Carrier profile · USDOT 2371310 · MC-813575 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Five Star Towing & Transport Inc

19 power unitsavg 7.9 yrRegional · 3 statesELK GROVE, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-813575 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

27 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(916) 685-7717 Email dispatchfivestartowingtransport@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 106 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 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

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.9 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

55 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 48 vehicle and 55 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

26.3% · 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 1.6 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

55 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 10

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 19-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 55
Annualized: ≈28 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.132 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
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 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Topa’13–’14

Markel’15–’17

State Nationalspecialty’17–’19

Zurich American’20–’22

Zurich American’23–’25

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. · since May 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	May 2023 → Jun 2025	$750K	2
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2023	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2022	$750K	1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2020	$750K	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Jun 2017 → May 2019	$750K	5
TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2017 → Jul 2017	$750K	2
MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Mar 2017	$750K	3
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Feb 2016	$750K	1
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Aug 2014 → Feb 2015	$750K	1
TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Jul 2014	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 27
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

67.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ELK GROVE, CA

8979 ELK GROVE FLORIN RD

Top corridor

CA 53 · NV 1 · AZ 1

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4175749Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3760334 USDOT 4228248 USDOT 4005320 USDOT 4212832 USDOT 4175749 USDOT 757330 USDOT 2689165 USDOT 4417116

Shares a company officer with other carriers

sonu singh — 5 carriers: USDOT 3503958 USDOT 3788067 USDOT 4138161 USDOT 4343605

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

Location

Physical address: 8979 ELK GROVE FLORIN RD, ELK GROVE, CA, 95624
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (916) 685-7717
Cell: (916) 952-5030
Fax: (916) 685-4114
Email: fivestartowingtransport@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Sonu Singh
USDOT / docket: 2371310 · MC-813575
First registered: Jan 17, 2013
Last MCS-150: Apr 22, 2025 · 644,585 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

644,585

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 FIVE STAR TOWING & TRANSPORT INC.

FIVE STAR TOWING & TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2371310) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. effective May 26, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 55 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 48 vehicle-level and 55 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 22, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FIVE STAR TOWING & TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

FIVE STAR TOWING & TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2371310, and its motor carrier number is MC-813575.

Is FIVE STAR TOWING & TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, FIVE STAR TOWING & TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FIVE STAR TOWING & TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

FIVE STAR TOWING & TRANSPORT INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 106 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is FIVE STAR TOWING & TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

FIVE STAR TOWING & TRANSPORT INC operates 19 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FIVE STAR TOWING & TRANSPORT INC based?

FIVE STAR TOWING & TRANSPORT INC is based in ELK GROVE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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