Sunset Pacific Transportation Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
67 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 8
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 17
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 68
- Annualized
- ≈34 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.0 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 22, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 94 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2025 | SC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2021 | TN | 1 | 5 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2018 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2018 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2018 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2016 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2016 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2015 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2014 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2014 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2013 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 1, 2013 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2012 | MS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 20, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2012 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2012 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2012 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2012 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2011 | NE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2010 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |