Carrier profile · USDOT 387295 · MC-230428 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SUNSET PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION INC

17 power unitsavg 9.5 yrNational · 19 statesCHINO, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-230428 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

53Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 280-1677 Email dispatchmaria@sunsetpacific.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.0%

▲ 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-mo27.0%

▲ 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

Small fleet

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

67 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 37 vehicle and 67 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 3.4 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

65 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 8

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 67
Annualized: ≈34 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 12 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

American’99–’04

Northland’10–’15

State Pennsylvania’17–’20

State Pennsylvania’21–’25

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jul 2025

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jul 2021 → Jul 2025	$750K	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jul 2017 → Jul 2020	$750K	5
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2015 → Jul 2016	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2015	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2010	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2006 → Jul 2008	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2005 → Jul 2005	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jul 2005 → Jul 2005	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2005 → Jul 2006	$750K	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jul 2005 → Sep 2005	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2004 → Jul 2005	$750K	1
AMERICAN CASUALTY CO.	Jun 1999 → Jul 2004	$750K	2
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1998 → Jul 1999	$750K	1
INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE WEST	Dec 1997 → Jun 1998	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1996 → Dec 1997	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1994 → Dec 1996	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 53

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

63.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

CHINO, CA

14522 YORBA AVE

Top corridor

NM ⇄ CA

NM 17 · CA 13 · AZ 8

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: 21 trucks also ran under 22 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3307666 USDOT 3664680 USDOT 2310373 USDOT 2396120 USDOT 3092215 USDOT 3215619 USDOT 4170665 USDOT 3301075Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (64 trucks · 92 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2947368 USDOT 3260720 USDOT 3301075 USDOT 3664680 USDOT 4270258 USDOT 792440 USDOT 2379730 USDOT 3377098

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joshua craig — 3 carriers: USDOT 2357580 USDOT 3462688

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14522 YORBA AVE, CHINO, CA, 91710
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 280-1677
Email: maria@sunsetpacific.com
Web domain: sunsetpacific.com

Registration

Officers: Peggy Lemus · Joshua Craig
USDOT / docket: 387295 · MC-230428
First registered: Mar 29, 1990
Last MCS-150: Feb 19, 2026 · 1,625,602 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 10, 2010
D-U-N-S: 87387452

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,625,602

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 SUNSET PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION INC.

SUNSET PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 387295) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 67 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 37 vehicle-level and 67 driver-level — across 19 states, 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 17 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 19, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 10, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SUNSET PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

SUNSET PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 387295, and its motor carrier number is MC-230428.

Is SUNSET PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SUNSET PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SUNSET PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

SUNSET PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION INC has a 27.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 86 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).