Carrier profile · USDOT 1451130 · MC-819333 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SUN FUELS INC

12 power unitsavg 11.5 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

11.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(813) 248-9804 Email dispatchDISPATCH@SUNFUELS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

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 26 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 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

11.5 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.3%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 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 2.2 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

13 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

≈0.5 / 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: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 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
107.608 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Hdi-gerling American’12–’16

Clear Blue’18–’20

Texas’22–’24

Texas’25–now

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2024 → Mar 2024	$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	Mar 2012 → Mar 2016	$1M	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

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

11.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

27.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

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

Home base

TAMPA, FL

5333 CAUSEWAY BLVD

Top corridor

FL 13

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3075435 USDOT 3879653

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

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
Cell: (813) 777-7771
Fax: (813) 699-8708
Email: dispatch@sunfuels.com
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

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 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 refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 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 as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 18, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 13, 2020 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 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?

As of Jun 13, 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 8.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 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).