Carrier profile · USDOT 493424 · MC-246487 · Updated Jun 18, 2026

Star Fleet Trucking Inc

299 power unitsavg 10.3 yrNational · 43 statesMIDDLEBURY, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-246487 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

299Power units

236 observed · MCS-150

116Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(888) 281-8727 Email dispatchpnowak@starfleettrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 18, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record8 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

16 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

16 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

299 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

400 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 249 vehicle and 400 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 2.6 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

387 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 26

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 299-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 299
Inspections · 24 mo: 400
Annualized: ≈200 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving200 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance64 · 53 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance62 · 14 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance48 · 34 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance32 · 6 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance28 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance19 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 18 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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’19 · 6 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Travelers Property’96–’10

National Union’12–’15

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2019

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Mar 2017 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Mar 2012 → Mar 2015	$750K	3
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Mar 2010 → Mar 2010	$750K	3
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Nov 1996 → Apr 2010	$750K	4
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	Nov 1995 → Nov 1996	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1995 → Apr 1995	$750K	1
THE HOME INDEMNITY CO.	Feb 1995 → Feb 1995	$750K	1
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1995 → Mar 1996	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1993 → Mar 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 299
Observed power (24 mo): 236
Trailers (towed): 116

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

1997

Oldest model yr

24.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 43 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

398

TX busiest

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

Home base

MIDDLEBURY, IN

11160 COUNTY RD 4

Top corridor

TX ⇄ IN

TX 42 · IN 32 · IL 23

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: 6 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4110768 USDOT 4578038 USDOT 3235071 USDOT 2290481 USDOT 3633286 USDOT 686314 USDOT 3344803Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (65 trucks · 49 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 857474 USDOT 4110768 USDOT 4578038 USDOT 686314 USDOT 1417401 USDOT 1826115 USDOT 4328445 USDOT 4381255

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

299

Observed (24 mo)

236

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: 11160 COUNTY RD 4, MIDDLEBURY, IN, 46540
Mailing address: PO BOX 338, MIDDLEBURY, IN, 46540
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (888) 281-8727
Email: pnowak@starfleettrucking.com
Web domain: starfleettrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Caren Ries · Tim Larson
USDOT / docket: 493424 · MC-246487
First registered: Aug 6, 1992
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2026 · 27,867,116 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 7, 2005
D-U-N-S: 786432781

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

299

Power units

372

Drivers

252

CDL drivers

27,867,116

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 FLEET TRUCKING INC.

STAR FLEET TRUCKING INC (USDOT 493424) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 19, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier received 400 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 249 vehicle-level and 400 driver-level — across 43 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier has 16 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 8 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 18, 2026.

It reports 299 power units and 372 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 7, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STAR FLEET TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

STAR FLEET TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 493424, and its motor carrier number is MC-246487.

Is STAR FLEET TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 18, 2026, STAR FLEET TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STAR FLEET TRUCKING INC's safety record?

STAR FLEET TRUCKING INC has a 24.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 652 roadside inspections, with 16 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is STAR FLEET TRUCKING INC's fleet?

STAR FLEET TRUCKING INC operates 299 power units and 372 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is STAR FLEET TRUCKING INC based?

STAR FLEET TRUCKING INC is based in MIDDLEBURY, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 43 states.

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