Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 524871 · MC-264251
FIVE STAR EXPRESS CO
2 power unitsELGIN, IL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-264251 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power 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 33 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
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 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 25.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1993Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
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
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is FIVE STAR EXPRESS CO safe to work with?
Is FIVE STAR EXPRESS CO safe to load? FIVE STAR EXPRESS CO (USDOT 524871, MC-264251) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in ELGIN, IL, operating 2 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 33 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
FSFIVE STAR EXPRESS CO 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?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
Continental Western · 94–00
Jefferson · 00–02
19942002
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 3 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2000 → Feb 2002 | $750k | 2 |
| CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. | Aug 1994 → Jan 2000 | $750k | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- 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
ELGIN, IL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@email.com — 310 carriers: USDOT 2851USDOT 372183USDOT 404676USDOT 418645USDOT 425826USDOT 433207USDOT 490476USDOT 491775
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 81 MARKET ST STE 1 OFC 202, ELGIN, IL, 60123
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 57, ELGIN, IL, 60121
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (847) 622-9390
- Fax
- (847) 741-3892
- Web domain
- email.com
Registration
- USDOT / docket
- 524871 · MC-264251
- First registered
- 05/25/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 01/06/2001 · 50,000 mi (2000)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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 FIVE STAR EXPRESS CO's USDOT number?
FIVE STAR EXPRESS CO's USDOT number is 524871, and its motor carrier number is MC-264251.
Is FIVE STAR EXPRESS CO authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, FIVE STAR EXPRESS CO is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is FIVE STAR EXPRESS CO's fleet?
FIVE STAR EXPRESS CO operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is FIVE STAR EXPRESS CO based?
FIVE STAR EXPRESS CO is based in ELGIN, IL.