SUNSET TRUCKING LLC

USDOT 3063009MC-Docket MC056380OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC
Do not tender1 power units

SUNSET TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3063009) in OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC — carries a hard disqualifier. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • Authority revocation is currently pending — carrier may lose operating authority soon.
  • 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.
  • 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2026-02-11 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION) was filed 38 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-03-17) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • 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.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • Linked to a prior revoked authority (USDOT 3063009) — possible reincarnated / chameleon carrier. Strong bad-actor signal.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 14 times, most recent 2026-03-17 — 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

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 14
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 1.42
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 8.6

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
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
4
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
5
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
9
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
25%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
66.7%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
Prior revoked authority USDOT 3063009
Involuntary revocations
14 times last 2026-03-17
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2024-12-04
Insurance lapse history
3 lapse(s) most recent 2026-02-11
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

4
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
13
Violations
6
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-12-04 → 2026-01-24.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
7 4 2026-01-24
General safety regulations 390
3 0 2025-05-15
Unsafe driving 392
2 1 2025-05-15
CDL standards 383
1 1 2024-12-04

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-01-24 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp OOS
2026-01-24 Vehicle Maintenance No or improper load securement OOS
2025-05-15 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2025-02-07 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/defective brakes
2024-12-04 Driver Fitness Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a safety-related or unknown reason and in state of driver's license issuance OOS
2024-12-04 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal OOS
2024-12-04 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2024-12-04 Vehicle Maintenance All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection OOS

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.

2026-01-24 NC · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-05-15 SC · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
General safety regulations 390 21TB1-MC
General safety regulations 390 21TB2-DOT
2025-02-07 NC · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
2024-12-04 NC · Level 2 6 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 51A-SIN OOS
General safety regulations 390 19B2-BIENNIAL
Unsafe driving 392 9BA-INACTIVE OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 23PT OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H

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