This company holds two active authorities — view asSafety, inspections, crashes and insurance are graded as a motor carrier.
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BEST DEDICATED LLC
DOT 1247640MC 489960ActiveMotor CarrierBrokerInterstateSURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY +1 · $750,000 · 2 policiesKENERSVILLE, NC
COMPANY
Authority since
2024-02-13
MCS-150
2026-03-18 · 17,578,022 mi (2025)
Fleet
312 units · 595 trailers · 312 drivers
ADDRESS
Physical
829 GRAVES STREET
KENERSVILLE, NC 27284
KENERSVILLE, NC 27284
Mailing
PO BOX 390
KERNERSVILLE, NC 27285
KERNERSVILLE, NC 27285
CONTACT
Phone
8008491818
Email
dleonard@SHIPWITHBEST.COM
OFFICERS
Primary Officer
RICHARD HEPLER
Title
EXECUTIVE VP
OPERATION & CARGO
Operation classification
Authorized For Hire
Specialty
Construction & Building Materials
Cargo types
4
General FreightBuilding MaterialsPaper ProductsConstruction
Self-reported by the company on its latest MCS-150 filing (FMCSA census). Reflects what the carrier is authorized and equipped to haul, not actual recent loads.
AUTHORITY
31 mo
Active authority
INSURANCE
2 active
SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY
RISK GRADE
Minimal Risk
0 risk factors · 5 strengths
OOS RATE
8.2%
73 / 892 inspections
Fleet vs Reality
last 12 months · power-unit VINs from roadside inspections Checking local VIN index…
Minimal Risk
1/100 risk points0 risk factors · 5 strengths · 7 data pointshigh confidenceWeighted heuristic: crashes are decayed by recency and normalized per 100 power units, out-of-service and violation rates use a rolling 24-month window, plus FMCSA BASIC alerts and the CarrierIntel Safety Score (which also decays when compliance has not been verified by a recent inspection). Not the official FMCSA SMS score.
SAFETY PERFORMANCE
Crash Record
145 crashes · 2 fatal · 63 with injuries · 134 tow-away
Clean Inspection Rate
92% — 819 clean of 892 inspections
Out-of-Service Rate
8.2% — driver OOS 9, vehicle OOS 65
COMPLIANCE & AUTHORITY
Operating Authority
Active operating authority on file
Authority Events
10 historical event(s) on file
MCS-150 Filing
Last filed 2026-03-18
INSURANCE
Active Coverage
2 active policy(ies) · total max coverage $750,000
SUMMARY
Low OOS rate 7% (last 24 mo)
Low crash rate (3.7 per 100 trucks/yr)
Low violation rate (0.3/insp)
92% clean inspections
Active insurance on file
2 fatal crashes on record, none in the last 24 months
FMCSA crash records do not state who was at fault