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USDOT 2789048 · SUNNY RIVER LLC
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SUNNY RIVER LLC

USDOT 2789048 MC 930019 Granite City, IL Authorized For-Hire
260 power units 260 drivers 38.3M mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 44.9 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
11 yrs history · 293 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
260 all owned
Drivers · CDL
260 · 260
Annual miles
38.3M ~147k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks170017
Tractors24300243
Trailers24300243

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Aug 10, 2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 26, 2026
Officer
BRANKO RODIC
Phone
(773) 832-7500
Email
compliance@drive4sunny.com
Address
5529 Dial Rd, Granite City IL 62040

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
16
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 5 injury · 6 people hurt in all
Inspections
293
65% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
28 of 112 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.0%
6 of 293 driver inspections
Violations
180
39 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 36 inspections, 6 out of service 36 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 32 inspections, 6 out of service 32 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 35 inspections, 5 out of service 35 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 50 inspections, 5 out of service 50 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 50 inspections, 7 out of service 50 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 32 inspections, 2 out of service 32 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 38 inspections, 3 out of service 38 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 18 inspections, 1 out of service 18 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
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Violations

180 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    109 · 33 out-of-service
    Brakes 39 · Tires 24 · Lights 23 · Cargo securement 5 · Steering & suspension 3 · 15 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    46 · 5 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 27 · False log 8 · Over hours limit 6 · No log 5
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    24 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 13 · Reckless / lane 8 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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3 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jul
    24
    2026
    Jul 24, 2026 · Kansas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    3
    2026
    Jun 3, 2026 · Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    16
    2026
    Jan 16, 2026 · South Dakota
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - not lighted, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    28
    2025
    Dec 28, 2025 · Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    28
    2025
    Dec 28, 2025 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - not lighted, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    16
    2025
    Dec 16, 2025 · Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    10
    2025
    Dec 10, 2025 · North Dakota
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - not lighted, snow, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Nov
    25
    2025
    Nov 25, 2025 · North Dakota
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - lighted, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

8 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Circle Star Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group (risk retention group)
on record since Oct 6, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2015
1 other liability filing also on file
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY → CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G (Oct 2024)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Aug 17, 2026, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • South Dakota 73
  • Iowa 37
  • Illinois (HQ) 29
  • Missouri 19
  • Indiana 17
  • Nebraska 17
  • Kansas 16
  • Arkansas 15

Runs well beyond its home state: 29 of 293 inspections were in Illinois.

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Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/2789048