Carrier profile · USDOT 3838805 · MC-1395268 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Sunlight Trans Inc

17 power unitsavg 6.3 yrLocal · 2 statesRIVERSIDE, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1395268 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(951) 481-0459 Email dispatchcompliance@sunlighttrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average42.9% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 42.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 36.0 pts 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 4

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 17-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving38 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance20 · 9 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Security National’22–’23

Southlake Specialty’23–’24

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · since Oct 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2025 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	3
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2022 → Dec 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

62.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

RIVERSIDE, CA

231 E ALESSANDRO BLVD STE 6A 124

Top corridor

CA 17 · OH 1

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: 4 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3089095 USDOT 3577166 USDOT 2932214 USDOT 4313610 USDOT 2982191 USDOT 1667994Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1667994 USDOT 2907843 USDOT 3537492 USDOT 3089095 USDOT 3577166 USDOT 3694196 USDOT 2932214 USDOT 4023650

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 231 E ALESSANDRO BLVD STE 6A 124, RIVERSIDE, CA, 92508
Mailing address: 231 E ALESSANDRO BLVD STE 6A, RIVERSIDE, CA, 92508
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (951) 481-0459
Email: compliance@sunlighttrans.com
Web domain: sunlighttrans.com

Registration

Officer: Bakshish Kaur Dhanju
USDOT / docket: 3838805 · MC-1395268
First registered: Mar 9, 2022
Last MCS-150: Mar 2, 2026 · 1,700,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,700,000

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 SUNLIGHT TRANS INC.

SUNLIGHT TRANS INC (USDOT 3838805) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC effective Oct 27, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SUNLIGHT TRANS INC's USDOT number?

SUNLIGHT TRANS INC's USDOT number is 3838805, and its motor carrier number is MC-1395268.

Is SUNLIGHT TRANS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, SUNLIGHT TRANS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SUNLIGHT TRANS INC's safety record?

SUNLIGHT TRANS INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 31 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SUNLIGHT TRANS INC's fleet?

SUNLIGHT TRANS INC operates 17 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SUNLIGHT TRANS INC based?

SUNLIGHT TRANS INC is based in RIVERSIDE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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