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BESTWAY SOUTH, INC.

DOT# 553578 MC# 369652CARRIER
ACTIVE

Trust Score

96 / 100
A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 100
Insurance · 25% 85
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 a carrier that had safety concerns. This is a heuristic flag, not a confirmed finding.

low DOT# 1387849May be a successor to DOT 1387849 (HARRISVILLE DRY KILN INC, inactive). Linked by: officer, phone

Overview

Contact

Phone: (607) 753-8261

Fax: (704) 585-6287

Email: bochs@bestwaylumber.com

Company Officers

BENJAMIN OCHS

KARL OCHS

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

Fleet

4

Power Units

3

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Term Tractors4

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Mar 16, 1994

Contract authority: Dec 15, 1999

Authority History (2)

Authority TypeActionDate
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONOct 31, 2003 → Nov 4, 2003
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDDec 15, 1999

Cargo Types

General FreightLogs/Poles/LumberBuilding Materials

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Jul 16, 2025

Mileage: 45,000 (2024)

Operation Classification

PRIVATE PROPERTYAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

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BESTWAY OF NEW ENGLAND INC2323506793231SOUTH LANCASTER, MA ACTIVE
EmailDomainOfficer
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DomainOfficerPhone
BESTWAY OF NEW YORK, INC.371266159227CORTLAND, NY ACTIVE
DomainPhone
BESTWAY OF PENNSYLVANIA INC.1197037476576CRESCO, PA ACTIVE
Domain

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver6 inspections
0.0%
6.0%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle2 inspections
0.0%
22.6%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall6 inspections
0.0%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Towaway

0

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving1
Driver Fitness0
Hours of Service0
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance1

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 6 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published. Based on fewer than 11 inspections — treat these measures as a weak signal.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

6

Total

0

Driver OOS

0

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving0.000 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service0.000 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance1.601 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
BIPD Active PENNSYLVANIA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL INS. COMPANY31B426$1,000,000Oct 24, 202591X

Insurance History (12)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
BIPD · F91XSELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Nov 12, 2023Oct 24, 2025
BIPD · F91XWESCO INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Dec 13, 2018Nov 12, 2023
BIPD · F91XWESCO INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Aug 1, 2012Dec 13, 2018
BIPD · F91XWESCO INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Aug 1, 2011Aug 1, 2012
BIPD · F91XEMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Aug 1, 2009Aug 1, 2011
BIPD · F91XWAUSAU BUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Oct 1, 2006Aug 1, 2009
BIPD · F91XWAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Oct 1, 2005Oct 1, 2006
BIPD · F91XWAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Oct 1, 2003Oct 1, 2005
BIPD · F91XEMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.Name ChangedNAMECHG$750,000Oct 1, 2001Oct 5, 2003
CARGO · F34WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$750,000Oct 21, 2000Mar 22, 2001
BIPD · F91XWAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Oct 21, 2000Oct 1, 2001
BIPD · F91XTRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICAReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Oct 1, 1999Oct 21, 2000

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