Carrier profile · USDOT 1096136 · MC-439719 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC

24 power unitsavg 10.9 yrLocal · 2 statesWILMINGTON, CA68/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-439719 ACTIVE
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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 34.8%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 69 vehicle and 60 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · 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 17.8 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
≈1.5 / 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
74
Annualized
≈37 / yr
Coverage
≈1.5 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

37%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
59%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
24%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
83%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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

ELD & hours-of-service

7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 5, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues
2No log / no ELD
2False logs
0Drove over hours

Crash history· 15 total · 1 in 24 mo

15
Total crashes
1
In last 24 mo
1
Fatal
3
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251101
20231011
20192002
20181001
20171001
20162002
20151001
20141001
20131011
20121001
20101001
20091011
20081001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Nov 26, 2025CA10Yes
Jul 28, 2023CA02Yes
Mar 6, 2019CA00Yes
Jan 30, 2019CA00Yes
Mar 3, 2018CA00Yes
Jan 4, 2017CA00Yes
Sep 27, 2016CA00Yes
Jun 3, 2016CA00Yes
Dec 28, 2015CA00Yes
Jul 17, 2014CA00Yes
Jul 26, 2013CA02Yes
Jul 3, 2012CA00Yes
Dec 6, 2010CA00Yes
Jul 22, 2009CA01Yes
Sep 4, 2008CA00Yes