Carrier profile · USDOT 811682 · MC-360756 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Sunset Cartage Inc

70 power unitsavg 6 yrRegional · 3 statesCRYSTAL LAKE, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-360756 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

70Power units

37 observed · MCS-150

29Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2006–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 658-4342 Email dispatchgsennott@gosunset.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average46.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

70 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2006–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

40 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 46.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 40 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 23.2 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 6

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 70-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 70
Inspections · 24 mo: 40
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving35 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 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: Active
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 ’20 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

West Bend’99–’03

Clarendon National’04–’07

Cincinnati’07–now

1999200620132020now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2020

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Oct 2020	$1M	3
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Oct 2004 → Oct 2007	$1M	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Oct 2004	$1M	1
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1999 → Oct 2003	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 70
Observed power (24 mo): 37
Trailers (towed): 29

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

10.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL

1320 S VIRGINIA ROAD

Top corridor

IL 36 · WI 3 · IN 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@gosunset.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1562706 USDOT 3133162

Shares a company officer with other carriers

donald mueller — 5 carriers: USDOT 1185426 USDOT 1276980 USDOT 1562706 USDOT 3133162

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1320 S VIRGINIA ROAD, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL, 60014
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (847) 658-4342
Fax: (847) 658-5210
Email: gsennott@gosunset.com
Web domain: gosunset.com

Registration

Officer: Donald Mueller
USDOT / docket: 811682 · MC-360756
First registered: May 21, 1999
Last MCS-150: Feb 12, 2026 · 5,640,946 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 27, 2005
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,640,946

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 SUNSET CARTAGE INC.

SUNSET CARTAGE INC (USDOT 811682) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 20, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 46.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 40 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 40 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 70 power units and 70 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 27, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SUNSET CARTAGE INC's USDOT number?

SUNSET CARTAGE INC's USDOT number is 811682, and its motor carrier number is MC-360756.

Is SUNSET CARTAGE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SUNSET CARTAGE INC's safety record?

SUNSET CARTAGE INC has a 46.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 68 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is SUNSET CARTAGE INC's fleet?

SUNSET CARTAGE INC operates 70 power units and 70 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SUNSET CARTAGE INC based?

SUNSET CARTAGE INC is based in CRYSTAL LAKE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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