SUNSET PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION INC
(800) 280-1677
maria@sunsetpacific.com
14522 Yorba Ave, Chino CA 91710
17
tractors
20 drivers
1.6M mi/yr · ~96k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 56.9 / 100
Moderate confidence
36 yrs history · 66 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 17
- Drivers · CDL
- 20 · 20
- Annual miles
- 1.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 1 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| Trailers | 82 | 89 | 0 | 171 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Cargo Operation
- Interstate
- Scope
- Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (11-10-2010) · 15 yr old
- Registered
- 03-29-1990 (36 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-19-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- PEGGY LEMUS
- Officer
- JOSHUA CRAIG
Cargo
55.9
medium risk
General Freight
Building Materials
Beverages
Other: FABRIC GOODS
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight
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 the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
This motor carrier 0.97×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 1.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
1.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.80× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -4%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
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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Injury crashes2 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 23 of 59 violations (39%). Brake or light defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.5% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 5
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
66
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.6%
10 of 39
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.5%
1 of 66
National avg 6.7%
Violations
59
13 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 16,659 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.088 | 0.031 |
| Inspections | 2.50 | 1.11 |
| Violations | 1.74 | 0.89 |
| Critical violations | 0.24 | 0.17 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
59 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert47 · 12 OOSBrakes 23 · Lights 10 · Wheels & hubs 5 · Tires 4 · Steering & suspension 2 · 3 more
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Unsafe driving No alert7 · 0 OOSSpeeding 2 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 4
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Hours of service No alert4 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 2 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSMedical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul42026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan102025South CarolinaInjury · 3 people hurtWet road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec32024IndianaProperty damage onlyDark - unknown roadway lighting.
2 of the 3 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PAon record since Jul 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1994
- Cargo filing
- on file · AGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY since Jan 13, 2011
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jul 1, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 20, 2025)
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
31 filings and 18 authority events since 1990 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
31 filings and 18 authority events since 1990 · 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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Jul 1, 2025NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 20, 2025opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2024THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 25, 2024opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2023THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2022THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2023 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 21, 2022opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2021THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 28, 2021opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2020THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 18, 2020opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2019THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 20, 2019opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2018THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 20, 2018opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2017THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 5, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 21, 2017opened after GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2016GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 7, 2016opened after GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2015GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 13, 2011AGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · on file · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2010NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 27, 2015 came after the replacement; 60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 28, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2010cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 13, 2010TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Jan 13, 2011 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2008STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurer24 months 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
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Inspections by state
- New Mexico 17
- California (HQ) 14
- Arkansas 8
- Arizona 6
- Texas 3
- Illinois 2
- Ohio 2
- Oklahoma 2
21% 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.
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 (27 power units: 17 filed, 27 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.2
Actual, per year in window
1.0
Projected, next 12 mo
1.2
0
0.75
1.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 27 power units this active to have about 1.2 crashes a year (sized from the 27 units seen roadside; 17 filed). This motor carrier recorded 3 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.0 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 1.2 over the next 12. 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.
Fatal-crash risk: about 3% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
64 inspections
and 3 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 65 inspections and 3 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.34
Satisfactory — 0.97x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.046 crashes per power-unit-year for a 27-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 0.96x (driver behaviour 0.80x, out-of-service 1.04x, all violations 0.82x; 64 inspections). Experience 1.01x: 1.9 decayed crashes against 1.8 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.34, a 3.62). 80% range 0.48–1.54x. Fleet sized at 27 units from roadside VINs (17 filed). Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
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.
Class rate
4.6 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
27 power units (17 filed, 27 seen roadside) · 1.23 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.96×
64 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.01×
1.9 decayed crashes vs 1.8 expected · credibility 0.34
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 0.97× (80% range 0.48–1.54×)
· band Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
66
Driver Insp
66
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
39
Vehicle OOS
10
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 7 | 3.02 | |
| HOS Compliance | 3 | 0.35 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.07 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 21 | 6.04 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-AUG-25 – 30-NOV-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.