Carrier profile · USDOT 2071213 · MC-723893 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

SOUTH STAR LOGISTICS INC

75 power unitsavg 5.2 yrMulti-region · 15 statesFONTANA, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-723893 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

75Power units

46 observed · MCS-150

50Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(909) 457-8051 Email dispatchaman@southstarlogistics.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 236 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.5%

▼ 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-mo21.5%

▼ 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

75 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.2 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

133 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 79 vehicle and 133 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 5.5 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

131 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 11

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 75-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 75
Inspections · 24 mo: 133
Annualized: ≈67 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving53 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 7 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 10 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 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)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 ’22 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Williamsburg National’13–’15

State Pennsylvania’16–’18

Protective’18–’22

beyond this history

2010201420182022now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2022

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2018 → Sep 2022	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2016 → Sep 2018	$750K	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Sep 2013 → Sep 2015	$750K	1
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Sep 2012 → Sep 2013	$750K	4
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Sep 2011 → Sep 2012	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2010 → Sep 2011	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 75
Observed power (24 mo): 46
Trailers (towed): 50

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.2 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

82.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

133

NM busiest

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

Home base

FONTANA, CA

14580 SLOVER AVENUE

Top corridor

NM ⇄ CA

NM 31 · AZ 31 · CA 30

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: 3 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1107879 USDOT 3558512 USDOT 3710439 USDOT 2211094Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (30 trucks · 25 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2884382 USDOT 3326308 USDOT 3645470 USDOT 1107879 USDOT 3558512 USDOT 4136905 USDOT 4118387 USDOT 4087507

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14580 SLOVER AVENUE, FONTANA, CA, 92337
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (909) 457-8051
Email: aman@southstarlogistics.com
Web domain: southstarlogistics.com

Registration

Officer: Amandip S Brar
USDOT / docket: 2071213 · MC-723893
First registered: Aug 31, 2010
Last MCS-150: Mar 4, 2026 · 7,556,791 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 64532727

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,556,791

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 SOUTH STAR LOGISTICS INC.

SOUTH STAR LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2071213) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 27, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 133 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 79 vehicle-level and 133 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 75 power units and 70 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTH STAR LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

SOUTH STAR LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 2071213, and its motor carrier number is MC-723893.

Is SOUTH STAR LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, SOUTH STAR LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOUTH STAR LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

SOUTH STAR LOGISTICS INC has a 21.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 236 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).