Carrier profile · USDOT 2891916 · MC-971425 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

Best Time Transportation LLC

15 power unitsavg 10.6 yrRegional · 5 statesHOUSTON, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-971425 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.6Avg age (yr)

2005–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(786) 479-6359 Email dispatchbesttime83@hotmail.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average26.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.6 yr

Model years 2005–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 26.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 20.8 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 4

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.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 15-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Hallmark County’16–’17

At Lloyds’17–’18

Progressive County’18–’20

Progressive County’20–’21

Trisura Specialty’21–’23

Northland’23–’24

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2024	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2023	$750K	4
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Oct 2020 → Oct 2021	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2020 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Sep 2018 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Sep 2017 → Sep 2018	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Sep 2017	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Aug 2016 → Sep 2016	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.6 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

6011 LIBERTY RD

Top corridor

TX 7 · CO 5 · NM 1

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4233759 USDOT 4365331 USDOT 2786304 USDOT 2583846

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ramon gonzalez — 55 carriers: USDOT 973956 USDOT 1028009 USDOT 1076773 USDOT 1107612 USDOT 1255236 USDOT 1257424 USDOT 1422453 USDOT 1503700

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6011 LIBERTY RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77026
Mailing address: P O BOX 62773, HOUSTON, TX, 77026
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (786) 479-6359
Cell: (713) 283-3424
Fax: (713) 583-1620
Email: besttime83@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Ramon Gonzalez
USDOT / docket: 2891916 · MC-971425
First registered: May 18, 2016
Last MCS-150: Mar 4, 2026 · 206,500 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

206,500

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 BEST TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC.

BEST TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2891916) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 21, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 60 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BEST TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

BEST TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2891916, and its motor carrier number is MC-971425.

Is BEST TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 21, 2026, BEST TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BEST TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

BEST TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 21 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is BEST TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

BEST TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 15 power units and 60 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BEST TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

BEST TIME TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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