BETTER TRUCKS INC

DOT# 3246657 MC# 1020889CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

45 / 100

D Poor

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 65

Insurance · 25% 85

No active cargo insurance on file Potential chameleon carrier — linked to a carrier with safety concerns

Confidence: medium · 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.

high DOT# 3800810—May be a successor to DOT 3800810 (BT ILP LLC, inactive) which had safety concerns. Linked by: email, officer, phone

low DOT# 3384524—May be a successor to DOT 3384524 (BETTER TRUCKS XL LLC, inactive). Linked by: email, officer

Overview

Address

4180 MADISON ST

HILLSIDE, IL 60162-1728

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Contact

Phone: (630) 776-6845

Email: carol@bettertrucks.com

Company Officers

ANDREW WHITING

CAROL DOLE

Business Info

D&B #: 0

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks3

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Feb 17, 2019

Common authority: Mar 22, 2019

Authority History (1)

Authority Type	Action	Date
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Mar 22, 2019

Cargo Types

General FreightLiquids/GasesBeveragesPaper Products

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Sep 22, 2025

Mileage: 10,000 (2024)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Related Companies

Company	DOT#	MC#	Location	Status	Linked By
BT ILP LLC	3800810	1367973	HILLSIDE, IL	INACTIVE	EmailDomainOfficerPhone
BETTER TRUCKS XL LLC	3384524	1086787	HILLSIDE, IL	INACTIVE	EmailDomainOfficer
BETTER FREIGHT BROKERAGE LLC	3516429	1165643	HILLSIDE, IL	ACTIVE	DomainPhone
BETTER TRUCKS LAST MILE INC	4476894	1767647	WILLOWBROOK, IL	ACTIVE	DomainOfficer

Recent Changes

Identitycompany officer 1: ANDREW WHITING → ANDREW WHITINGSep 5, 2026

Contactemail: CAROL@BETTERTRUCKS.COM → carol@bettertrucks.comAug 20, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: ANDREW WHITING → ANDREW WHITINGAug 20, 2026

Contactemail: → CAROL@BETTERTRUCKS.COMAug 15, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: → ANDREW WHITINGAug 15, 2026

Safety

No safety data on file

FMCSA has no safety inspection or crash data recorded for this carrier.

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	ALA200485	$1,000,000	Sep 21, 2021	—	91X

Insurance History (2)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
BIPD · F91X	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$300,000	Mar 21, 2021	Sep 21, 2021
BIPD · F91X	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$300,000	Mar 21, 2019	Mar 21, 2021

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