Carrier profile · USDOT 898079 · MC-390739 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

DAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLC

386 power unitsavg 4.7 yrNational · 19 statesCYPRESS, CA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-390739 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

386Power units

176 observed · MCS-150

152Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes26 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 506 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

14.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

14.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

386 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

330 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 258 vehicle and 330 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.7% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

317 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Oct '24 · 20

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 386-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 386
Inspections · 24 mo: 330
Annualized: ≈165 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving81 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance67 · 19 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance37 · 14 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance23 · 11 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 14 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Scottsdale’02–’05

United States’05–’09

Travelers Property’16–now

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · since Dec 2023

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Dec 2016 → Dec 2023	$1M	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Nov 2016 → Dec 2016	$1M	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Dec 2009 → Dec 2011	$1M	7
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2005 → Dec 2009	$1M	3
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Dec 2005	$1M	4
FIRST SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jul 2001 → Jul 2002	$1M	1
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2000 → Jul 2001	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 386
Observed power (24 mo): 176
Trailers (towed): 152

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

29%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

329

CA busiest

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

Home base

CYPRESS, CA

5660 KATELLA AVE SUITE 250

Top corridor

CA 244 · NY 25 · GA 15

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: 25 trucks also ran under 21 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2965573 USDOT 4256404 USDOT 2317597 USDOT 4152559 USDOT 3517752 USDOT 2906679 USDOT 3679068 USDOT 2051219Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (75 trucks · 69 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2051219 USDOT 2286018 USDOT 2317597 USDOT 4152559 USDOT 4203310 USDOT 2358965 USDOT 2362095 USDOT 3202234

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@dylt.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 255729 USDOT 561159

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

386

Observed (24 mo)

176

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 5660 KATELLA AVE SUITE 250, CYPRESS, CA, 90630
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 468-9999
Email: mcheek@dylt.com
Web domain: dylt.com

Registration

Officers: Jim Mccarthy · Richard S Breen
USDOT / docket: 898079 · MC-390739
First registered: Aug 9, 2000
Last MCS-150: Apr 30, 2026 · 13,046,800 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

386

Power units

386

Drivers

386

CDL drivers

13,046,800

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 DAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLC.

DAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 898079) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA effective Dec 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 330 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 258 vehicle-level and 330 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 386 power units and 386 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

DAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 898079, and its motor carrier number is MC-390739.

Is DAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-21, DAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

DAYLIGHT TRANSPORT LLC has a 14.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 506 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).