Carrier profile · USDOT 3989210 · MC-1496015 · Updated Aug 6, 2026

Sunbelt Drayage LLC

DBA SUNBELT DRAYAGE

65 power unitsavg 7.3 yrNational · 20 statesHOUSTON, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1496015 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

65Power units

113 observed · MCS-150

141Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(346) 214-0400 Email dispatchpavel@sunbeltdrayage.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 6, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 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

65 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

256 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 235 vehicle and 254 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

43.0% · 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

252 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 21

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 65
Inspections · 24 mo: 256
Annualized: ≈128 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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 Driving164 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance129 · 27 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance69 · 49 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance53 · 9 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance26 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance25 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance22 · 12 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Carolina’23–’23

State Nationalspecialty’23–now

2023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA · since Dec 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Aug 2023 → Dec 2025	$1M	10
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2023 → Aug 2023	$1M	2

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 65
Observed power (24 mo): 113
Trailers (towed): 141

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

43.6%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

255

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

16140 WAVERLY DR

Top corridor

TX 211 · CO 10 · AR 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 7 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3812492 USDOT 4409948 USDOT 2836072 USDOT 38111 USDOT 2001254 USDOT 2888785 USDOT 541564 USDOT 4292338Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 54 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 80806 USDOT 690147 USDOT 707789 USDOT 1345451 USDOT 4013251 USDOT 213641 USDOT 1288693 USDOT 3319634

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

113

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 16140 WAVERLY DR, HOUSTON, TX, 77032-1220
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (346) 214-0400
Email: pavel@sunbeltdrayage.com
Web domain: sunbeltdrayage.com

Registration

Officer: Pavel Botev
USDOT / docket: 3989210 · MC-1496015
First registered: Nov 22, 2022
Last MCS-150: Aug 4, 2026 · 4,367,721 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,367,721

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate SUNBELT DRAYAGE LLC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SUNBELT DRAYAGE LLC.

SUNBELT DRAYAGE LLC (USDOT 3989210) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA effective Dec 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier received 256 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 235 vehicle-level and 254 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 6, 2026.

It reports 65 power units and 65 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SUNBELT DRAYAGE LLC's USDOT number?

SUNBELT DRAYAGE LLC's USDOT number is 3989210, and its motor carrier number is MC-1496015.

Is SUNBELT DRAYAGE LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 6, 2026, SUNBELT DRAYAGE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SUNBELT DRAYAGE LLC's safety record?

SUNBELT DRAYAGE LLC has a 41.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 260 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SUNBELT DRAYAGE LLC's fleet?

SUNBELT DRAYAGE LLC operates 65 power units and 65 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SUNBELT DRAYAGE LLC based?

SUNBELT DRAYAGE LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 20 states.

Similar carriers near Houston, TX

Comparable carriers around Houston and across Texas

United Pipe & Steel Corp Clear · 94Houston, TX · 63 power units

Fuelco Energy LLC Clear · 100Houston, TX · 59 power units

Optix LLC Clear · 94Houston, TX · 75 power units

Sysco USA Iii Clear · 100Houston, TX · 82 power units

Worldwide Machinery Ltd Clear · 100Houston, TX · 85 power units

Ambufreight Inc Clear · 100Houston, TX · 45 power units

Southwest Freight Inc Clear · 100Houston, TX · 39 power units

Bci Freight and Crate LLC Clear · 100Houston, TX · 35 power units

More in Texas →Top safety in Texas →Largest fleets in Texas →

More Texas carriers

Other FMCSA-registered carriers near this one in the directory, by USDOT number.

Heegan Transportation LLCClearIrving · 26 power units Gayle LLCNorth Richland Hills · 1 power unit Golgota Trucking LLCLavon · 2 power units Ragz 2 Riches Enterprises LLCGarland · 1 power unit N Elizondo LLCReviewPharr · 3 power units Bigfoot Yanzee IncorporatedClearBuda · 1 power unit