Carrier profile · USDOT 2843770 · MC-954266 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

TRI STARS LOGISTICS INC

47 power unitsavg 6 yrNational · 28 statesCOLUMBUS, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-954266 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

47Power units

40 observed · MCS-150

44Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2008–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 241-5551 Email dispatchdispatch@tristarslogistics.net

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

47 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2008–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

84 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 37 vehicle and 84 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.1 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

81 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 9

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 47-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 47
Inspections · 24 mo: 84
Annualized: ≈42 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving43 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 10 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wesco’16–’17

Spirit Commercial’17–’18

United Specialty’18–’19

State Nationalspecialty’19–’20

Sentry Select’20–’22

Falls Lake’22–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2025	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2022	$750K	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	May 2019 → May 2020	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2019	$750K	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	May 2017 → May 2018	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2017	$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): 47
Observed power (24 mo): 40
Trailers (towed): 44

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

60.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 28 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

COLUMBUS, OH

2060 S HAMILTON RD

Top corridor

OH 24 · NY 10 · GA 5

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 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4497515 USDOT 3927487 USDOT 2061912 USDOT 4137946 USDOT 76209Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (36 trucks · 34 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2405433 USDOT 2942897 USDOT 3927487 USDOT 2061692 USDOT 3678567 USDOT 3869981 USDOT 3898511 USDOT 3521850

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: 2060 S HAMILTON RD, COLUMBUS, OH, 43232
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (312) 241-5551
Email: dispatch@tristarslogistics.net
Web domain: tristarslogistics.net

Registration

Officers: Dalibor Ginovski · Leonor Melendez
USDOT / docket: 2843770 · MC-954266
First registered: Jan 31, 2016
Last MCS-150: Mar 13, 2026 · 3,458,928 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 27012086

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,458,928

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 TRI STARS LOGISTICS INC.

TRI STARS LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2843770) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 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 MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 30, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 84 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 37 vehicle-level and 84 driver-level — across 28 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 47 power units and 47 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRI STARS LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

TRI STARS LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 2843770, and its motor carrier number is MC-954266.

Is TRI STARS LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, TRI STARS LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRI STARS LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

TRI STARS LOGISTICS INC has a 29.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 119 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).