Carrier profile · USDOT 3028011 · MC-37921 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Lion 5 Star Trucking LLC

11 power unitsavg 10.3 yrMulti-region · 13 statesRICHMOND, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-37921 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.3Avg age (yr)

2001–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 505-2254 Email dispatchlion5starllc@gmail.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average36.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.2%

▲ 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

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.3 yr

Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 36.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 34.0 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 3

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance23 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Hallmark County’17–’18

Redwood Fire’18–’19

United Specialty’19–’20

Accredited’20–’21

Trisura Specialty’21–’22

Sentry Select’22–’23

Db (usbranch)’23–’25

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · since Sep 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Sep 2023 → Sep 2025	$750K	4
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2022	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Sep 2020 → Sep 2021	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2018 → Sep 2019	$750K	3
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

58.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

RICHMOND, TX

18206 SORRELL OAKS LN

Top corridor

TX 4 · TN 3 · OH 3

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 4044757Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 229405 USDOT 3395013 USDOT 3098345 USDOT 3506610 USDOT 4044757 USDOT 3334534 USDOT 2394419 USDOT 2842866

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: 18206 SORRELL OAKS LN, RICHMOND, TX, 77407
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 505-2254
Email: lion5starllc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Naim Negawo
USDOT / docket: 3028011 · MC-37921
First registered: Jul 14, 2017
Last MCS-150: May 11, 2026 · 762,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jul 21, 2026
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

762,000

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 LION 5 STAR TRUCKING LLC.

LION 5 STAR TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3028011) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC effective Sep 17, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 11, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jul 21, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LION 5 STAR TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

LION 5 STAR TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 3028011, and its motor carrier number is MC-37921.

Is LION 5 STAR TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, LION 5 STAR TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LION 5 STAR TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

LION 5 STAR TRUCKING LLC has a 41.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 37 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is LION 5 STAR TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

LION 5 STAR TRUCKING LLC operates 11 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LION 5 STAR TRUCKING LLC based?

LION 5 STAR TRUCKING LLC is based in RICHMOND, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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