Carrier profile · USDOT 256401 · MC-491078 · Updated Aug 23, 2026

Sunrise Express Inc

92 power unitsavg 6.1 yrNational · 29 statesGRAND ISLAND, NE70/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-491078 NO AUTHORITYRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

92Power units

106 observed · MCS-150

186Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.1Avg age (yr)

2010–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(308) 381-2251 Email dispatchrdvorak@sunriseexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 23, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Established 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 430 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

92 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.1 yr

Model years 2010–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

240 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 7.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 79 vehicle and 240 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

5.6% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

233 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 17

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 92-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 92
Inspections · 24 mo: 240
Annualized: ≈120 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving105 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’12 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’85–’95

Liberty Fire’95–’02

Great West’05–’10

Great West’12–now

1985199620072018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2012

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2012 → Jul 2012	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2012	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2005 → Aug 2010	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2002 → Jan 2002	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → Jul 2005	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2002 → Feb 2002	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1995 → Jan 2002	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 1985 → Jan 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 92
Observed power (24 mo): 106
Trailers (towed): 186

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

46.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

240

NE busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

GRAND ISLAND, NE

1420 ADA STREET

Top corridor

NE 48 · UT 34 · CA 25

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4182617 USDOT 21800Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (57 trucks · 68 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 327574 USDOT 1350955 USDOT 4071171 USDOT 255166 USDOT 1435893 USDOT 4345417 USDOT 1014498

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

106

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1420 ADA STREET, GRAND ISLAND, NE, 68803
Mailing address: PO BOX 1282, GRAND ISLAND, NE, 68802
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (308) 381-2251
Fax: (308) 381-5568
Email: rdvorak@sunriseexpress.com
Web domain: sunriseexpress.com

Registration

Officers: Rachael R Dvorak · Raymond Vettel Jr
USDOT / docket: 256401 · MC-491078
First registered: Mar 11, 1985
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 1,291,620 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 19, 2010
D-U-N-S: 156270688

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

111

Drivers

111

CDL drivers

1,291,620

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SUNRISE EXPRESS INC.

SUNRISE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 256401) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 23, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jul 23, 2012 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 23, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier received 240 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 79 vehicle-level and 240 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 23, 2026.

It reports 92 power units and 111 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 19, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SUNRISE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

SUNRISE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 256401, and its motor carrier number is MC-491078.

Is SUNRISE EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 23, 2026, SUNRISE EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SUNRISE EXPRESS INC's safety record?

SUNRISE EXPRESS INC has a 7.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 430 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is SUNRISE EXPRESS INC's fleet?

SUNRISE EXPRESS INC operates 92 power units and 111 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SUNRISE EXPRESS INC based?

SUNRISE EXPRESS INC is based in GRAND ISLAND, NE, with roadside inspections recorded across 29 states.

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