Carrier profile · USDOT 1476702 · MC-593437 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Five Star Transport and Associates LLC

2 power unitsavg 12.7 yrRegional · 3 statesTOLLESON, AZ100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-593437 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.7Avg age (yr)

2006–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(602) 617-5894 Email dispatchjmeza@fivestartrans.onmicrosoft.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.7 yr

Model years 2006–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%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 — 3 vehicle and 8 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 33.3 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 2

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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.

396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 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$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’18 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Monterey’07–’10

National Interstate’10–’12

beyond this history

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2018

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	1
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Jul 2017	$750K	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Apr 2016 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Apr 2015 → Apr 2016	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Feb 2013 → Nov 2013	$750K	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2012 → Feb 2013	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Mar 2012	$750K	2
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2007 → Jan 2010	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.7 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

42.9%

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

NM busiest

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

Home base

TOLLESON, AZ

10513 W TORONTO WAY

Top corridor

NM ⇄ AZ

NM 5 · CA 2 · 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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4523806 USDOT 3592713

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jose meza — 15 carriers: USDOT 878861 USDOT 1472191 USDOT 1836053 USDOT 2022552 USDOT 2184365 USDOT 2551122 USDOT 2563124 USDOT 2912187

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: 10513 W TORONTO WAY, TOLLESON, AZ, 85353
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (602) 617-5894
Fax: (623) 849-1909
Email: jmeza@fivestartrans.onmicrosoft.com
Web domain: fivestartrans.onmicrosoft.com

Registration

Officers: Jose Meza · Maria Del Refugio Meza
USDOT / docket: 1476702 · MC-593437
First registered: Mar 22, 2006
Last MCS-150: Feb 6, 2026 · 175,289 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

175,289

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 TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATES LLC.

FIVE STAR TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATES LLC (USDOT 1476702) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 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 $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 14, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 6, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is FIVE STAR TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATES LLC's USDOT number?

FIVE STAR TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATES LLC's USDOT number is 1476702, and its motor carrier number is MC-593437.

Is FIVE STAR TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATES LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is FIVE STAR TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATES LLC's safety record?

FIVE STAR TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATES LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is FIVE STAR TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATES LLC's fleet?

FIVE STAR TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATES LLC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FIVE STAR TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATES LLC based?

FIVE STAR TRANSPORT AND ASSOCIATES LLC is based in TOLLESON, AZ, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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