Carrier profile · USDOT 314795 · MC-209784 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Sunburst Truck Lines Inc

DBA SUNBURST TRUCK LINES

178 power unitsavg 14.9 yrRegional · 6 statesHOUSTON, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-209784 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

178Power units

170 observed · MCS-150

256Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 672-1027 Email dispatchsafety@sunbursttrucklines.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

178 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

327 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 314 vehicle and 324 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 1.8 pts 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

319 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 21

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 178-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 178
Inspections · 24 mo: 327
Annualized: ≈164 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Maintenance109 · 46 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance54 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance51 · 39 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance45 · 17 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance38 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving34 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance27 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance26 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance17 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Active
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 ’24 · 11 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’11–’20

Obsidian’23–now

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2024

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Aug 2024	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2022 → Aug 2023	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2022	$1M	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2011 → Jul 2020	$1M	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2009 → Jun 2011	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2008 → Jun 2009	$1M	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Aug 2007	$1M	5
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Aug 2006	$1M	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Feb 2005	$1M	4
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Jul 2002 → Jul 2003	$1M	1
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2002	$1M	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Jul 1999 → Jul 2000	$1M	2
SELECT INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1997 → Jan 1999	$1M	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 178
Observed power (24 mo): 170
Trailers (towed): 256

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

36.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

323

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

5121 A OATES ROAD

Top corridor

TX 317 · GA 2 · SC 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 14 trucks also ran under 13 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2156918 USDOT 3178921 USDOT 2410450 USDOT 257768 USDOT 2244717 USDOT 2893984 USDOT 3583133 USDOT 1747093Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 74 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1775684 USDOT 3018841 USDOT 3670427 USDOT 688143 USDOT 1886048 USDOT 3272668 USDOT 3188693 USDOT 3992694

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sunbursttrucklines.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2011127 USDOT 2016108

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

178

Observed (24 mo)

170

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5121 A OATES ROAD, HOUSTON, TX, 77013
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (713) 672-1027
Email: safety@sunbursttrucklines.com
Web domain: sunbursttrucklines.com

Registration

Officers: Havanna Leone · Shaun R Leone
USDOT / docket: 314795 · MC-209784
First registered: May 10, 1988
Last MCS-150: May 19, 2025 · 11,360,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 4, 2015
D-U-N-S: 187770276

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

178

Power units

178

Drivers

178

CDL drivers

11,360,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC.

SUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 314795) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 327 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 314 vehicle-level and 324 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 178 power units and 178 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 19, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 4, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number?

SUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number is 314795, and its motor carrier number is MC-209784.

Is SUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, SUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC's safety record?

SUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC has a 29.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 454 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is SUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC's fleet?

SUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC operates 178 power units and 178 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC based?

SUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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