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SKYHAWK EXPRESS INC

DOT# 2490984 MC# 862655 Lafayette, TN Authorized For-Hire
(270) 618-9779 skyhawkexpress4@gmail.com 2425 Scottsville Road, Lafayette TN 37083
34 tractors · all leased 17 drivers
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
12 yrs history · 39 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
34
Drivers · CDL
17 · 17
Annual miles
480k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 17 0 17
Trailers 0 17 0 17

Registration

Registered
04-01-2014 (12 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-20-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
Steven Carver

Cargo

56.9
medium risk
General Freight Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
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.

Mileage Unreliable

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 probably higher than similar fleets (about a 90% 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 1.67×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.67× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.7 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.7
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~5%
About 1.7× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 3.60×, violations 2.48× and out-of-service orders 2.15× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +32%.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    13 out-of-service violations against drivers: 11 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 13 of 80 violations (16%). Brake or light defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    40.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (6 of 15). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.15× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    28.2% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (11 of 39). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.15× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Falsified logs
    9 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Substance violations: 1
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
39
38% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
40.0%
6 of 15
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
28.2%
11 of 39
National avg 6.7%
Violations
80
25 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Tennessee (about 40 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 12 inspections, 5 out of service 12 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 4 out of service 8 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.074 0.029
Inspections 0.79 1.11
Violations 1.19 0.77
Critical violations 0.34 0.15

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

What they get cited for

80 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    42 · 12 OOS
    Brakes 13 · Lights 9 · Tires 5 · Wheels & hubs 4 · Steering & suspension 1 · 10 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    26 · 11 OOS
    False log 9 · No log 6 · Over hours limit 6 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 5
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2 · Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 2 OOS
    Medical certificate 2 · 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
  • Jun
    15
    2026
    Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    19
    2026
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    21
    2026
    Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.
  • Dec
    30
    2025
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company
on record since Mar 12, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2014
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP → Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company (Mar 2026)
  • 17 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 8 took effect (the last Feb 25, 2026, replaced the same day); 9 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 16

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Apr 25, 2014)

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
  • Tennessee (HQ) 9
  • Arkansas 6
  • Kentucky 4
  • Louisiana 3
  • Alabama 2
  • Indiana 2
  • Missouri 2
  • Ohio 2

23% of inspections were in its home state.

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/2490984