Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
53 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 430280 · MC-173256
LONE STAR TRUCKING LLC
53 power unitsSHAFTER, CA
CARRIER INACTIVEMC-173256 INACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
53Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 36 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 53 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 17.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3535 yr active
since 1990Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal22
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is LONE STAR TRUCKING LLC safe to work with?
Is LONE STAR TRUCKING LLC safe to load? LONE STAR TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 430280, MC-173256) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in SHAFTER, CA, operating 53 power units and 105 drivers. Operating authority has been active 35 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
LSLONE STAR TRUCKING LLC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 53
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SHAFTER, CA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@paalp.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 879345USDOT 1485788
Shares a company officer with other carriers
donald pedigo — 2 carriers: USDOT 2358909
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 19442 BEECH AVENUE, SHAFTER, CA, 93263
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 81527, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93380-1257
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (661) 327-3764
- Fax
- (661) 746-5220
- rjfordham@paalp.com
- Web domain
- paalp.com
Registration
- Officers
- Donald Pedigo · Randolph Jay Fordham
- USDOT / docket
- 430280 · MC-173256
- First registered
- 12/06/1990
- Last MCS-150
- 02/26/2009 · 5,472,076 mi (2007)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 622501740
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is LONE STAR TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?
LONE STAR TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 430280, and its motor carrier number is MC-173256.
Is LONE STAR TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, LONE STAR TRUCKING LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is LONE STAR TRUCKING LLC's fleet?
LONE STAR TRUCKING LLC operates 53 power units and 105 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is LONE STAR TRUCKING LLC based?
LONE STAR TRUCKING LLC is based in SHAFTER, CA.