SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC

USDOT 1096136MC-Docket MC439719WILMINGTON, CA
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SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1096136) in WILMINGTON, CA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2004-02-07 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-01-30) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 27 times, most recent 2026-01-30 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.32
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.48
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.09
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 8.66

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
62
Inspections
21
OOS inspections
30
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
24
Total drivers
22
Years in business
23
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
5.7%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
33.3%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
27 times last 2026-01-30
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-02-26
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2004-02-07
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

94
Inspections
30
OOS inspections
214
Violations
43
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-08-09 → 2026-05-21.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
139 26 2026-05-06
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
22 9 2026-04-30
Unsafe driving 392
22 2 2026-04-29
Hours of service 395
7 2 2026-05-05
General safety regulations 390
4 0 2026-05-06
Driver qualifications 391
2 2 2026-05-06

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-05-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-05-06 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi OOS
2026-05-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2026-05-05 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front Any tire with observable bumps bulge or knots
2026-05-05 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2026-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
2026-04-29 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-29 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection OOS
2026-04-29 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-04-29 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad
2026-04-29 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-04-29 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-04-22 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2026-04-20 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2026-03-24 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-03-11 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-11 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing i OOS
2026-03-11 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last OOS
2026-03-11 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Non-manufactured hole or crack in the spring brake housing section of a parking brake OOS
2026-03-11 Vehicle Maintenance Air Disc Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
2026-03-11 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-03-11 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2026-02-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2026-01-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2026-01-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2026-01-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-12-24 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel/Rim - Rim spoke wheel or adapter cracked
2025-11-25 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-11-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-11-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-11-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-11-03 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2025-11-03 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-11-03 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-10-27 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-10-27 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-10-14 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves OOS
2025-10-09 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Wedge type brake(s) out-of-adjustment
2025-10-09 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2025-08-26 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-08-26 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2025-08-14 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-08-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Lamps improper color height location.
2025-08-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp missing

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-06 NV · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 41APC OOS
General safety regulations 390 21TC-MC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
2026-05-05 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A2-TFBB-6
2026-04-30 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
2026-04-29 CA · Level 1 8 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCLMBD
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-04-23 CA · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1 OOS
2026-04-22 CA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLCP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
2026-04-20 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
2026-03-24 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-03-11 CA · Level 1 10 viols· 6 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BNMH OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIAD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STBW OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STBW OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Hours of service 395 8A
Hours of service 395 8D10-HOSF
Hours of service 395 8D2-HOSF
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPDOOS OOS
2026-02-18 CA · Level 1 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUCR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSURR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2026-02-16 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
2026-02-10 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 3E3-MC
2026-01-09 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
2026-01-09 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LTSM OOS
2025-12-24 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205A-WRC
2025-11-25 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-11-04 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
2025-11-03 CA · Level 1 6 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
2025-10-27 CA · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-10-14 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 OOS
2025-10-09 CA · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47F-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP OOS
2025-08-26 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSLRR
2025-08-14 NV · Level 2 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8H5-HOSM
General safety regulations 390 21TB1-MC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCHL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LLPL
2025-07-28 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1-B
2025-06-26 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS

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