SILVA'S EXPRESS, INC.

DOT# 371007 MC# 205643CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

94 / 100

A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 84

Insurance · 25% 100

Vehicle OOS rate is 1.8× the national average

Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

81 PHOENIX AVENUE

LOWELL, MA 01852

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Contact

Phone: (978) 454-4805

Fax: (978) 454-4960

Email: john@silvasexpress.com

Company Officers

FERNANDO BETTENCOURT

JOHN BETTENCOURT

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 878166974

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors4

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Oct 25, 1989

Common authority: May 6, 1988

Contract authority: May 6, 1988

Authority History (15)

Authority Type	Action	Date
CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Dec 30, 2011 → Jan 26, 2012
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Dec 30, 2011 → Jan 26, 2012
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Sep 24, 2010 → Oct 4, 2010
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	Apr 2, 2010
HOUSEHOLD GOODS CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	Jul 14, 2006
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED → REVOKED	Sep 6, 1996 → Jan 26, 1997
MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	Sep 6, 1996
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	Aug 13, 1996
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED → REVOKED	Aug 13, 1996 → Jan 28, 1997
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Nov 30, 1995
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Nov 22, 1995
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Nov 30, 1994
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Nov 30, 1994
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED → TRANSFERRED	May 6, 1988 → Aug 26, 1996
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED → TRANSFERRED	May 6, 1988 → Aug 26, 1996

Cargo Types

General FreightFresh ProduceMeatRefrigerated Food

Active Certifications

PropertyPassengerHousehold Goods

MCS-150

Last updated: Jan 31, 2026

Mileage: 396,000 (2025)

Operation Classification

PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESSPRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESSAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Safetytotal crashes: 4 → 3Sep 26, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: FERNANDO BETTENCOURT → FERNANDO BETTENCOURTSep 5, 2026

Contactemail: JOHN@SILVASEXPRESS.COM → john@silvasexpress.comAug 20, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: FERNANDO BETTENCOURT → FERNANDO BETTENCOURTAug 20, 2026

Safetytotal crashes: 4 → 0Aug 1, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver7 inspections

0.0%

6.3%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle5 inspections

40.0%

22.8%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall7 inspections

28.6%

Carrier

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

3.0

per 1M miles

Towaway

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving2

Driver Fitness0

Hours of Service0

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance22

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 6 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published. Based on fewer than 11 inspections — treat these measures as a weak signal.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

Total

Driver OOS

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving0.000 insp w/ viol

Hours of Service0.000 insp w/ viol

Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol

Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol

Vehicle Maintenance6.874 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

On file

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	5923036	$1,000,000	Jan 26, 2022	—	91X
CARGO	Active	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	IHN 8862109	Not published	Oct 1, 2010	—	34

Insurance History (13)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
BIPD · F91X	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Jan 26, 2022	Jan 26, 2022
BIPD · F91X	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Jan 26, 2012	Jan 26, 2022
CARGO · F34	ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Apr 1, 2010	Oct 1, 2010
CARGO · F34	ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledTERM/CANCL	$750,000	Apr 1, 2010	Oct 21, 2010
BIPD · F91X	PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Jan 26, 2008	Jan 26, 2012
BIPD · F91X	PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Jan 26, 2006	Jan 26, 2008
CARGO · F34	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Oct 1, 2003	Dec 9, 2005
BIPD · F91X	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Jan 26, 2001	Jan 26, 2006
BIPD · F91X	NORFOLK & DEDHAM MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Jan 26, 2000	Jan 26, 2001
BIPD · F91X	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Jan 26, 1996	Jan 26, 2000
CARGO · F34	LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Oct 1, 1995	Oct 1, 2003
BIPD · F91X	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Oct 1, 1994	Feb 15, 1996
CARGO · F34	ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Oct 1, 1993	Nov 22, 1995

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