Carrier profile · USDOT 3162107 · MC-111920 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

A-star Transportation Company

31 power unitsavg 2.8 yrNational · 37 statesCOLUMBUS, OH93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-111920 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

31Power units

36 observed · MCS-150

38Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.8Avg age (yr)

2016–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 300-0067 Email dispatchastardispatch@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.5% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

31 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.8 yr

Model years 2016–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

115 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 26.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 49 vehicle and 115 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

113 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 13

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 31
Inspections · 24 mo: 115
Annualized: ≈58 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving35 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’18–’20

Progressive Preferred’20–’23

National Union’23–’24

Progressive Preferred’24–’25

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Nov 2025 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	4
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2020 → Oct 2023	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Sep 2020	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 31
Observed power (24 mo): 36
Trailers (towed): 38

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

75.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 37 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

115

MT busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

COLUMBUS, OH

3815 LOCKBOURNE INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY

Top corridor

MT ⇄ OH

MT 21 · NM 8 · TN 7

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 10 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2486192 USDOT 3544843 USDOT 3454584 USDOT 1014183 USDOT 3455623 USDOT 2178221 USDOT 3703852Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (33 trucks · 32 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 159317 USDOT 511412 USDOT 2141718 USDOT 3454584 USDOT 3063860 USDOT 3354533 USDOT 3503232 USDOT 3589205

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3815 LOCKBOURNE INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, COLUMBUS, OH, 43207
Mailing address: 470 WORTHINGTON RD STE 200, WESTERVILLE, OH, 43082
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (708) 300-0067
Email: astardispatch@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Maryna Kniazieva
USDOT / docket: 3162107 · MC-111920
First registered: Jul 18, 2018
Last MCS-150: Jun 16, 2025 · 1,241,482 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,241,482

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.

A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (USDOT 3162107) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 14, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 115 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 49 vehicle-level and 115 driver-level — across 37 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 31 power units and 31 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 16, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's USDOT number?

A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's USDOT number is 3162107, and its motor carrier number is MC-111920.

Is A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's safety record?

A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY has a 26.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 148 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY's fleet?

A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY operates 31 power units and 31 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY based?

A-STAR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY is based in COLUMBUS, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 37 states.

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