BEST WAY EXPRESS INC
USDOT 223377 · Doing business as BESTWAY EXPRESS INC
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (138 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate21.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)15 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations3 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 223377 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-162820 |
| Legal Name | BEST WAY EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | BESTWAY EXPRESS INC |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8128826448 |
| Address | 2242 S OLD DECKER ROAD, Vincennes, IN, 47591-6117 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20060823) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 84 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 88 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 79 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 127 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 21.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 15 total (0 fatal, 6 with injuries, 15 towaway) |
- 2026-06-17 — MO — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-05-14 — KY — towaway
- 2026-05-08 — KY — 3 injured, towaway
- 2026-02-27 — MO — 2 injured, towaway
- 2026-02-17 — KY — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 23 (21), 12 (20), 16 (14).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
3 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 1076110 · USDOT 2212917 · USDOT 2230089
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 138 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 96 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 9,221,514 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 16-OCT-25 |
BEST WAY EXPRESS INC operates 138 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IN.
Nearby
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