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Company CheckSYLVESTER TURNER · DOT 1833323

DBA: SYLVESTER TURNER TRUCKING

16008 SUMTER 21, GAINSVILLE, AL, 35464

DOT# 1833323 MC# 664740 Gainsville, Alabama 14 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Jul 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 2

Jul 14, 2025
Roadside inspection, 8 violations (no OOS).
Jan 7, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(205) 499-6038

Email[email protected]

Physical Address16008 SUMTER 21, GAINSVILLE, AL, 35464

Mailing AddressPO BOX 241, GAINSVILLE, AL, 35464

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC664740

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating14 years

Company Overview

SYLVESTER TURNER is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Gainsville, Alabama. The company has been in operation for 14 years, registered with the FMCSA on 11/26/2008. The fleet consists of 2 power units and 2 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 100,001 miles (2013). With zero crashes across 2 inspections, SYLVESTER TURNER maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through CANAL INSURANCE CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, SYLVESTER TURNER has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 16 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage100,001 miles

Mileage Year2013

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

CompanyCANAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #CT6812720128

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage100,001 mi

Operating14 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

2 · 0 OOS -

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2025, 1 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

8 roadside violations across 1 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 6 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
07/14/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	GOOD HOPE AL	8	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2023	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	NESHOBA COUNTY	8	0	8	6	▲Detail
10/18/2023	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	8	2	6	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections1

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 3932907	$750,000	10/03/2016	01/18/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0053435	$1,000,000	10/03/2011	10/03/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA955229455	$750,000	01/18/2022	01/15/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0165533001	$750,000	01/18/2021	01/18/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	351423001	$750,000	01/18/2020	01/18/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0063185	$1,000,000	01/18/2017	01/18/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-517284-01	$750,000	01/15/2024	01/18/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-517284-01	$750,000	01/15/2024	01/24/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC664740	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/30/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/07/2025
MC664740	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/22/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/11/2022
MC664740	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/22/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/19/2017
MC664740	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/21/2011	-	-
MC664740	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2016
MC664740	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	DISMISSED	01/07/2009	-	-

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/7/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

SYLVESTER TURNER

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Company Overview

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (3)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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