CSA
UnknownUSDOT 278671· CARRIER· EIN 61-0960300
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SUN WINDOWS INC

1515 E 18TH ST, OWENSBORO, KY, 42303(270) 684-0691mbacker@sunwindows.comJAMES MATT BACKER
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
4.5%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle15 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver22 inspections · 4.5% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 26% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing4 violations (24 mo)
Speeding2 viol69%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 38%
  • 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 31%
Seat belt1 viol22%
  • 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV1× · 22%
Following / lane / reckless1 viol9%
  • 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1× · 9%
What to do
  • Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Projected estimatecould improve up to 15 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Vehicle Maintenance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

37
Inspections
19
Violations
1
Out-of-service
46
CSA points
6
Crashes
7
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

16 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

9 incomplete vehicle 5 trailer 2 truck
2019 FORD F-650seen 7×
1FDNF6AY8KDF03522· 822599 KY
2019 FORD F-650seen 5×
1FDNF6AY6KDF11196· 881284 KY
2008 INTERNATIONAL LF627seen 4×
2HSCUAPR98C664644· A57744 KY
2007 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 4×
1UYVS24887G226902· 90217T KY
2023 FORD F-650seen 4×
1FDNF6AN9PDF09584· D2W182 KY
2018 FORD F-650seen 4×
1FDNF6AY4JDF03581· 822573 KY
2002 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 3×
1GRAA06202T003918· B9F763 KY
2014 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJGEBG3ESFY0972· A85354 KY
2024 FORD F-650seen 3×
1FDNF6AN3RDF07526· P6C306 KY
2016 FREIGHTLINER Columbiaseen 2×
3ALXA7002GDHH3769· A87396 KY
2022 FORD F-650seen 2×
1FDNF6AN7NDF05305· B2H462 KY
2008 WABASH Wabash National Corporation
1JJV532W88L145184· J3M870 KY
2020 HINO Conventional Type Truck
5PVNJ8JVXL4S77246· 886733 KY
2020 HINO Conventional Type Truck
5PVNJ8JV3L5S80368· 938580 KY
1999 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA9622XB011844· A87396 KY
2025 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532DXSL534575· P0K069 KY

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
14
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
7
3 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.6M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi7 drivers
Company officer
JAMES MATT BACKER
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
98100746
Registered since
1986-09-09
Last MCS-150 update
2025-01-31
Census status
Active

Fleet: 14 trucks · 3 owned tractors · 11 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

2
Connected carriers
2
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

2 events
  1. 01/31/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.6M mi reported (2024)

  2. 09/09/1986Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Conditional
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
1988-01-22
Last review
2021-07-22
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-01-31
Reported mileage
558,000 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 1:14 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.