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USDOT 314795MC209784

Sunburst Truck Lines — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

37 years (granted 1988)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

413 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Sunburst Truck Lines Inc

DBA

Sunburst Truck Lines

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

5121 A Oates Road, Houston, TX 77013

Phone

(713) 672-1027

Power units

178

Drivers

178

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC209784

Common: Inactive · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Dismissed — Property Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 07/26/2002 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/01/2002

Insurance filings

91X — Obsidian Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 413 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

30.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 413 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

safety@sunbursttrucklines.com — company domain

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Domain age

sunbursttrucklines.com registered 2003-11-19 (23 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

5

Reportable crashes

5

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: TX 01/2026 · TX 11/2025 · TX 06/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 782025: 1722024: 1172023: 46
Level II — Walk-around: 287Level I — Full: 110Level III — Driver-only: 12Level IV — Special: 4
DateStateLevel
Jun 25, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 22, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 13, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 2, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 24, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 19, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 14, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 11, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 4, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 28, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Apr 27, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 27, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 23, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 18, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 8, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Apr 2, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 31, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 31, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 27, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 25, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 24, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 23, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 21, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 19, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 14, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 13, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 6, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 5, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 3, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 23, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 18, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 13, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 13, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Feb 13, 2026GALevel I — Full
Feb 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 9, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 4, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jan 28, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jan 22, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jan 21, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 19, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jan 14, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 7, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jan 6, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 6, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jan 2, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Dec 31, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 29, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 27, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Dec 27, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 26, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 18, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 9, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Dec 3, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 18, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 12, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Nov 11, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 11, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Nov 5, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 5, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Nov 3, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Oct 31, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 29, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 28, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 24, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 20, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 17, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 413 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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