Carrier profile · USDOT 2284304 · MC-780254 · Updated Jul 13, 2026

A Star Truck Lines Inc

40 power unitsavg 4.4 yrMulti-region · 9 statesTIPP CITY, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-780254 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

40Power units

28 observed · MCS-150

48Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.4Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(937) 558-0746 Email dispatchdispatch@astartrucks.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.4 yr

Model years 2014–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

67 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 34 vehicle and 67 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 10.9 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

64 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 8

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 40-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 40
Inspections · 24 mo: 67
Annualized: ≈34 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving41 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 1 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sagamore’12–’14

Great West’14–’21

Sentry Select’21–’24

Canal’24–’26

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2024 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2014 → Mar 2021	$750K	2
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2014	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 40
Observed power (24 mo): 28
Trailers (towed): 48

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

73.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

TIPP CITY, OH

4085 LISA DR

Top corridor

OH 17 · AR 13 · IN 13

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: 8 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3154698 USDOT 3201709 USDOT 3229802 USDOT 4144168 USDOT 3347542 USDOT 1582731Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (58 trucks · 25 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3082114 USDOT 3154698 USDOT 3201709 USDOT 3229802 USDOT 3347542 USDOT 4144168 USDOT 1582731 USDOT 3551509

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: 4085 LISA DR, TIPP CITY, OH, 45371
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (937) 558-0746
Fax: (937) 506-4431
Email: dispatch@astartrucks.com
Web domain: astartrucks.com

Registration

Officer: Anupinder S Aulakh
USDOT / docket: 2284304 · MC-780254
First registered: Mar 15, 2012
Last MCS-150: Apr 28, 2026 · 4,736,584 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,736,584

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 TRUCK LINES INC.

A STAR TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 2284304) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier received 67 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 67 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 13, 2026.

It reports 40 power units and 54 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 28, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is A STAR TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number?

A STAR TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number is 2284304, and its motor carrier number is MC-780254.

Is A STAR TRUCK LINES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 13, 2026, A STAR TRUCK LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is A STAR TRUCK LINES INC's safety record?

A STAR TRUCK LINES INC has a 29.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 103 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is A STAR TRUCK LINES INC's fleet?

A STAR TRUCK LINES INC operates 40 power units and 54 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is A STAR TRUCK LINES INC based?

A STAR TRUCK LINES INC is based in TIPP CITY, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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