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T BEST EXPRESS LLC

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No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
Policy effective · May 19, 2025
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC Details →
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TruckCodex risk summary — T BEST EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3022259)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3022259/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
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USDOT 3022259 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: THOMAS BEST General Freight Produce Meat Cold Food Based in KENANSVILLE, NC

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 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=176331 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA 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: Clear to review.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3022259
In FMCSA records since Jun 27, 2017 (~9y)
MC / docket MC084152
Company officer THOMAS BEST
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Produce, Meat, Cold Food
Fleet size 4 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 275,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (910) 381-1512
Email: [email protected]
Physical
132 N WILLIAMS RD
KENANSVILLE, NC 28349
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3022259
In FMCSA records since Jun 27, 2017 (~9y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 275,000 mi
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 1.40 vs 1.80 -0.40
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 4 0 0
Trailers 7 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 8 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 5 5 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
4
Drivers
4
Inspections
8
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

T BEST EXPRESS LLC had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 7.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in GA (2) and SC (2).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Hours of Service (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 4 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Freightliner and Utility are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 176,331 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 176,331 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 176,331 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2023-12 2026-04

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Hours of Service
4 violations
Unsafe Driving
3 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Georgia (GA) 2 0 0.0% Dec 31, 2025
South Carolina (SC) 2 0 0.0% Apr 23, 2026
North Carolina (NC) 1 0 0.0% Jul 29, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 7
Utility 5
Great Dane 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 3 — 0.55 1 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 3 — 6.59 7 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (8 rows) View all 8 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87668051 Apr 23, 2026 SC 3 GRAY COURT SC
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VT3903 · 3ALXA7002GDHH3268
0 — No
86701048 Dec 31, 2025 GA 3 GAINESVILLE GA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VW5638 · 1FVXFB0068DZ81078
2 392.2-SLLS3, 395.8A No
85884297 Sep 19, 2025 GA 3 GROVETOWN GA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NV7990 · 3ALXA7004GDGX7131
3 395.8A, 392.2-SLLTCD No
85360905 Jul 29, 2025 NC 3 nc-lumberton-weigh-station,-i-95,
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VT3903 · 3ALXA7002GDHH3268
0 — No
82692976 Sep 17, 2024 SC 3 I-85 NB SPARTANBURG COUNTY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VT3903 · 3ALXA7002GDHH3268
2 392.2, 395.30(b)(1) No
80778105 Feb 3, 2024 NC 2 DUPLIN COUNTY, BEULAVILLE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC VT3903 · 3ALXA7002GDHH3268
2 393.9(a), 393.60(c) Yes
80487721 Dec 1, 2023 GA 3 HIGH CRASH RURAL ROUTE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NV7990 · 3ALXA7004GDGX7131
2 395.8(k)(2), 392.2 No
79003932 Jun 28, 2023 NC 3 I-40
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
NC NV9999 · 1XKYDP9X1EJ411848
0 — No
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC084152
Active
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View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Apr 20, 2018 MC84152-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (13 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY 55-992141-00 91X $750,000 May 19, 2025 On file ACTIVE
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC2039428 BIPD/Primary — May 23, 2024 Jan 16, 2025 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC2039428 BIPD/Primary — May 23, 2024 May 23, 2025 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC2039428 BIPD/Primary — May 23, 2024 May 23, 2024 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC2039428 BIPD/Primary — May 23, 2024 May 19, 2025 REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN347113 BIPD/Primary — May 23, 2023 May 23, 2023 REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN347126 BIPD/Primary — May 23, 2023 May 23, 2024 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA958397624 BIPD/Primary — May 25, 2022 May 23, 2023 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA03467869 BIPD/Primary — Apr 9, 2021 Jun 27, 2022 NAME CHANGED
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA03467869 BIPD/Primary — Apr 9, 2021 May 25, 2022 REPLACED
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE CAL500562-03 BIPD/Primary — Apr 9, 2020 Apr 9, 2021 CANCELLED
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE CAL500562-02 BIPD/Primary — Apr 9, 2019 Apr 9, 2020 CANCELLED
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE CAL500562-01 BIPD/Primary — Apr 9, 2018 Apr 9, 2019 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 23, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. May 20, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. May 19, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Jan 16, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Jan 6, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. May 23, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. May 23, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. May 23, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. May 23, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Jun 27, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. May 26, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. May 25, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Apr 9, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
  14. Apr 6, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  15. Apr 9, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
  16. Apr 1, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  17. Apr 10, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  18. Apr 9, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
  19. Apr 20, 2018
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
GAINESVILLE GA GA 1 0
GROVETOWN GA GA 1 0
HIGH CRASH RURAL ROUTE GA 1 0
DUPLIN COUNTY, BEULAVILLE NC 1 1
I-40 NC 1 0
GRAY COURT SC SC 1 0
I-85 NB SPARTANBURG COUNTY SC 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 0
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
395.30(b)(1) Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD Hours of Service 1 0
395.8(k)(2) Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status Hours of Service 1 0
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