Sunstate Carriers Inc
DBA SUNSTATE
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
132 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 10
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
- 151
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 139
- Annualized
- ≈70 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving79 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 20 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance21 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 4 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
49 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 2, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 53% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 165 total · 11 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 29, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2026 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2025 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2024 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2024 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2024 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2024 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 12, 2024 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2024 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2023 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2023 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |