BEST TRANSPORT LLC
JOHNSON CREEK, WI
Joins 2 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 25, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- Prior insurance gap · 205 days Dec 26, 2016 → Jul 19, 2017
- Prior insurance gap · 721 days Oct 26, 2017 → Oct 17, 2019
- Contract (Property) gap · 1822 days Inactive Mar 23, 2020 → reinstated Mar 19, 2025
- Contract (Property) gap · 1017 days Inactive Jan 3, 2017 → reinstated Oct 17, 2019
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — BEST TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2581689) 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: $1,000,000 Blockers: (none) Cautions: • Prior insurance gap · 205 days — Dec 26, 2016 → Jul 19, 2017 • Prior insurance gap · 721 days — Oct 26, 2017 → Oct 17, 2019 • Contract (Property) gap · 1822 days — Inactive Mar 23, 2020 → reinstated Mar 19, 2025 • Contract (Property) gap · 1017 days — Inactive Jan 3, 2017 → reinstated Oct 17, 2019 On file: • 1 active operating authority • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2581689/ As of: Sep 25, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A
Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
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confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A
Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).
NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
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.
1 active liability filing
Company profile
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.
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.
Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2025-03-19 (556 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.
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InsuranceGEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANYPolicy effective Jan 16, 2026
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Process AgentTRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLCBOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC904042ACTIVE
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck tractors | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Trailers | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Inspections (24 months)
All 2 inspections →| Driver | Vehicle | Hazmat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| OOS inspections | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| OOS percentage | 0% | 50% | — |
| 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%).
Risk Signals
Authority gaps detected (2)
- Contract (Property) authority was inactive from Mar 23, 2020 to Mar 19, 2025 (1822 days)
- Contract (Property) authority was inactive from Jan 3, 2017 to Oct 17, 2019 (1017 days)
Historical coverage gaps detected (3)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Dec 26, 2016 to Jul 19, 2017 (205 days)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Oct 26, 2017 to Oct 17, 2019 (721 days)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Mar 17, 2020 to Jan 16, 2025 (1766 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map
Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)
Activity by State
| State | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Last Inspection |
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| Maine (ME) | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | Sep 17, 2026 |
| New Hampshire (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Aug 20, 2026 |
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
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| Driver Fitness | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 1 | — | 7.00 | 7 | — | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | — | 16.00 | 16 | — | Sep 21, 2026 |
Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.
Recent Inspections (2 rows) View all 2 →
| Inspection # | Date ▼ | State | Level | Station | Vehicle | Violations | Top Codes | OOS |
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| 89038325 | Sep 17, 2026 | ME | 1 | YORK ME |
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
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8 | 393.70B1I-CDFWFMI-MT20, 396.3A1-BOS, 393.47E | Yes |
| 88763654 | Aug 20, 2026 | NH | 1 | — |
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
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7 | 392.2-SLLIRP, 393.48A-BLMACBD, 393.47E | No |
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (4 letters, 2 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 | |
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| Mar 19, 2025 | MC904042-C | Reinstatement Letter | Reinstatement | Reinstatement Letter → |
| Oct 17, 2019 | MC904042-C | Reinstatement Letter | Reinstatement | Metadata only |
| Jul 28, 2017 | MC904042-C | Original MC Certificate | Certificate | Original MC Certificate → |
| Mar 11, 2015 | MC904042-P | Original MC Certificate | Permit | Metadata only |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (10 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
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| GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY | 9300267168 | 91X | $1,000,000 | Jan 16, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | CA991841545 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 16, 2025 | Jan 16, 2026 | REPLACED |
| Coverage gap — 1766 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Mar 17, 2020 to Jan 16, 2025 | ||||||
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | CA 1174988 | BIPD/Primary | — | Oct 17, 2019 | Mar 17, 2020 | CANCELLED |
| Coverage gap — 721 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Oct 26, 2017 to Oct 17, 2019 | ||||||
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | CA 4025170 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 19, 2017 | Oct 26, 2017 | CANCELLED |
| Coverage gap — 205 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Dec 26, 2016 to Jul 19, 2017 | ||||||
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | CA 3532704 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 14, 2016 | Dec 26, 2016 | CANCELLED |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | CA 3532704 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 11, 2016 | Apr 14, 2016 | CANCELLED |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | CA 3532704 | BIPD/Primary | — | Feb 25, 2015 | Jan 11, 2016 | REPLACED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Jan 16, 2026insuranceTERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
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Mar 19, 2025
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Mar 23, 2020
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Mar 23, 2020authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Mar 23, 2020authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION [dup-7c92ae7f]
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Mar 23, 2020authority gapContract (Property) authority inactive: 1822 days (through Mar 19, 2025)
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Mar 17, 2020insuranceCANCEL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
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Mar 17, 2020insurance gapCoverage gap: 1766 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jan 16, 2025)
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Nov 1, 2017
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Nov 1, 2017authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Oct 26, 2017insuranceCANCEL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
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Oct 26, 2017insurance gapCoverage gap: 721 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Oct 17, 2019)
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Jan 3, 2017
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Jan 3, 2017authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Jan 3, 2017authority gapContract (Property) authority inactive: 1017 days (through Oct 17, 2019)
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Dec 26, 2016insuranceCANCEL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
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Dec 26, 2016insurance gapCoverage gap: 205 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jul 19, 2017)
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Apr 14, 2016insuranceCANCEL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
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Mar 22, 2016
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Jan 11, 2016insuranceTERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
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Docket MC904042
common · ACTIVE · MC
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GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
91X policy on file
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ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC
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