A BETTER WAY TRANSPORTATION LLC

DOT# 1886253 MC# 679700CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

93 / 100

A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 90

Insurance · 25% 85

Vehicle OOS rate is 1.8× the national average No active cargo insurance on file

Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Potential Chameleon Carrier

This carrier shares strong identity signals with carriers that had safety concerns. This is a heuristic flag, not a confirmed finding.

low DOT# 1965880—May be a successor to DOT 1965880 (THE BEST WAY TRANSPORTATION, LLC, inactive). Linked by: address, email, officer, phone

low DOT# 1068214—May be a successor to DOT 1068214 (A BETTER WAY MOVING AND STORAGE, INC., inactive). Linked by: mailing_address, officer, phone

Overview

Address

Physical

4801 W VERNAL PIKE

BLOOMINGTON, IN 47404

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Mailing

PO BOX 601

CLEAR CREEK, IN 47426

Contact

Phone: (812) 339-9995

Fax: (812) 339-7720

Cell: (812) 219-2899

Email: randy@abetterwaymovingandstorage.com

Company Officers

RANDY J. BROWN

MERLIN HAMMER

Business Info

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks5

Owned Tractors3

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: May 6, 2009

MCS-150

Last updated: Jan 14, 2026

Mileage: 52,000 (2025)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Related Companies

Company	DOT#	MC#	Location	Status	Linked By
THE BEST WAY TRANSPORTATION, LLC	1965880	696427	BLOOMINGTON, IN	INACTIVE	AddressEmailDomainOfficerPhone
A BETTER WAY MOVING AND STORAGE, INC.	1068214	558186	BLOOMINGTON, IN	INACTIVE	MailingOfficerPhone

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver7 inspections

0.0%

5.9%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle5 inspections

40.0%

22.6%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

Towaway

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving0

Driver Fitness0

Hours of Service2

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance9

Insurance

$750,000

BIPD Coverage

On file

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY	CIC1014729	$750,000	Mar 1, 2026	—	91X
CARGO	Active	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WPP2036583	—	Mar 1, 2025	—	34

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