Carrier profile · USDOT 1451130 · MC-819333 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Sun Fuels Inc

12 power unitsavg 11.3 yrLocal · 1 statesTAMPA, FL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-819333 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.3Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(813) 248-9804 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 29 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.3 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

16.7% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 12-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Clear Blue’18–’20

Texas’22–’24

Texas’25–now

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$1M	4
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2024	$1M	2
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2022	$1M	1
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Mar 2020 → Mar 2021	$1M	1
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2020	$1M	6
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$1M	1
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2016 → Mar 2017	$1M	1
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Mar 2016	$1M	2
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 7

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Florida: 15 inspections

Home base

TAMPA, FL

5333 CAUSEWAY BLVD

Most inspections: FL

15 inspections

FL 15

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3879653 USDOT 3075435

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 5333 CAUSEWAY BLVD, TAMPA, FL, 33619
Mailing address: 18308 EASTWYCK DRIVE, TAMPA, FL, 33647
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (813) 248-9804
Fax: (813) 699-8708
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: sunfuels.com

Registration

Officers: Pam Talbot · Michael Talbot
USDOT / docket: 1451130 · MC-819333
First registered: Jan 11, 2006
Last MCS-150: Nov 18, 2025 · 1,225,475 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 13, 2020
D-U-N-S: 6063048

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,225,475

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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17%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 12 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

23violation records

2OOS-tagged records

2 of 12inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Lights

119%1 / 11

Unsafe driving

50%0 / 5

Other vehicle maintenance

425%1 / 4

Other / unclassified

20%0 / 2

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to May 251 / 3

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 3

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 4

50%May 26 to Nov 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (7 of 23 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps2

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393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps2
107.620B-HMAMC Other violation1
177.817E2-HMHC Other violation1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LBL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.13C1-CSSRR Retroreflective sheeting1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1

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Lights

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SUN FUELS INC.

SUN FUELS INC (USDOT 1451130) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 5, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 18, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 13, 2020 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SUN FUELS INC's USDOT number?

SUN FUELS INC's USDOT number is 1451130, and its motor carrier number is MC-819333.

Is SUN FUELS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. SUN FUELS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SUN FUELS INC's safety record?

SUN FUELS INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).