Carrier profile · USDOT 594386 · MC-287479 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Better Business Connection Inc

DBA BBC EXPRESS

0 power unitsavg 8.5 yrRegional · 4 statesSTERLING, VA78/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-287479 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

2014–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(703) 707-2020 Email dispatchferras@connectbbc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 2014–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 22.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.90 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United States’98–’03

Travelers Property’03–’12

Travelers America’03–’12

Philadelphia’15–now

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Sep 2025	$5M	10
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Sep 2014 → Sep 2015	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Sep 2015	$5M	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2014 → Sep 2014	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2014 → Sep 2014	$5M	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Jan 2013	$5M	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Jan 2014	$5M	4
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Apr 2012	$5M	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA	Feb 2003 → Jan 2012	$5M	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Feb 2003 → Jan 2012	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 2002 → Feb 2003	$5M	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Feb 2001 → Dec 2002	$5M	5
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 2001 → Mar 2002	$5M	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1998 → Feb 2003	$5M	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 1

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

70.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

STERLING, VA

45910 TRANSAMERICA PLAZA SUITE 106

Top corridor

CA ⇄ VA

CA 9 · MD 6 · DC 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 45910 TRANSAMERICA PLAZA SUITE 106, STERLING, VA, 20166
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (703) 707-2020
Fax: (866) 229-2269
Email: ferras@connectbbc.com
Web domain: connectbbc.com

Registration

Officers: Mahmoud O. Ghannam · Ferras M. Ghannam
USDOT / docket: 594386 · MC-287479
First registered: Mar 21, 1995
Last MCS-150: Apr 2, 2024 · 3,031,702 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 11, 2008
D-U-N-S: 805663614

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,031,702

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BETTER BUSINESS CONNECTION INC.

BETTER BUSINESS CONNECTION INC (USDOT 594386) has a Vektor safety score of 78/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 10, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 90 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 2, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 11, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BETTER BUSINESS CONNECTION INC's USDOT number?

BETTER BUSINESS CONNECTION INC's USDOT number is 594386, and its motor carrier number is MC-287479.

Is BETTER BUSINESS CONNECTION INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, BETTER BUSINESS CONNECTION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BETTER BUSINESS CONNECTION INC's safety record?

BETTER BUSINESS CONNECTION INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 78/100 (tier: review).