SILVA'S EXPRESS INC
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 6
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 6
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Sep 26, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 24 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2026 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2017 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2017 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2016 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 6, 2014 | PA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2011 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2007 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 23, 2005 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2004 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 17, 2004 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2003 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2003 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2002 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2001 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 6, 2000 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 1998 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 1998 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 1997 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 1996 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |