SUN BELT TRANSPORTATION INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 77
- Drivers · CDL
- 71 · 71
- Annual miles
- 6.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 77 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Trailers | 101 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Cargo Operation
- Interstate
- Scope
- Interstate (Within 100 miles)
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (07-19-2013) · 13 yr old
- Registered
- 10-04-1983 (43 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-20-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JOHN CUMBERWORTH
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is about 35% lower than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Feb 27, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Sep 2024 – Apr 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 74 of 259 violations (29%). Brake or tire defects led to 40 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs15 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 15.1% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.0% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 3
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High speeding: 5
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.026 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 3.78 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 1.68 | 0.53 |
| Critical violations | 0.36 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
259 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert193 · 52 OOSBrakes 74 · Tires 32 · Lights 30 · Wheels & hubs 10 · Cargo securement 7 · 40 more
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Hours of service No alert47 · 3 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 25 · False log 15 · No log 4 · Over hours limit 3
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Unsafe driving No alert18 · 0 OOSSpeeding 5 · Reckless / lane 4 · Seat belt 1 · Other 8
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Feb272026TexasFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsVictoria man killed in Refugio County crashSouth Texas News (Refugio County Press) · Mar 2, 2026
Why this link: FMCSA crash report TX7DVBHQE1UR (Department of Public Safety, State) lists SUN BELT TRANSPORTATION INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name SUN BELT TRANSPORTATION INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Apr242025OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb22025MichiganProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Nov222024VirginiaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
1 of the 4 crashes was fatal.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Mar 10, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2003
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2025)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Mar 10, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 6, 2026)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
49 filings and 28 authority events since 1987 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Mar 10, 2026MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 11, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 6, 2026opened after MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 10, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 26, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 10, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 24, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 28, 2025opened after MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 21, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 26, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 21, 2025 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2022BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 10, 2025 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 11, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 8, 2022opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 10, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2021STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 10, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 11, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 8, 2021opened after UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 10, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2020UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 10, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 27, 2019AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 10, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 14, 2019opened after AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 27, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 2, 2017AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 27, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect16 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 5, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 26, 2017opened after AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 2, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2017AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 2, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2015STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 10, 2017 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 11, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 9, 2015opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 10, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2014ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 10, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 11, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 10, 2014opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 10, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2013ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 10, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 11, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 7, 2013opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 10, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 3, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 21, 2011cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2010UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Mar 30, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 9, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 30, 2010cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2009UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Jun 3, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Texas (HQ) 186
- New Mexico 39
- California 26
- Arkansas 22
- Tennessee 17
- Louisiana 15
- Missouri 15
- Utah 12
45% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (93 power units: 77 filed, 93 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 93 power units this active to have about 4.3 crashes a year (sized from the 93 units seen roadside; 77 filed). This motor carrier recorded 5 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.7 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 2.8 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 28, 2024 · TX · level 2 · 1 driver OOS · 2 violations
- 3 further inspections with no out-of-service result
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 14 | 1.28 | |
| HOS Compliance | 39 | 0.37 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.03 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 102 | 3.25 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-MAY-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.