Star Distributors Inc
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
39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 7
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
- 96
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 42
- Annualized
- ≈21 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving38 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 75 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 22 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2025 | CT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 29, 2024 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2022 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2022 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2022 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2021 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2021 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2020 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2019 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2019 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2018 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2016 | CT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 3, 2015 | CT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 11, 2010 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2004 | CT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 4, 2003 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2003 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 1997 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 1996 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 1995 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 1995 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |