SYL TRANSPORT INC

DOT# 4188450 MC# 1613751 Chowchilla, CA Authorized For-Hire
(559) 718-3435 syltrans2024@gmail.com 201 Oleander Dr, Chowchilla CA 93610
5 tractors · all owned 6 drivers
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
2 yrs history · 26 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
5
Drivers · CDL
6 · 6
Annual miles
1 unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 5 0 0 5
Trailers 5 0 0 5

Registration

Registered
02-01-2024 (2 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-05-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
BALBIR SINGH

Cargo

62.4
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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 (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

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).

Not enough record to grade yet.

26 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 6–9 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 0.41×–1.97×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 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 (5 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 10% above typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
About typical. Out-of-service orders, violations and unsafe-driving or hours-of-service violations are all close to the rate expected for its inspections. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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
    No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Apr 10, 2026 (34 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 10 of 28 violations (36%). Light or brake defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 3.8% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 3
  • 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, Feb 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
26
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.1%
3 of 13
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.8%
1 of 26
National avg 6.7%
Violations
28
4 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in California (about 15 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.100 0.043
Inspections 2.70 1.57
Violations 2.80 1.56
Critical violations 0.10 0.29

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

What they get cited for

28 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    19 · 3 OOS
    Lights 10 · Brakes 2 · Tires 1 · Other parts 6
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • 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
  • Dec
    28
    2025
    Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Apr 10, 2026 (cancellation notice took effect).
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2026)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Apr 10, 2026, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
  • No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Apr 10, 2026 (34 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 12, 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) 7
  • New Mexico 7
  • Arizona 4
  • New York 2
  • Illinois 1
  • Indiana 1
  • Louisiana 1
  • Mississippi 1

27% of inspections were in its home state.