Carrier profile · USDOT 2907429 · MC-978814 · Updated Jun 27, 2026

SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC

67 power unitsavg 3.3 yrNational · 44 statesROCKFORD, IL94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-978814 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

67Power units

149 observed · MCS-150

168Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 321-9212 Email dispatchsilkwaytransport1@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 27, 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 crashes7 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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 586 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

67 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

455 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 199 vehicle and 455 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 14.9 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

449 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 31

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 67
Inspections · 24 mo: 455
Annualized: ≈228 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.4 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 Driving152 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance48 · 39 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance46 · 16 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance38 · 9 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance26 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance17 · 11 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 3 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness11 · 7 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’18–’19

Knight Specialty’19–’20

Knightbrook’20–’21

Prime Property’21–’25

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Aug 2021 → Aug 2025	$750K	10
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2020	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Aug 2019	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 67
Observed power (24 mo): 149
Trailers (towed): 168

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

70.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 44 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

453

CA busiest

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

Home base

ROCKFORD, IL

5728 LOGISTICS PARKWAY

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IL

CA 43 · WA 35 · MT 31

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: 76 trucks also ran under 16 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1803114 USDOT 3972080 USDOT 3927167 USDOT 4143821 USDOT 2954559 USDOT 3675099 USDOT 3621624 USDOT 2430607Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 76 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3621068 USDOT 3933450 USDOT 3989941 USDOT 4176366 USDOT 4489350 USDOT 2546536 USDOT 3073333 USDOT 3088543

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

149

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5728 LOGISTICS PARKWAY, ROCKFORD, IL, 61109
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (847) 321-9212
Email: silkwaytransport1@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Kanybek Kuduratilla Uulu
USDOT / docket: 2907429 · MC-978814
First registered: Jul 7, 2016
Last MCS-150: Jun 25, 2026 · 7,150,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,150,000

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 SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC.

SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2907429) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 27, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 20, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 27, 2026.

The carrier received 455 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 199 vehicle-level and 455 driver-level — across 44 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 27, 2026.

The carrier has 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 27, 2026.

It reports 67 power units and 62 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 25, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 27, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2907429, and its motor carrier number is MC-978814.

Is SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 27, 2026, SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC has a 22.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 586 roadside inspections, with 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).