SILICON TRUCKING LLC
DBA SILICON
USDOT 3231279MC-Docket MC1013143MERRILLVILLE, IN
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SILICON TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3231279) in MERRILLVILLE, IN — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2023-06-22 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 17.05.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2024-08-12 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 8.45
Hours of service
No alert
measure 7.33
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.66
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.75
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
4
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 1
- Total drivers
- 1
- Years in business
- 7
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 17.05
- Driver OOS rate
- 50%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 33.3%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 3 times last 2024-08-12
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-11-05
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2023-06-22
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
5
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
37
Violations
6
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-04-13 → 2026-04-01.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-11-01
IL
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Hours of service 395
|
18 | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
10 | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
7 | 0 | 2026-04-01 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2025-09-17 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2026-02-23 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Tim | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle) | OOS |
| 2026-02-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Drivers record of duty status not current | OOS |
| 2026-02-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to have on-board a CMV a sufficient supply of blank records of duty status graph-grids | — |
| 2025-09-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves | OOS |
| 2025-09-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-09-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-09-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-09-17 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-09-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-09-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-09-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 4 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-01 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F1-HOSM | — | — |
2026-02-23 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8F01 | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-PROP | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2UCR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 15G02 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2DL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2MI | — | — |
2025-09-17 13 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
2024-04-13 14 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(i) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(i) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(i) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(i) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(i) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(ii) | — | — |
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