Carrier profile · USDOT 130402 · MC-446293 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

SKYLINE MAIL CARRIERS INC

DBA SMC

74 power unitsavg 11.4 yrLocal · 2 statesTACOMA, WA63/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-446293 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

74Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

32Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(253) 874-7811 Email dispatchdavid@skylinemailcarriers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 4, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Established 52 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

74 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.4 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

35 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 35 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 5.5 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 3

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 74-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 74
Inspections · 24 mo: 35
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’24 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’04–’08

Great West’10–’15

Alaska National’18–’23

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2024

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2023 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Jun 2018 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	2
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Jun 2015 → Jun 2017	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2010 → Jul 2015	$750K	3
MID-CENTURY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2010	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2004 → Jul 2008	$750K	2
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jun 2002 → Jun 2004	$750K	3
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Jun 2002	$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): 74
Observed power (24 mo): 24
Trailers (towed): 32

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

17.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

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

Home base

TACOMA, WA

8209 PACIFIC HWY E

Top corridor

WA 33 · OR 2

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3408704 USDOT 2981183Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2813521 USDOT 4124495 USDOT 2578318 USDOT 2981183 USDOT 3306991 USDOT 3345061 USDOT 3408704 USDOT 3590689

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 8209 PACIFIC HWY E, TACOMA, WA, 98422-3911
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (253) 874-7811
Cell: (253) 405-0298
Email: david@skylinemailcarriers.com
Web domain: skylinemailcarriers.com

Registration

Officer: David Balbi
USDOT / docket: 130402 · MC-446293
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jul 15, 2026 · 3,400,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 9, 2014
D-U-N-S: 963047308

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,400,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

Jul 5, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Jul 5, 2026Carrier record changeInactive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Jul 5, 2026Insurance history changeBIPD · Jul 3, 2026 · 750000

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SKYLINE MAIL CARRIERS INC.

SKYLINE MAIL CARRIERS INC (USDOT 130402) has a Vektor safety score of 63/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 35 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 35 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 74 power units and 72 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 9, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SKYLINE MAIL CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

SKYLINE MAIL CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 130402, and its motor carrier number is MC-446293.

Is SKYLINE MAIL CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, SKYLINE MAIL CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SKYLINE MAIL CARRIERS INC's safety record?

SKYLINE MAIL CARRIERS INC has a 27.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 56 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 63/100 (tier: high_risk).