Five Star Transport LLC
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
74 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 8
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.
- Registered power units
- 59
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 77
- Annualized
- ≈39 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance50 · 12 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving22 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 6 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
22 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 3, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 57% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 93 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2025 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 29, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2024 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 6, 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2023 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 29, 2022 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2022 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2022 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2021 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2020 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2020 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2020 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2019 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2019 | LA | 1 | 0 | No |
| Apr 11, 2019 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2018 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |