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Company CheckSUNDOWN EXPRESS LLC · DOT 948963

994 STANLEY RD, GATES, TN, 38037-6214

DOT# 948963 MC# 406771 Gates, Tennessee 25 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 18, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 16, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 14, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 19, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION CONTRACT.

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 Address994 STANLEY RD, GATES, TN, 38037-6214

Mailing Address994 STANLEY RD, GATES, TN, 38037

Other Companies at This Address

Address994 STANLEY RD, GATES, TN 38037-6214

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
SUNDOWN EXPRESS LLC this company	948963	Sign in	Active
STEVE STANLEY	990514	Sign in	Inactive

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

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC406771

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating25 years

Operation Classification

Authorized 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 1.06 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .04 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,538,674 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/08/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GRT45310A

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet21 units

Drivers19

Mileage1,538,674 mi

Operating25 years

MCS-15011/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total24

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

10 · 1 OOS -

2024

16 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

13 · 0 OOS =

2026

6 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

0 crashes =

2026

0 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 Jun 2026, 26 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
11/09/2023	I-40	TN	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

13 roadside violations across 26 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 9 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 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 (45)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
06/18/2026	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	COAHOMA COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2026	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALCORN COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILLINGTON TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HUMPHREY AR	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	AMITE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHARLESTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	PANOLA COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOLIVAR COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	HENNING TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	EADS TN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHARLESTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DYERSBURG TN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARUTHERSVILLE MO	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	INTERSTATE 40	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
03/17/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARUTHERSVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DYERSBURG TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/26/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	STEELE MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	STEELE MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGE D GRACEY HIGHWAY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLOW SPRINGS MO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	242 - INTERSTATE 55	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57 S/B AT M. P. 240	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US RT 24	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CUSSETA GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORREST CITY AR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHTON TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	STEELE MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHARLESTON MO	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	COSBY TN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAYWOOD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	DECATURVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2023	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOLIVAR COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	CRITTENDEN CO (RIVERSIDE STN)	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/09/2023	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-40	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/03/2023	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LEFLORE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLAY COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2023	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHARLESTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/05/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRITTENDEN CO (RIVERSIDE STN)	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL RT 47 AT IL RT 116	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	MATHISTON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/23/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	(SB) I-69 S. OF TAPP ROAD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections27

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	53-507034-00	$750,000	09/01/2021	09/01/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP33315A	$1,000,000	09/01/2017	09/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP33315A	$1,000,000	09/01/2017	09/30/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	8003503	$1,000,000	09/01/2015	09/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	506-8743768	$750,000	09/01/2013	09/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP24141A	$1,000,000	09/01/2004	09/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP24141A	$1,000,000	09/01/2004	10/03/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0037170	$1,000,000	09/01/2002	09/01/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	438004	$1,000,000	06/29/2002	06/20/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	441089	$0	06/20/2002	11/04/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	441089	$1,000,000	06/20/2002	09/01/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	438004	$1,000,000	06/20/2001	06/20/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	438004	$1,000,000	06/20/2001	06/29/2002	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC406771	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/24/2004	-	-
MC406771	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/05/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/19/2025
MC406771	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/26/2001	REVOKED	09/07/2004

No revocation records.

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (45)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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