Carrier profile · USDOT 3736554 · MC-1425514 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC

12 power unitsavg 9.6 yrLocal · 1 statesLONDON, KY82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1425514 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.6Avg age (yr)

2004–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(606) 877-0075 Email dispatchSTARFIRETRANSPORT@HOTMAIL.COM

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

Insurance on fileOut-of-service rates below national averageNo active operating authority

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 123 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.6 yr

Model years 2004–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

87 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 13.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 53 vehicle and 87 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 12.8 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

84 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 10

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 87
Annualized: ≈44 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.6 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 Driving30 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
383.95 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS

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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$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 ’23 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Financial’22–’23

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2024

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

81.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

LONDON, KY

1407 WEST FIFTH STREET

Top corridor

KY 87

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2640634

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tim jones — 31 carriers: USDOT 299087 USDOT 571634 USDOT 938241 USDOT 1095277 USDOT 1114846 USDOT 1319800 USDOT 1522860 USDOT 1524174

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1407 WEST FIFTH STREET, LONDON, KY, 40741
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (606) 877-0075
Cell: (859) 221-7037
Fax: (606) 474-2664
Email: starfiretransport@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Tim Jones
USDOT / docket: 3736554 · MC-1425514
First registered: Oct 4, 2021
Last MCS-150: Apr 2, 2025 · 610,260 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

610,260

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 STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC.

STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3736554) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active 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 NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 11, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 87 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 53 vehicle-level and 87 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 12 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 2, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3736554, and its motor carrier number is MC-1425514.

Is STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC has a 13.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 123 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).