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BEST TRAILER INC.

DOT# 709068 MC# 327438
ACTIVE

Trust Score

96 / 100
A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 100
Insurance · 25% 85
No active cargo insurance on file
Confidence: medium · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

500 IDAHO MARYLAND ROAD

GRASS VALLEY, CA 95945

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Contact

Phone: (530) 274-2378

Fax: (530) 273-7631

Email: john@besttrailer.com

Company Officers

JOHN E CANON

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 0

Fleet

1

Power Units

2

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors1

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Oct 9, 1997

Common authority: Nov 24, 2000

Authority History (4)

Authority TypeActionDate
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATEDNov 6, 2020
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED → REVOKEDJun 9, 2016 → Jun 8, 2020
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 19, 2003 → Dec 2, 2003
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → REVOKEDNov 24, 2000 → May 15, 2007

Cargo Types

General FreightMetal/Sheets/CoilsMotor VehiclesDrive-Away/Tow-AwayLogs/Poles/LumberMachinery/Large Objects

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Feb 17, 2026

Mileage: 30,000 (2023)

Operation Classification

PRIVATE PROPERTYAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Identitycompany officer 1: JOHN E CANON → JOHN E CANONAug 20, 2026
Contactemail: → john@besttrailer.comAug 15, 2026
Identitycompany officer 1: → JOHN E CANONAug 15, 2026
New Carrierphy state: → CAJul 20, 2026
Removedphy state: CA → (removed)Jul 7, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver1 inspections
0.0%
6.2%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle1 inspections
0.0%
22.8%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall1 inspections
0.0%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Towaway

0

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving0
Driver Fitness0
Hours of Service0
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance0

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 1 inspection 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)

1

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 Maintenance0.000 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$750,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
BIPD Active TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA1N046493$750,000Jun 1, 2020—91X

Insurance History (9)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
BIPD · F91XTRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACancelledCANCEL$750,000Jun 1, 2016Jun 1, 2020
BIPD · F91XFOREMOST SIGNATURE INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 7, 2016Jun 1, 2016
CARGO · F34GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$750,000May 22, 2007Jul 17, 2013
BIPD · F91XTRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACancelledCANCEL$750,000May 3, 2003May 9, 2007
BIPD · F91XGOLDEN EAGLE INSURANCE CORPORATIONCancelledCANCEL$750,000May 3, 2000May 3, 2001
CARGO · F34ALBANY INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Jun 10, 1998May 22, 2007
BIPD · F91XTHE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.CancelledCANCEL$750,000May 11, 1998Nov 14, 2003
CARGO · F34HANOVER INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Sep 10, 1997Sep 10, 1997
CARGO · F34HANOVER INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Sep 10, 1997Jun 10, 1998

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