SILK ROAD TRANS INC

DOT# 4048765 MC# 1533738 Arlington, VA Authorized For-Hire
(571) 740-0690 silkroadtrans.info@gmail.com 1515 N Queen St Unit 213, Arlington VA 22209-3907
3 tractors · all owned 4 drivers 100k mi/yr · ~33k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
3 yrs history · 3 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
3
Drivers · CDL
4 · 2
Annual miles
100k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 2 0 0 2
Trailers 2 0 0 2

Registration

Registered
03-22-2023 (3 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-23-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
Magnaijargal Baatar

Cargo

74.6
high risk
Motor Vehicles General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, 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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

3 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans worse than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.48×–2.52×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.1

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-3 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (3 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.1 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.35× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Lapse in liability filings
    64 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Jun 10, 2026 – Aug 13, 2026) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
Data flags
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Jul 2026 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
3
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
100.0%
1 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3
National avg 6.7%
Violations
2
1 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in Virginia (about 3 in 24 months would be typical; 43% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 4,749 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.167 0.038
Inspections 0.50 1.38
Violations 0.33 1.31
Critical violations 0.17 0.27

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, high-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

2 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Tires 1 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · CarrierGuard Transportation Risk Retention Group, Inc. (risk retention group)
on record since Sep 16, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2026
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: CarrierGuard Transportation Risk Retention Group, Inc. → PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2026); PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY → CarrierGuard Transportation Risk Retention Group, Inc. (Sep 2026); Everspan Insurance Company → PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2026)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Oct 9, 2026, not replaced on FMCSA's record); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 64 days without a liability filing (Jun 10, 2026 – Aug 13, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
  • 1 liability filing received late (the last received Oct 14, 2026 for an effective date of Sep 16, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
  • First liability filing on FMCSA's record: Apr 2026
Authority
  • FMCSA suspended the operating authority Oct 10, 2026: no liability filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 10, 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
  • Tennessee 2
  • Arkansas 1