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SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC

DOT# 1096136 MC# 439719 Wilmington, CA Authorized For-Hire
(424) 264-5338 skydistributionexpress@verizon.net 940 Eubank Ave, Wilmington CA 90744
24 tractors · all owned 22 drivers 900k mi/yr · ~38k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 68.4 / 100
Moderate confidence
23 yrs history · 80 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
24
Drivers · CDL
22 · 22
Annual miles
900k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 24 0 0 24
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
02-11-2003 (23 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-26-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
ALEJANDRA TRUJILLO
Officer
JOSE AVILA

Cargo

61.6
medium risk
Household Goods Intermodal Containers General Freight Dry Bulk
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.83×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.0 vs 1.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
1.0
Similar fleets
1.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 fatal crash (1 death) on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 2.34× and violations 2.05× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.49×. Together they move its crash estimate +5%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Nov 26, 2025).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 1 cargo securement, 1 no valid CDL (Mar 2026 – Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 52 of 149 violations (35%). Brake or light defects led to 22 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    37.3% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (28 of 75). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.34× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
1 fatality · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
80
32% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
37.3%
28 of 75
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.7%
4 of 60
National avg 6.7%
Violations
149
44 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in California (about 62 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 17 inspections, 4 out of service 17 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 10 inspections, 5 out of service 10 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 11 inspections, 3 out of service 11 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 16 inspections, 3 out of service 16 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 15 inspections, 10 out of service 15 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.021 0.029
Inspections 2.17 1.11
Violations 3.10 0.77
Critical violations 0.75 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

149 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    141 · 41 OOS
    Brakes 52 · Lights 40 · Steering & suspension 20 · Tires 20 · Cargo securement 3 · 6 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 2 OOS
    False log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 1 · Reckless / lane 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Nov
    26
    2025
    California
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
    In the news
    Shawn Chavez dies in Norwalk big rig crash on 605 Freeway, CHP says
    The Legal Advocate · Dec 1, 2025

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report CA5502506262 (Highway Patrol: Los Angeles County) lists SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name SKY DISTRIBUTION EXPRESS INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
on record since Feb 26, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2013
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Feb 26, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 26, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 78
  • Nevada 2

Mostly inspected in its home state (98%).

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/1096136