BESTER BROS. TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO.,INC

DOT# 242288 MC# 156715CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

100 / 100

A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 100

Insurance · 25% 100

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

Overview

Address

260 HARDMAN AVE SOUTH

SOUTH ST PAUL, MN 55075

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Contact

Phone: (651) 451-1018

Fax: (651) 451-7964

Email: brianl@besterbros.com

Company Officers

PAUL A. LENTZ

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 23075666

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks3

Owned Tractors1

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Feb 3, 1984

Common authority: Mar 23, 1982

Authority History (4)

Authority Type	Action	Date
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Apr 29, 2021 → Jun 8, 2021
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Nov 8, 2005 → Dec 12, 2005
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Jan 7, 1993
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Mar 23, 1982

Cargo Types

General FreightHousehold GoodsPassengers

Active Certifications

PropertyHousehold Goods

MCS-150

Last updated: Oct 2, 2025

Mileage: 41,200 (2025)

Operation Classification

PRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESSAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Contactemail: → brianl@besterbros.comJun 11, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: → PAUL A. LENTZJun 11, 2026

Contactemail: brianl@besterbros.com → Jun 10, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver3 inspections

0.0%

6.0%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle2 inspections

0.0%

22.6%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall3 inspections

0.0%

Carrier

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

Towaway

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 2 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)

Total

Driver OOS

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

On file

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	52-580294-02	$750,000	Apr 3, 2026	—	91X
CARGO	Active	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	6339569	—	Feb 10, 1982	—	34

Insurance History (6)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
BIPD · F91X	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Nov 1, 2019	Apr 3, 2026
BIPD · F91X	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Dec 1, 2009	Nov 1, 2019
BIPD · F91X	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Dec 1, 2009	Dec 1, 2009
BIPD · F91X	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Dec 1, 2009	Nov 1, 2019
BIPD · F91X	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Nov 1, 2002	Dec 1, 2009
BIPD · F91	GREAT NORTHERN INSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Oct 31, 1984	Nov 1, 2002

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