SUNBELT DRAYAGE LLC

DBA: SUNBELT DRAYAGE

DOT# 3989210 MC# 1496015 Houston, TX Authorized For-Hire
(346) 214-0400 pavel@sunbeltdrayage.com 16140 Waverly Dr, Houston TX 77032-1220
65 tractors · all owned 65 drivers 4.4M mi/yr · ~67k per unit
Excellent
FRED Score 91.3 / 100
High confidence
4 yrs history · 268 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
65
Drivers · CDL
65 · 65
Annual miles
4.4M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 65 0 0 65
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
11-22-2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-04-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
PAVEL BOTEV

Cargo

55.3
medium risk
Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers General Freight Building Materials Construction Chemicals
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 half that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.5× as often as the median active fleet of 100–199 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.52×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.0 vs 7.6 for similar fleets
Likely 1–8 crashes
This motor carrier
4.0
Similar fleets
7.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~10%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Better than peers. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 7.6 a year. The grade counts 6 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.58× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.65×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. 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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    11 out-of-service violations against drivers: 9 no valid CDL, 1 other qualification, 1 hazmat (Nov 2024 – Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 162 of 520 violations (31%). Light or brake defects led to 58 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    43.3% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (107 of 247). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.58× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Falsified logs
    3 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Hazmat violations
    14 hazmat violations, 4 out of service.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 3.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 5

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
268
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
43.3%
107 of 247
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.0%
8 of 266
National avg 6.7%
Violations
520
141 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 28 inspections, 10 out of service 28 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 24 inspections, 11 out of service 24 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 25 inspections, 9 out of service 25 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 23 inspections, 9 out of service 23 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 32 inspections, 14 out of service 32 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 48 inspections, 18 out of service 48 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 52 inspections, 24 out of service 52 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 36 inspections, 16 out of service 36 Q3 '26
vs 4,520 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.054 0.025
Inspections 2.32 0.91
Violations 4.00 0.53
Critical violations 0.68 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

520 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    464 · 127 OOS
    Lights 162 · Brakes 112 · Tires 64 · Cargo securement 23 · Wheels & hubs 11 · 92 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    23 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 16 · Over hours limit 4 · False log 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    10 · 10 OOS
    No valid CDL 9 · Other qualification 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    9 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 2 · Speeding 1 · Other 6
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    14 · 4 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Apr
    6
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    31
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    22
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    5
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Aug
    27
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)
on record since Aug 15, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2023
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: National Specialty Insurance Company → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Aug 2026)
  • 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Dec 28, 2025, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Feb 10, 2023)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 223
  • Colorado 11
  • Arkansas 6
  • Arizona 3
  • California 3
  • Illinois 3
  • New Mexico 3
  • Ohio 3

Mostly inspected in its home state (83%).