Carrier profile · USDOT 3778748 · MC-1351921 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Sunshine Towing LLC

9 power unitsavg 6.5 yrLocal · 2 statesDEADWOOD, SD100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1351921 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

6.5Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(605) 642-9095 Email dispatchsunshinetowing247@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 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

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

13.3% · 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 13.3 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 5

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 9-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle 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$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Pioneer Specialty’21–now

202120232025now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2022

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Oct 2022	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

50.0%

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

WY busiest

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

Home base

DEADWOOD, SD

20569 US HWY 85

Top corridor

WY ⇄ SD

WY 10 · SD 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 company officer with other carriers

paige erickson — 2 carriers: USDOT 3208655

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 20569 US HWY 85, DEADWOOD, SD, 57732
Mailing address: PO BOX 1060, SPEARFISH, SD, 57783
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (605) 642-9095
Email: sunshinetowing247@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Paige Erickson · Joshua Stoltenberg
USDOT / docket: 3778748 · MC-1351921
First registered: Dec 8, 2021
Last MCS-150: Oct 8, 2024 · 124,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

124,000

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 SUNSHINE TOWING LLC.

SUNSHINE TOWING LLC (USDOT 3778748) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 2, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 8, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SUNSHINE TOWING LLC's USDOT number?

SUNSHINE TOWING LLC's USDOT number is 3778748, and its motor carrier number is MC-1351921.

Is SUNSHINE TOWING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SUNSHINE TOWING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SUNSHINE TOWING LLC's safety record?

SUNSHINE TOWING LLC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).