Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
48 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3114563
SIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC
48 power unitsavg 3.1 yrLocal · 1 statesALAMEDA, CA
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
48Power units
27 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
3.1Avg age (yr)
2019–2024 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 8 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average
Operating authority88 yr active
since 2018Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.90.9 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersNewer
3.1 yr
Model years 2019–2024 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
8 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is SIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC safe to work with?
Is SIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC safe to load? SIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC (USDOT 3114563) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in ALAMEDA, CA, operating 48 power units and 43 drivers. Operating authority has been active 8 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 167 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.9% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
SMSIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC 100
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Safety
167 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.9% (24-mo)107 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 2.4% (24-mo)125 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
0.0% now▲ Worsening
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 48-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 48
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 125
- Annualized
- ≈63 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving31 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving11
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
- 376.11 Other violationOther2
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2
- 393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1
- 395.34 ELD — malfunction proceduresHOS Compliance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 48
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 27
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2024
Newest model yr
2019
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo125125
CA busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ALAMEDA, CA
Top corridor
CA
Density
fewermore
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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 327574Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (7 trucks · 8 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 13811USDOT 4151107USDOT 327574USDOT 567262USDOT 3468173USDOT 1566547USDOT 2716573USDOT 1423618
Shares a company officer with other carriers
scott palmer — 11 carriers: USDOT 1147853USDOT 1159587USDOT 1410376USDOT 1752419USDOT 1862884USDOT 2006793USDOT 2537072USDOT 2766608
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)4848
Observed (24 mo)2727
Shared w/ other carriers77
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2300 N LOOP RD, ALAMEDA, CA, 94502
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (510) 604-0963
- Cell
- (510) 290-8606
- Web domain
- sightglassmgmt.com
Registration
- Officers
- Scott Palmer · Kristi Allison Knoblich-Palmer
- USDOT / docket
- 3114563
- First registered
- 03/26/2018
- Last MCS-150
- 04/02/2026 · 900,000 mi (2026)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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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Frequently asked
What is SIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC's USDOT number?
SIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC's USDOT number is 3114563.
Is SIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is SIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC's safety record?
SIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC has a 0.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 167 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is SIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC's fleet?
SIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC operates 48 power units and 43 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC based?
SIGHTGLASS MANAGEMENT INC is based in ALAMEDA, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.