Carrier profile · USDOT 3091396 · MC-72188 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

P Silva & Sons Inc

9 power unitsavg 11 yrMulti-region · 10 statesSALINAS, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-72188 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

2005–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(831) 539-6971 Email dispatchp.acargo.831@gmail.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average21.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 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

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11 yr

Model years 2005–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

62 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 21.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 32 vehicle and 62 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · 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 27.9 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 7

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 62
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.4 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 Driving32 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance21 · 12 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Qualitas’18–’20

United Specialty’20–’21

Qualitas’21–’22

Southlake Specialty’22–’24

beyond this history

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Aug 2024	$750K	4
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2022	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Oct 2021	$750K	6
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Sep 2020	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.0 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

97.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

SALINAS, CA

803 LA CUESTA CT

Top corridor

CA 22 · CO 11 · AZ 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4464133Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 121058 USDOT 3529981 USDOT 4464133 USDOT 3203381 USDOT 3779296 USDOT 130271 USDOT 908846

Shares a company officer with other carriers

pedro silva — 11 carriers: USDOT 1073373 USDOT 1940090 USDOT 1983832 USDOT 2775418 USDOT 3122053 USDOT 3492721 USDOT 3970126 USDOT 4121533

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 803 LA CUESTA CT, SALINAS, CA, 93905
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (831) 539-6971
Fax: (831) 771-1535
Email: p.acargo.831@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Pedro Silva
USDOT / docket: 3091396 · MC-72188
First registered: Jan 30, 2018
Last MCS-150: Aug 1, 2025 · 800,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

800,000

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 P SILVA & SONS INC.

P SILVA & SONS INC (USDOT 3091396) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 62 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 32 vehicle-level and 62 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 1, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is P SILVA & SONS INC's USDOT number?

P SILVA & SONS INC's USDOT number is 3091396, and its motor carrier number is MC-72188.

Is P SILVA & SONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, P SILVA & SONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is P SILVA & SONS INC's safety record?

P SILVA & SONS INC has a 31.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 97 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is P SILVA & SONS INC's fleet?

P SILVA & SONS INC operates 9 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is P SILVA & SONS INC based?

P SILVA & SONS INC is based in SALINAS, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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