Carrier profile · USDOT 842672 · MC-375735 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

STARS AND BARS TRANSIT LLC

12 power unitsavg 16.8 yrRegional · 4 statesREYNOLDS, IN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-375735 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 863-2017 Email dispatchstars.barstrans@outlook.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average57.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average13.3% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.1%

▲ 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 peersOlder

16.8 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 57.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 13.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 10.2 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 3

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 12-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
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 ’26 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’03–’06

Progressive’07–’12

National’12–’18

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · since Apr 2026

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Mar 2025	$750K	5
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Nov 2021 → Nov 2022	$750K	2
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2020	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2012 → Nov 2018	$750K	10
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → May 2012	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2006 → May 2007	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2003 → May 2006	$750K	5
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2002 → Jun 2003	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Mar 2002	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2000 → Nov 2000	$750K	2
TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1999 → Nov 2000	$750K	2

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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): 10
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

9.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

REYNOLDS, IN

470 E US HIGHWAY 24

Top corridor

IN 9 · IA 3 · MI 2

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 3055431

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: 470 E US HIGHWAY 24, REYNOLDS, IN, 47980-8000
Mailing address: P O BOX 387, REYNOLDS, IN, 47980
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (219) 863-2017
Cell: (574) 870-3331
Fax: (219) 220-1035
Email: stars.barstrans@outlook.com

Registration

Officers: Gene Wilkerson · Alisha Wilkerson
USDOT / docket: 842672 · MC-375735
First registered: Dec 3, 1999
Last MCS-150: Feb 10, 2025 · 817,558 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 8, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

817,558

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 STARS AND BARS TRANSIT LLC.

STARS AND BARS TRANSIT LLC (USDOT 842672) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC effective Apr 6, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 57.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 10, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 8, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STARS AND BARS TRANSIT LLC's USDOT number?

STARS AND BARS TRANSIT LLC's USDOT number is 842672, and its motor carrier number is MC-375735.

Is STARS AND BARS TRANSIT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, STARS AND BARS TRANSIT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STARS AND BARS TRANSIT LLC's safety record?

STARS AND BARS TRANSIT LLC has a 57.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 21 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).