Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1228113 · MC-486166
GROUNDSTAR EXPRESS LTD
DBA GROUNDSTAR EXPRESS
3 power unitsDELTA, BC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-486166 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 22 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2222 yr active
since 2004Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
22 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is GROUNDSTAR EXPRESS LTD safe to work with?
Is GROUNDSTAR EXPRESS LTD safe to load? GROUNDSTAR EXPRESS LTD (USDOT 1228113, MC-486166) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in DELTA, BC, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 22 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
GEGROUNDSTAR EXPRESS LTD 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
National Interstate · 04–05
20042005
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
DELTA, BC
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@yahoo.ca — 789 carriers: USDOT 16745USDOT 80552USDOT 266070USDOT 284142USDOT 347515USDOT 374104USDOT 418381USDOT 452249
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1111 CLIVEDEN AVENUE, DELTA, BC, V3M 6G9
- Mailing address
- 1111 CLIVENDEN AVENUE, DELTA, BC, V3M 6G9
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (604) 527-1038
- Cell
- (604) 830-6532
- Fax
- (604) 527-1039
- groundstar1@yahoo.ca
- Web domain
- yahoo.ca
Registration
- Officers
- Roger Sadhu · Dalvinder Sadhu
- USDOT / docket
- 1228113 · MC-486166
- First registered
- 03/26/2004
- Last MCS-150
- 05/18/2011 · 1 mi (2010)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score
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Frequently asked
What is GROUNDSTAR EXPRESS LTD's USDOT number?
GROUNDSTAR EXPRESS LTD's USDOT number is 1228113, and its motor carrier number is MC-486166.
Is GROUNDSTAR EXPRESS LTD authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, GROUNDSTAR EXPRESS LTD is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is GROUNDSTAR EXPRESS LTD's fleet?
GROUNDSTAR EXPRESS LTD operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is GROUNDSTAR EXPRESS LTD based?
GROUNDSTAR EXPRESS LTD is based in DELTA, BC.