SUNSTATE CARRIERS INC
DBA SUNSTATE
151 power units
147 drivers
15.8M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 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
25 yrs history · 136 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 151
- Drivers · CDL
- 147 · 147
- Annual miles
- 15.8M ~104k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 139 | 12 | 0 | 151 |
| Trailers | 209 | 2 | 0 | 211 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Dec 17, 2007)18 yrs old
- Registered
- Apr 13, 2001 (25 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jul 14, 2025 (Address Change)
- Officers
- JOSHUA MICHAEL FULMER · KYLE FULMER
- Phone
- (352) 343-6711
- safety@sunstatecarriers.com
- Address
- 726 Southridge Industrial Dr, Tavares FL 32778
Cargo
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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesPaper Products
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
10
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 5 injury · 5 people hurt in all
Inspections
136
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.7%
10 of 44 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 136 driver inspections
Violations
52
10 out-of-service violations
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.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
52 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Unsafe driving No alert24 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 13 · Speeding 7 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 1
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Vehicle maintenance No alert21 · 10 out-of-serviceTires 10 · Brakes 6 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Lights 1 · Other parts 1
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Hours of service No alert7 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 5 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Aug12026Aug 1, 2026 · KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar292026Mar 29, 2026 · PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar242026Mar 24, 2026 · FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov252025Nov 25, 2025 · FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug142025Aug 14, 2025 · FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr182025Apr 18, 2025 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec162024Dec 16, 2024 · GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, fog, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec92024Dec 9, 2024 · South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec92024Dec 9, 2024 · South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
2 more on the FMCSA record.
5 of the 10 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Aug 15, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2018
- 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
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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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 Carolina 26
- Florida (HQ) 23
- Georgia 17
- North Carolina 17
- Ohio 7
- Virginia 7
- Pennsylvania 5
- Louisiana 4
17% of inspections were in its home state.
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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.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe driving | 23 | 0.97 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 17 | 2.78 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 7 | 0.09 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
136 driver inspections · 44 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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