Small fleet
18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Small fleet
18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
12.2 yr
Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.
17 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
DAYSTAR RUNNERS LLC (USDOT 1903525) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 29, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.
It reports 18 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 28, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 20, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
DAYSTAR RUNNERS LLC's USDOT number is 1903525, and its motor carrier number is MC-721880.
As of 2026-07-18, DAYSTAR RUNNERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
DAYSTAR RUNNERS LLC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).
DAYSTAR RUNNERS LLC operates 18 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
DAYSTAR RUNNERS LLC is based in JERSEY CITY, NJ, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
14 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Dec '24 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2025 → Apr 2026 | $750K | 1 |
| OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2024 → Apr 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC | Apr 2019 → Apr 2024 | $750K | 12 |
| GUIDEONE SPECIALTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO | Apr 2018 → Apr 2019 | $750K | 1 |
| AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION | Apr 2017 → Apr 2018 | $750K | 1 |
| AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2015 → Apr 2017 | $750K | 2 |
| ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATION | Apr 2012 → Apr 2015 | $750K | 3 |
| STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. | Jun 2011 → Apr 2012 | $750K | 1 |
| DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2010 → Jun 2011 | $750K | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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