CSA
UnknownUSDOT 4384826· CARRIER· EIN 33-4241362
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A BETTER HAULING CO

4879 TURNEY RD, CLEVELAND, OH, 44125-2524(216) 210-06391wetow@gmail.comBRANDON LEWIS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
no inspections
Driver OOS
no inspections
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.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

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

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 66.7% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

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.

2
Inspections
19
Violations
6
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 89%Unsafe Driving 5%Other 5%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
17 violations · 6 OOS · 89% of recent
  • 393.9A-LFTSI×2Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
  • 393.9A-LTSI×2Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. · OOS
  • 393.9A-LLPL×2Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
2Unsafe Driving
1 violation · 5% of recent
  • 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
3Other
1 violation · 5% of recent
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

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).

4
Inspections
24
Violations
6
Out-of-service
201
CSA points
0
Crashes
2
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

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

2 incomplete vehicle 1 truck
2025 WESTERN STAR 49X Chassisseen 2×
5KKWBWDR0SPVX4302· T199867 OH
MACK CX (Vision)
1M1AE06YW005603· V721849 OH
2000 FREIGHTLINER FL112
1FVXTWEB8YHH22145· PLX1887 OH

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

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
2
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
reported 0
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi1 drivers
  • Intrastate · <100 mi1 drivers
Company officer
BRANDON LEWIS
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2025-03-27
Last MCS-150 update
2025-03-27
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks.

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 addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 24 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

24
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
23
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: A BETTER TOWING INC (USDOT 3123718, registered 2018) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 23
1
A BETTER TOWING INC
USDOT 3123718Inactive· CLEVELAND, OH
Strong
OfficerEmailPhone
2
AOT GLOBAL LLC
USDOT 3748786Inactive· LANCASTER, TX
Strong
Officer
3
B LEWIS & SONS TRUCKING INC
USDOT 3696290Inactive· CHICAGO, IL
Strong
Officer
4
BCL CARRIER LLC
USDOT 4379443Active· GOODYEAR, AZ
Strong
Officer
5
BCL CARRIER LLC
USDOT 4435850Active· GOODYEAR, AZ
Strong
Officer
6
BEST CHOICE TRANSPORTATION
USDOT 3818544Inactive· MONTCLAIR, NJ
Strong
Officer
7
BRANDON E LEWIS
USDOT 993902Inactive· SKOWHEGAN, ME
Strong
Officer
8
BRANDON LEWIS
USDOT 3548857Active· SPANISH FORT, AL
Strong
Officer
9
BRANDON LEWIS
USDOT 4384720Active· FREDERICK, SD
Strong
Officer
10
CABIT GROUP LLC
USDOT 3973682Inactive· BEAUMONT, TX
Strong
Officer
11
DON TRANSIT LLC
USDOT 4380552Active· PEMBROKE PINES, FL
Strong
Officer
12
ENERTECH RESOURCES LLC
USDOT 2203523Active· NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
Strong
Officer
13
HAULING EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 4221767Inactive· UPPER MARLBORO, MD
Strong
Officer
14
LEWIS FAMILY LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 4554871Active· BEDFORD, OH
Strong
Officer
15
LEWIS TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 3267874Inactive· IDAHO FALLS, ID
Strong
Officer
16
NYCE TRANSPORTAION LLC
USDOT 4211714Active· SAN JACINTO, CA
Strong
Officer
17
PAR 5 EXPRESS
USDOT 4205417Inactive· MESQUITE, NV
Strong
Officer
18
POOR BOY AG ENTERPRISES
USDOT 2255405Active· DOUGLASS, KS
Strong
Officer
19
R & B LEWIS DISTRIBUTING INC
USDOT 973919Inactive· BOWLING GREEN, MO
Strong
Officer
20
SIWEL TRANSPORT SERVICES
USDOT 3778619Inactive· IDABEL, OK
Strong
Officer
21
THE FIRE BRIGADE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC
USDOT 3775127Inactive· MISSOURI CITY, TX
Strong
Officer
22
TOW TIME LLC
USDOT 3633760Active· CLEVELAND, OH
Strong
OfficerPhone
23
URELAX MOVERS LLC
USDOT 3085943Inactive· UPPER MARLBORO, MD
Strong
Officer
Medium· 1
DIESEL'S HAULING AND TOWING INC
USDOT 4462785Active· CLEVELAND, OH
Medium
MailingAddress

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. 03/27/2025Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

  2. 03/27/2025MCS-150 update filed

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-03-27
Reported mileage

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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, 6:28 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.