Carrier profile · USDOT 564721 · MC-276371 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC

1 power unitavg 8.3 yrMulti-region · 10 statesJONESBORO, AR70/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-276371 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

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 12.2%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 — 156 vehicle and 187 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.7% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

182 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 16

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
93.5 / 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
1
Inspections · 24 mo
187
Annualized
94 / yr
Coverage
93.5 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

54%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
18%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
48%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
42%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance40 · 5 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 14 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 7 OOS
  • 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
  • 397.67 Hazardous materials transportHM Compliance11 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

24 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 8, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

16ELD device issues
5No log / no ELD
0False logs
2Drove over hours

Trending worse — 56% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 136 total · 10 in 24 mo

136
Total crashes
10
In last 24 mo
6
Fatal
55
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20258048
20247217
20236026
20226136
20217127
20202112
20196036
20185015
20177057
20166025
20154004
20147057
20137035
20127137
2011140413
20106035
2009100310
20083013
20075034
20064033
20043023
20032012
20021001
20011001
20001001
19991001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Nov 19, 2025AR01Yes
Oct 29, 2025TX00Yes
Sep 25, 2025AL00Yes
Aug 24, 2025TX01Yes
Aug 6, 2025AR00Yes
Mar 8, 2025TX02Yes
Feb 9, 2025TX01Yes
Feb 1, 2025KY00Yes
Nov 27, 2024AR11Yes
Aug 16, 2024AL10Yes
Jul 11, 2024MO00Yes
Jun 16, 2024MO00Yes
Jun 13, 2024AL00Yes
Jun 1, 2024TN00Yes
Jan 13, 2024AL00Yes
Nov 29, 2023TX00Yes
Nov 20, 2023TX01Yes
Jun 2, 2023AR00Yes
May 9, 2023AR00Yes
Apr 15, 2023TN01Yes
Jan 30, 2023TX00Yes
Dec 20, 2022TX00Yes
Dec 9, 2022AR01Yes
Sep 4, 2022TN01Yes
Jun 20, 2022TN00Yes