Carrier profile · USDOT 536988 · MC-174491 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Star Cartage Co Inc

100 power unitsavg 7.4 yrMulti-region · 11 statesTOLEDO, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-174491 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

100Power units

46 observed · MCS-150

69Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(937) 704-4066 Email dispatchjbarnes@starcartage.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

100 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

91 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 35 vehicle and 91 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 12.7 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

89 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 7

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 100-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 100
Inspections · 24 mo: 91
Annualized: ≈46 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving50 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle 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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Occidental Fire’87–’96

National Interstate’04–’12

Arch’17–now

1987199720072017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Sep 2025	$750K	9
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jul 2017	$750K	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jul 2015	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Jun 2004	$750K	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Jun 2002	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1998 → Jun 2001	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Jun 1996 → Jun 1998	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 1987 → Jun 1996	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 100
Observed power (24 mo): 46
Trailers (towed): 69

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

39.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 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

TOLEDO, OH

370 MATZINGER ROAD

Top corridor

OH 23 · IN 19 · KY 16

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: 4 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 3095481 USDOT 3607729 USDOT 431102 USDOT 3481206 USDOT 2411128 USDOT 2495118Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 25 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 100152 USDOT 347778 USDOT 431102 USDOT 3069542 USDOT 3481206 USDOT 1808215 USDOT 2302632 USDOT 3676133

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

100

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 370 MATZINGER ROAD, TOLEDO, OH, 43612
Mailing address: 55595 CURRANT ROAD, MISHAWAKA, IN, 46545
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (937) 704-4066
Email: jbarnes@starcartage.com
Web domain: starcartage.com

Registration

Officer: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
USDOT / docket: 536988 · MC-174491
First registered: Sep 16, 1993
Last MCS-150: Oct 7, 2024 · 5,205,728 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 4, 1995
D-U-N-S: 121520902

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

100

Power units

100

Drivers

100

CDL drivers

5,205,728

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 CARTAGE CO INC.

STAR CARTAGE CO INC (USDOT 536988) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 91 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 35 vehicle-level and 91 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 100 power units and 100 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 7, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 4, 1995 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STAR CARTAGE CO INC's USDOT number?

STAR CARTAGE CO INC's USDOT number is 536988, and its motor carrier number is MC-174491.

Is STAR CARTAGE CO INC authorized to operate?

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

What is STAR CARTAGE CO INC's safety record?

STAR CARTAGE CO INC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 151 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is STAR CARTAGE CO INC's fleet?

STAR CARTAGE CO INC operates 100 power units and 100 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is STAR CARTAGE CO INC based?

STAR CARTAGE CO INC is based in TOLEDO, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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