Carrier profile · USDOT 2835617 · MC-948630 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Star United Inc

12 power unitsavg 5.9 yrNational · 28 statesADDISON, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-948630 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(737) 881-7827 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average45.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.5%

▲ 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

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

14 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 45.45% on 22 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
30 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 17, 2026.

Safety

51 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 45.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 22 vehicle and 51 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 7.4 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

51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 6

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: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 51
Annualized: ≈26 / 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving5 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wesco’16–’18

Northland’18–’20

Artisan Truckers’20–’21

Berkley’21–’24

Texas’24–’25

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2024	$750K	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2021	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Apr 2020	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Feb 2018	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 16
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

5.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

93.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 28 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New Mexico: 6 inspections
Utah: 4 inspections
New York: 4 inspections
California: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 3 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
Michigan: 2 inspections
Louisiana: 2 inspections
Colorado: 2 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
North Carolina: 2 inspections
Montana: 2 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Idaho: 1 inspections
Minnesota: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Wyoming: 1 inspections

Home base

ADDISON, IL

175 S LINCOLN AVE UNIT 123

Most inspections: NM

6 inspections

NM 6 · UT 4 · NY 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2529842 USDOT 92693 USDOT 339171Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (27 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2529842 USDOT 2843762 USDOT 4128362 USDOT 2534142 USDOT 4025856 USDOT 4030254 USDOT 2583750 USDOT 92693

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 175 S LINCOLN AVE UNIT 123, ADDISON, IL, 60101
Mailing address: 1251 N PLUM GROVE RD UNIT 130-, SCHAUMBURG, IL, 60173
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (737) 881-7827
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Elena Cemertan
USDOT / docket: 2835617 · MC-948630
First registered: Jan 4, 2016
Last MCS-150: Apr 23, 2026 · 1,000,000 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

1,000,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 2026

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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45%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

10 of 22 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

82violation records

16OOS-tagged records

10 of 22inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

268%2 / 26

Other vehicle maintenance

2045%9 / 20

Hours of service

1911%2 / 19

Brakes

825%2 / 8

Lights

80%0 / 8

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

80%

15%

30%

75%Nov 24 to May 253 / 4

33%May 25 to Nov 252 / 6

25%Nov 25 to May 261 / 4

50%May 26 to Nov 264 / 8

Top 3 codes (13 of 82 records)

392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3

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392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
393.60C Windshield / glazing3
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction3
395.24 ELD — record edits / data3
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits3
395.8E-HOSPDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns2
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer2
383.51A-SOUT Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.9A2 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.11B-CSRIGRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A1-TAORETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPDELDT Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F1-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for STAR UNITED INC.

STAR UNITED INC (USDOT 2835617) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 2, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 45.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 51 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 51 driver-level — across 28 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 23, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STAR UNITED INC's USDOT number?

STAR UNITED INC's USDOT number is 2835617, and its motor carrier number is MC-948630.

Is STAR UNITED INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. STAR UNITED INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STAR UNITED INC's safety record?

STAR UNITED INC has a 45.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 70 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).