SUN FUELS INC
USDOT 1451130MC-Docket MC819333TAMPA, FL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized13 power units
SUN FUELS INC (USDOT 1451130) in TAMPA, FL — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2022-03-25 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 6 times, most recent 2022-02-28 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2019-10-10 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.82
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.55
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
1
Injuries
2
Crashes
13
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 13
- Total drivers
- 12
- Years in business
- 20
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 14.3%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 6 times last 2022-02-28
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-11-18
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2022-03-25
- Last compliance review
- 2019-10-10 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
25
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
48
Violations
5
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-21 → 2026-06-03.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-05-27
FL
1 injuredTow-awayHazmat released
2025-03-21
FL
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
31 | 3 | 2026-03-12 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
7 | 0 | 2026-05-11 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
4 | 1 | 2024-04-25 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
3 | 1 | 2025-01-14 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
2 | 0 | 2024-09-05 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
|
1 | 0 | 2024-01-29 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp missing | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2025-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers side retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured before December 1 1993 | — |
| 2025-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio | — |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-14 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Highway Carriage) - Failing to have HM shipping papers readily accessible. | — |
| 2024-09-05 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Emergency Response) - Improper maintenance/accessibility of emergency response information | — |
| 2024-07-09 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Any placard(s) misrepresent(s) the HM/DG being transported. CVSA Inspection Bulletin 2017-03 - Display | OOS |
| 2024-07-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2024-07-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2024-07-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2024-04-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-04-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft | OOS |
| 2024-04-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2024-04-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-04-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Leaking hub | OOS |
| 2024-04-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 17 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-11 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-04-15 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-03-12 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LBL | — | — |
2026-01-14 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-08-13 4 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 13C1-CSSRR | — | — |
2025-06-11 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
2025-01-23 4 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9B-LRLIWR | OOS | — |
2025-01-14 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817E2-HMHC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
2024-09-05 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 602(c) | — | — |
2024-07-09 4 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 823(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-04-25 7 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(f) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209(d) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2024-04-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-02-27 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9B-LSML | — | — |
2024-01-29 7 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 | 608B-HMAMC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
2023-12-12 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
2023-09-28 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2023-07-21 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 600(c) | — | — |
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