Carrier profile · USDOT 2529842 · MC-879047 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Star Carriers Inc

10 power unitsavg 6.9 yrNational · 24 statesHOFFMAN ESTATES, IL93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-879047 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 570-4413 Email dispatchstarcarriers48@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

42 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 42 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 2.7 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

40 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 5

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

≈2.1 / 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: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 42
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 6 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’14–’16

Northland’18–’21

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	May 2025 → Sep 2025	$750K	4
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2025 → May 2025	$750K	1
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2021	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Mar 2016	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

91.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 24 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

UT busiest

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

Home base

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL

2400 HASSELL RD SUITE 400

Top corridor

UT ⇄ IL

UT 5 · NM 4 · AZ 4

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2835617Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (25 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2835617 USDOT 2843762 USDOT 4128362 USDOT 2583750 USDOT 3098069 USDOT 3776890 USDOT 76600 USDOT 52767

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2400 HASSELL RD SUITE 400, HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL, 60169
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (773) 570-4413
Email: starcarriers48@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Radu Castravet
USDOT / docket: 2529842 · MC-879047
First registered: Aug 4, 2014
Last MCS-150: Feb 18, 2026 · 1,500,000 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

1,500,000

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 STAR CARRIERS INC.

STAR CARRIERS INC (USDOT 2529842) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 42 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 42 driver-level — across 24 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 18, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STAR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

STAR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 2529842, and its motor carrier number is MC-879047.

Is STAR CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, STAR CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STAR CARRIERS INC's safety record?

STAR CARRIERS INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 82 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash 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 STAR CARRIERS INC's fleet?

STAR CARRIERS INC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is STAR CARRIERS INC based?

STAR CARRIERS INC is based in HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 24 states.

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