Carrier profile · USDOT 4027801 · MC-1520904 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Sunset Express Inc

1 power unitavg 9.9 yrRegional · 4 statesFLAT ROCK, MI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1520904 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.9Avg age (yr)

2004–2024 · vPIC

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.9 yr

Model years 2004–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 2

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

≈2.5 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 ’24 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive County’23–’24

beyond this history

2023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2024

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Mar 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AZ busiest

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

Home base

FLAT ROCK, MI

27563 CARDINAL CT

Top corridor

AZ ⇄ MI

AZ 2 · NM 1 · OK 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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4570418Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 158045 USDOT 4570418 USDOT 2276086

Shares a company officer with other carriers

adrian jurju — 10 carriers: USDOT 1161102 USDOT 1421436 USDOT 1546637 USDOT 1855630 USDOT 2078394 USDOT 2271356 USDOT 2383067 USDOT 2628970

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 27563 CARDINAL CT, FLAT ROCK, MI, 48134
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (310) 993-3187
Email: sunsetexpress2024@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Adrian Jurju
USDOT / docket: 4027801 · MC-1520904
First registered: Feb 13, 2023
Last MCS-150: Jul 9, 2025 · 70,500 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

70,500

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 EXPRESS INC.

SUNSET EXPRESS INC (USDOT 4027801) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 12, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 9, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SUNSET EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

SUNSET EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 4027801, and its motor carrier number is MC-1520904.

Is SUNSET EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, SUNSET EXPRESS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SUNSET EXPRESS INC's safety record?

SUNSET EXPRESS INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is SUNSET EXPRESS INC's fleet?

SUNSET EXPRESS INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SUNSET EXPRESS INC based?

SUNSET EXPRESS INC is based in FLAT ROCK, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(310) 993-3187 Email dispatchsunsetexpress2024@gmail.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 4027801
MC / Docket: MC-1520904
Officer: ADRIAN JURJU
Address: 27563 CARDINAL CT
FLAT ROCK, MI, 48134

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 3 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2024

Vehicle OOS 25.0%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(310) 993-3187 Email dispatchsunsetexpress2024@gmail.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 4027801
MC / Docket: MC-1520904
Officer: ADRIAN JURJU
Address: 27563 CARDINAL CT
FLAT ROCK, MI, 48134

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 3 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2024

Vehicle OOS 25.0%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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