SUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC

USDOT 314795 · Doing business as SUNBURST TRUCK LINES

Active

Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (178 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT314795
MC NumberMC-209784
Fleet178 power units
Drivers178
Phone7136721027
LocationHouston, TX

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileClear Blue Insurance Company
  • Coverage gapsNone detected
  • Out-of-service rate32.1% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)5 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address

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Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number314795
MC NumberMC-209784
Legal NameSUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC
DBA NameSUNBURST TRUCK LINES
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone7136721027
Address5121 A OATES ROAD, Houston, TX, 77013

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20150304)
Hazmat Flagfalse

Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerClear Blue Insurance Company
Coverage on File$1,000,000
Insurance on File Since2026-07-01
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Clear Blue Insurance Company$1,000,000BMC-91X2026-07-01
Obsidian Insurance Company$1,000,000BMC-91X2024-07-01

Timeline

Authority history

Authority Events on Record1
  • 1988-08-25 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active DISMISSED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
79 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
81 / 100
Driver Fitness
87 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
79 / 100

Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.

Safety events

Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)

Inspections315
Out-of-Service Rate32.1% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes5 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 5 towaway)
  • 2026-01-02 — TX — towaway
  • 2025-11-19 — TX — towaway
  • 2025-06-30 — TX — towaway
  • 2024-10-29 — TX — 2 injured, towaway
  • 2024-08-22 — TX — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 20 (124), 16 (101), 23 (48).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Signals

Linked registrations

1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.

USDOT 4192428

Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)178
Drivers178
Recent Annual Mileage11,360,000
Last MCS-150 Filing19-MAY-25

SUNBURST TRUCK LINES INC operates 178 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in TX.

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