fine
  7. Aug 15, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Aug 15, 2022
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 995 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through May 6, 2025)
  9. Jul 22, 2022
    enforcement
    Enforcement case GA-2022-0137-US1643 — $10,080
  10. Jul 6, 2022
    oos
    Out-of-service order — Unsatisfactory = Unfit
  11. Feb 14, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Feb 14, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
  13. Feb 18, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Feb 18, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
  15. Feb 15, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Jan 8, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Dec 20, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  18. Feb 11, 2019
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  19. Feb 11, 2019
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  20. Feb 4, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
  21. Feb 4, 2019
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 11 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Feb 15, 2019)
  22. Feb 28, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
  23. Feb 2, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  24. May 18, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
  25. Apr 22, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  26. Feb 25, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  27. Feb 26, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  28. Feb 25, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY
  29. Feb 27, 2013
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  30. Feb 25, 2013
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  31. Mar 30, 2012
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  32. Mar 7, 2011
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  33. Mar 7, 2011
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  34. Feb 25, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  35. Jul 10, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY
  36. Jun 23, 2010
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  37. May 3, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY
  38. Feb 25, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
  39. Aug 29, 2009
    insurance
    CANCEL — ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY
  40. Sep 22, 2008
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
ATHENS GA GA 1 0
TOWNVILLE SC SC 1 0
TRAVELERS REST SC SC 1 0

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