Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 353859 · MC-219581
SILVER STAR EXPRESS INC
DBA CD&L
4 power unitsMIRAMAR, FL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-219581 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power 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 37 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 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 20.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3737 yr active
since 1989Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
37 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SILVER STAR EXPRESS INC safe to work with?
Is SILVER STAR EXPRESS INC safe to load? SILVER STAR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 353859, MC-219581) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in MIRAMAR, FL, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 37 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
SSSILVER STAR EXPRESS INC 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.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+4 earlier
Home · 93–97
Royal · 97–99
American Manufacturers · 00–04
19932007
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.
7 insurer eras · collapsed from 10 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2006 → Apr 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2006 → Apr 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2005 → May 2006 | $750k | 3 |
| SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2004 → May 2005 | $750k | 2 |
| AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2000 → Nov 2004 | $750k | 1 |
| ROYAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jan 1997 → Feb 1999 | $750k | 1 |
| THE HOME INDEMNITY CO. | Mar 1993 → Mar 1997 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- 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
MIRAMAR, FL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@rlblaw.net — 28 carriers: USDOT 363876USDOT 733956USDOT 1072055USDOT 1139354USDOT 1194501USDOT 1229351USDOT 1245630USDOT 1285062
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael brooks — 33 carriers: USDOT 468USDOT 475987USDOT 912254USDOT 1130066USDOT 1236785USDOT 1303072USDOT 1469321USDOT 1511864
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3026 NORTH COMMERCE PARKWAY, MIRAMAR, FL, 33025
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (314) 725-1118
- Fax
- (314) 725-1026
- joe@rlblaw.net
- Web domain
- rlblaw.net
Registration
- Officers
- Michael Brooks · Mark Carlesimo
- USDOT / docket
- 353859 · MC-219581
- First registered
- 05/16/1989
- Last MCS-150
- 10/24/2005 · 600,000 mi (2004)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 183445436
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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
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Frequently asked
What is SILVER STAR EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?
SILVER STAR EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 353859, and its motor carrier number is MC-219581.
Is SILVER STAR EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SILVER STAR EXPRESS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is SILVER STAR EXPRESS INC's fleet?
SILVER STAR EXPRESS INC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SILVER STAR EXPRESS INC based?
SILVER STAR EXPRESS INC is based in MIRAMAR, FL.