Sunset Cartage Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
27 years (granted 1999)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
68 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Sunset Cartage Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
1320 S Virginia Road, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Phone
(847) 658-4342
Power units
70
Drivers
70
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC360756
Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 68 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
16.2%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 68 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
gsennott@gosunset.com — company domain
Domain age
gosunset.com registered 2002-11-12 (24 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
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
14
Reportable crashes
13
Tow-aways
4
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: IL 03/2026 · IL 01/2026 · IL 12/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 30, 2026 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 18, 2026 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 23, 2026 | IN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 17, 2026 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 15, 2026 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 15, 2026 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 19, 2026 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 10, 2026 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 18, 2026 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 21, 2026 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 13, 2026 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 8, 2026 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 25, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 24, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 19, 2025 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 6, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 17, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 30, 2025 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 16, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 30, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 30, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 22, 2025 | WI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 31, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 26, 2025 | WI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 18, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 12, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 7, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 5, 2025 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 26, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 3, 2025 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 27, 2024 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 20, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 1, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 1, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 1, 2024 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 30, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 11, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 11, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 9, 2024 | WI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 28, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 28, 2024 | WI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 22, 2024 | IN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 20, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 16, 2024 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 11, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 8, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 2, 2024 | WI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 18, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 14, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 13, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 11, 2024 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 31, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 17, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 15, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 15, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 8, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 15, 2024 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 15, 2024 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 21, 2023 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 27, 2023 | IL | Level I — Full |
| Nov 24, 2023 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 17, 2023 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 21, 2023 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 11, 2023 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 28, 2023 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 25, 2023 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 9, 2023 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 68 of 68 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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