CSA
UnknownUSDOT 3838677· CARRIER· EIN 14-1512977
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BEST TILE DISTRIBUTORS INC

2241 CENTRAL AVE, SCHENECTADY, NY, 12304-4379(518) 344-7000bford@besttile.comBRIAN FORD
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle1 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver2 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

2 inspections · 1 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

2
Inspections
1
Violations
0
OOS violations
1
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

1
total

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • NY2

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

2
Inspections
1
Violations
0
Out-of-service
6
CSA points
0
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

2 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

1 trailer 1 truck
1989 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GRAA9621KB163493· BP79816 NY
2019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
1FUJHLDR8KLKW4245· 3355692 IN

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
2
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
4
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi4 drivers
Company officer
BRIAN FORD
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2022-03-09
Last MCS-150 update
2026-07-20
Census status
Active

Fleet: 2 trucks · 1 owned tractors.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares officers or emails with 12 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

12
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
12
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: 2 FORDS TRUCK & TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3436489, registered 2020) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 12
1
2 FORDS TRUCK & TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3436489Inactive· HENDERSON, NV
Strong
Officer
2
ADVANCED NATIONAL TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3294480Inactive· COLLINSVILLE, MS
Strong
Officer
3
B & D TRANSPORT
USDOT 1049141Inactive· SAN MARCOS, TX
Strong
Officer
4
BEST TILE DIST OF POUGHKEEPSIE INC
USDOT 579864Active· WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY
Strong
OfficerEmail
5
BRIAN D FORD
USDOT 2208184Inactive· ST BENEDICT, PA
Strong
Officer
6
BUSINESS PRODUCTIVE INC
USDOT 2054331Inactive· HOUSTON, TX
Strong
Officer
7
CAPITAL STONE LLC
USDOT 2072809Active· SCHENECTADY, NY
Strong
Officer
8
FORD TRUCKING COMPANY
USDOT 2442894Active· LENOIR, NC
Strong
Officer
9
FORDS TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 3163710Inactive· RIVERDALE, GA
Strong
Officer
10
KATHY JANICE FORD
USDOT 2435479Active· CENTERVILLE, AR
Strong
Officer
11
MNR LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 2182385Active· HEISKELL, TN
Strong
Officer
12
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRAYERS
USDOT 1736508Active· NEPHI, UT
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

2 events
  1. 07/20/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2025)

  2. 03/09/2022Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-07-20
Reported mileage
117,000 mi (2025)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 24, 2026, 7:43 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.