MEIBORG INC
DBA: SILVER ARROW EXPRESS
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 92
- Drivers · CDL
- 84 · 84
- Annual miles
- 351k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 84 | 8 | 0 | 92 |
| Trailers | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Registration
- Registered
- 03-28-2012 (14 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 11-05-2024
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- ZACHARY MEIBORG
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, General Freight
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.
MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).
Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
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.
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Injury crashes2 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL, 2 hours of service (Sep 2024 – Feb 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and tiresLights are 26 of 127 violations (20%). Light or tire defects led to 24 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs7 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 9 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 3 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Hazmat violations6 hazmat violations.
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 7
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Excessive speeding: 12
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
Track record
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Illinois (about 173 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.027 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 1.90 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 0.69 | 0.57 |
| Critical violations | 0.24 | 0.12 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
127 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert59 · 25 OOSLights 26 · Tires 14 · Brakes 7 · Steering & suspension 1 · Other parts 11
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Hours of service No alert30 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 14 · Over hours limit 8 · False log 7 · No log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert29 · 0 OOSSpeeding 14 · Reckless / lane 10 · Phone use 3 · Other 2
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat6 · 0 OOS
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Dec122025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Dec32025KentuckyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov62025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr92025MississippiProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan62025KentuckyProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov62024IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Oct212024TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
2 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · American Trucking and Transportation Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (risk retention group)on record since Mar 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 9, 2026)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
26 filings and 11 authority events since 1986 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Mar 1, 2023American Trucking and Transportation Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (risk retention group)Liability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 1, 2016HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Mar 20, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2015NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $2,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2016 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 2, 2015opened after NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 1, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2012NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect29 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 12, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 27, 2012opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 9, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 13, 2012Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 26, 2012Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 26, 2012Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 23, 2012PINNACLE NATIONAL BANKBroker trust fund (BMC-85) · ended Jun 7, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 20, 2012GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2012 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 9, 2012 came after the replacement; 5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 23, 2010Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2008GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Apr 19, 2012 · transferred43 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2008GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 19, 2012 · transferred43 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2007HANOVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2007VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 28, 2007opened after SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2007)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2004SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Oct 1, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2004SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 19, 2003FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jun 23, 2003cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 17, 2003OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jun 17, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect84 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 28, 2003NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Oct 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 2, 2004 came after the replacement; 19 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 28, 2003NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 2, 2004 came after the replacement; 19 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2001NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Feb 28, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2001NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 28, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Texas 47
- Illinois (HQ) 26
- Tennessee 24
- Arkansas 16
- Missouri 16
- Ohio 16
- Indiana 15
- Kentucky 7
11% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (104 power units: 92 filed, 104 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 104 power units this active to have about 3.3 crashes a year (sized from the 104 units seen roadside; 92 filed). This motor carrier recorded 14 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 4.7 a year) — about 1.4× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.3 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 14, 2024 · TN · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 8, 2024 · OH · level 3 · 1 driver OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 26, 2024 · WI · level 2 · 1 driver OOS · 1 violation
- 8 further inspections with no out-of-service result
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 26 | 3.44 | |
| HOS Compliance | 18 | 0.48 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.07 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 45 | 2.34 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-MAY-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.