Carrier profile · USDOT 1546922 · MC-574958 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Star Rue Inc

DBA STAR TOWING

5 power unitsavg 5.2 yrLocal · 2 statesSAN DIEGO, CA82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-574958 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.2Avg age (yr)

2017–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(858) 573-8700 Email dispatchreza@startow.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Watch · 1

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

In good standing · 4

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 23 inspections.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 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

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.2 yr

Model years 2017–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.6% · 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 13.3 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 5

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving13 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Oregon’07–’13

Nationwide Comp’14–’16

Zurich American’16–’24

2007201220172022now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
BENCHMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Nov 2024	$750K	2
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Dec 2014 → Dec 2016	$750K	4
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Dec 2013	$750K	3
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Dec 2012 → Nov 2013	$750K	1
OREGON MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2007 → Feb 2013	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 0

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

2025

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

83.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

SAN DIEGO, CA

8060 ARMOUR ST

Top corridor

CA 10 · AZ 1

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8060 ARMOUR ST, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92111
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (858) 573-8700
Fax: (858) 279-1155
Email: reza@startow.com
Web domain: startow.com

Registration

Officers: Reza Sakhavat · Rahim Sakhavat
USDOT / docket: 1546922 · MC-574958
First registered: Aug 25, 2006
Last MCS-150: Jan 22, 2026 · 1,300,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

1,300,000

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 RUE INC.

STAR RUE INC (USDOT 1546922) 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 24, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 2 states, 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 5 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 22, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is STAR RUE INC's USDOT number?

STAR RUE INC's USDOT number is 1546922, and its motor carrier number is MC-574958.

Is STAR RUE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is STAR RUE INC's safety record?

STAR RUE INC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 23 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).

How big is STAR RUE INC's fleet?

STAR RUE INC operates 5 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is STAR RUE INC based?

STAR RUE INC is based in SAN DIEGO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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