Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
10 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
STARLING FREIGHT INC (USDOT 2870031) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 18, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 23, 2026.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
STARLING FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 2870031, and its motor carrier number is MC-965492.
As of 2026-07-18, STARLING FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
STARLING FREIGHT INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
STARLING FREIGHT INC is based in CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
No roadside inspections on record.
Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2025 → Apr 2026 | $750K | 2 |
| TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2024 → Jan 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC | Apr 2023 → Apr 2024 | $750K | 1 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2016 → Apr 2023 | $750K | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
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.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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