Carrier profile · USDOT 1096136 · MC-439719 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

SKY Distribution Express Inc

24 power unitsavg 11.2 yrLocal · 2 statesWILMINGTON, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-439719 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

24Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

33Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(424) 264-5338 Email dispatchskydistributionexpress@verizon.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

76 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 35.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 71 vehicle and 62 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 11.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

74 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 14

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 24-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 24
Inspections · 24 mo: 76
Annualized: ≈38 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance36 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance32 · 13 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving25 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance20 · 9 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

State Pennsylvania’06–’10

Granite State’10–’12

Db (usbranch)’14–’18

Db (usbranch)’20–now

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) · since Feb 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Feb 2020 → Feb 2026	$750K	7
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Feb 2018 → Feb 2020	$750K	5
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Feb 2014 → Feb 2018	$750K	5
CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	2
CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2012	$750K	3
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2010 → Apr 2012	$750K	5
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Feb 2006 → Feb 2010	$750K	6
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2005 → May 2005	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Feb 2004 → Feb 2006	$750K	3
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2003 → Feb 2004	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 24
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 33

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

40.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

WILMINGTON, CA

940 EUBANK AVE

Top corridor

CA 74 · NV 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3910977Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3089123 USDOT 4464608 USDOT 3910977 USDOT 2062336 USDOT 3500796 USDOT 3365930

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jose avila — 26 carriers: USDOT 978528 USDOT 1314933 USDOT 1408802 USDOT 1589078 USDOT 1795162 USDOT 1969260 USDOT 2061457 USDOT 2268845

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 940 EUBANK AVE, WILMINGTON, CA, 90744
Mailing address: 1360 W COWLES ST, LONG BEACH, CA, 90813
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (424) 264-5338
Fax: (424) 264-5338
Email: skydistributionexpress@verizon.net

Registration

Officers: Alejandra Trujillo · Jose Avila
USDOT / docket: 1096136 · MC-439719
First registered: Feb 11, 2003
Last MCS-150: Feb 26, 2025 · 900,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

900,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC.

SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1096136) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) effective Feb 26, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 76 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 71 vehicle-level and 62 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 24 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 26, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1096136, and its motor carrier number is MC-439719.

Is SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC's safety record?

SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC has a 35.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 105 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC's fleet?

SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC operates 24 power units and 22 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC based?

SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC is based in WILMINGTON, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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