SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 2907429
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (67 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileHighlander Specialty Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate14.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)14 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 8 years ago
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 2907429 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-978814 |
| Legal Name | SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 8473219212 |
| Address | 5728 LOGISTICS PARKWAY, Rockford, IL, 61109 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Highlander Specialty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-08-20 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlander Specialty Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-08-20 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2018-03-06 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2018-03-06 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 95 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 86 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 89 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 74 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 453 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 14.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 14 total (0 fatal, 4 with injuries, 14 towaway) |
- 2026-06-24 — WA — towaway
- 2026-04-17 — IL — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-04-11 — MO — towaway
- 2026-04-01 — PA — towaway
- 2026-03-09 — GA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (74), 16 (55), 23 (36).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 67 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 62 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 7,150,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 25-JUN-26 |
SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC operates 67 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in IL.
Nearby
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