Carrier profile · USDOT 2202839 · MC-764388 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Skyward Transportation LLC

7 power unitsavg 12.9 yrLocal · 1 statesFARMERS BRANCH, TX68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-764388 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.9Avg age (yr)

2003–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(214) 617-8400 Email dispatchskywardtransportation@skywardtransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average78.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average35.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo78.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo78.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.9 yr

Model years 2003–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 78.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 35.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

76.9% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 45.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving35 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance30 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 9 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness6 · 4 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Hallmark Specialty’11–’14

Progressive County’15–’17

National Liability’17–’20

Houston Specialty’20–’24

Prime’24–now

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Apr 2026	$750K	8
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Jul 2024	$750K	7
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Feb 2017 → Feb 2020	$750K	7
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Oct 2015 → Feb 2017	$750K	2
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Oct 2015	$750K	6
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2011 → Nov 2014	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 1

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

57.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

FARMERS BRANCH, TX

14315 GILLS ROAD

Top corridor

TX 14

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4049567 USDOT 4320731 USDOT 838117 USDOT 1673748 USDOT 4553033 USDOT 2391111 USDOT 3614286 USDOT 4180172

Shares a company officer with other carriers

curtis lawrence — 4 carriers: USDOT 1121853 USDOT 2544570 USDOT 4280908

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14315 GILLS ROAD, FARMERS BRANCH, TX, 75244
Mailing address: 9037 SUNDANCE TRAIL, AUBREY, TX, 76227
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (214) 617-8400
Fax: 50452521601
Email: skywardtransportation@skywardtransportation.com
Web domain: skywardtransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Curtis Lawrence
USDOT / docket: 2202839 · MC-764388
First registered: Oct 18, 2011
Last MCS-150: Dec 10, 2025 · 500,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 22, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 17.64
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

500,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SKYWARD TRANSPORTATION LLC.

SKYWARD TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2202839) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 6, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 78.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 10, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 22, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SKYWARD TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

SKYWARD TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2202839, and its motor carrier number is MC-764388.

Is SKYWARD TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, SKYWARD TRANSPORTATION LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SKYWARD TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

SKYWARD TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 78.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is SKYWARD TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

SKYWARD TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 7 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SKYWARD TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

SKYWARD TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in FARMERS BRANCH, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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