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SUNSET CARTAGE INC

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Company CheckSUNSET CARTAGE INC · DOT 811682

1320 S VIRGINIA ROAD, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL, 60014

DOT# 811682 MC# 360756 Crystal Lake, Illinois 27 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Aug 21, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Aug 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 30, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Jun 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 16, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 14, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 19, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address1320 S VIRGINIA ROAD, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL, 60014

Mailing Address1320 S VIRGINIA ROAD, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL, 60014

Other Companies at This Address

Address1320 S VIRGINIA ROAD, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
SUNSET CARTAGE INC this company	811682	Sign in	Active
SUNSET LOGISTICS LLC	1562706	Sign in	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC360756

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating27 years

All Docket Numbers

MC360756

Cargo Transported

Building MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsGarbage, Refuse, TrashConstruction

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .71 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.4 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage5,099,832 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)15

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS47.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/19/2005

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyTHE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.

Policy #EBA 055 06 13

Last checked08/21/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet70 units

Drivers70

Mileage5,099,832 mi

Operating27 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)15

Fatal0

Injury5

Tow-Away10

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total50

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total17

Out of Service8

OOS Rate47.1%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/19/2005 | Rated: 07/27/2005

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

8 · 2 OOS -

2024

28 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

18 · 2 OOS ▼

2026

13 · 3 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

3 crashes -

2024

7 crashes ▲

2025

8 crashes ▲

2026

2 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Aug 2026, 43 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (18.6% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 9 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (20)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/16/2026	Cherry Valley Twp	IL	0	0	1	3	Fog/Smog	Ice	Dawn
01/14/2026	MARENGO	IL	0	0	1	1	Fog/Smog	Water	Daylight
12/19/2025	Lakemoor	IL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
12/17/2025	ROCKFORD TWP	IL	0	1	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
10/06/2025	GREENWOOD TWP	IL	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/03/2025	GLENVIEW	IL	0	0	1	3	Sleet/Hail	Dry	Daylight
07/30/2025	Elgin	IL	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
06/30/2025	WEST DEERFIELD TWP	IL	0	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/23/2025	ZION	IL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/14/2025	ELGIN	IL	0	1	0	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/07/2024	NAPERVILLE	IL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/27/2024	HAMPSHIRE	IL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/24/2024	ARLINGTON HTS	IL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/20/2024	PROVISO TWP	IL	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/01/2024	Mayfield Twp	IL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/18/2024	GANEER TWP	IL	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/15/2024	ELA TWP	IL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/14/2023	KINGSTON TWP	IL	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Unknown
11/29/2023	GLENVIEW	IL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/25/2023	ZION	IL	1	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

51 roadside violations across 43 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 29 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 21 violations · 9 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (67)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/05/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL-53	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEE LITERAL DESCRIPTION FIELD	4	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	DE MOTTE IN	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/17/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 20	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	IL-173 W/B	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	IL-173 W/B	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEE ABOVE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	US-20	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94 W/B	4	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94 W/B	4	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
11/25/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	BAXTER RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TROOP 3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US-20	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	3	1	2	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	RT 20	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US-20 WESTBOUND WEST OF WHEELE	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I90 WB	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	CAMBRIDGE WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOLLWAY	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON WI	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 20	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	BYPASS US 20	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I294	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US RT 20	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/03/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-39 NB	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/27/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/20/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US-20	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US-20	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	US-20	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/30/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US-20 EB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONTROSE AVE AND MANNHEIM RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONTROSE AVE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WATERLOO WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	CAMBRIDGE WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEE ABOVE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	FOWLER IN	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/11/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-39 NB	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL 251	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERLOO WI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL-17 AT IL-1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/14/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL 176	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL-64	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	IL RT 64	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/31/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I39 S/B MP 109	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/17/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-39	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	94	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROUTE 53	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US ROUTE 20	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-39	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-39	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/21/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US ROUTE 20	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/27/2023	IL	Full (Level I)	IL-131	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2023	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94 WB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US ROUTE 20	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2023	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-90 E/B	5	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/28/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I294	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/25/2023	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-90 EB	4	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections44

Unsafe Driving 6 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPA 087 95 94	$1,000,000	10/20/2017	10/20/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPA 087 95 94	$1,000,000	10/20/2007	10/20/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPA 087 95 74	$1,000,000	10/20/2007	10/20/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPP 087 95 74	$0	10/20/2007	10/20/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPP 087 95 94	$0	10/20/2007	12/03/2016	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN00003040	$0	10/20/2006	10/20/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN00003039	$1,000,000	10/20/2006	10/20/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN00002315	$1,000,000	10/20/2005	10/20/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN00002316	$0	10/20/2005	10/20/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN00001566	$0	10/20/2004	06/12/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN00001565	$1,000,000	10/20/2004	10/20/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP 6017670	$0	10/20/2003	10/20/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTI100139	$1,000,000	10/20/2003	10/20/2004	Cancelled
91	BIPD	WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	0110083252	$0	05/25/1999	10/20/2003	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC360756	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/25/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/20/2006
MC360756	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/24/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/22/2007
MC360756	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/23/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/20/2005
MC360756	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/23/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/25/2004
MC360756	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/10/1999	-	-

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91/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 91

Starts at 100−9 totalFinal 91

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−4

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 47.0588% vs national avg 20.72%.

-4

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 15 crash(es) across 70 vehicles (~0.21 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−4 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 15 crash(es) across 70 vehicles (~0.21 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 47.0588% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Crash Records (20)

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Inspection Records (67)

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