Carrier profile · USDOT 3745792 · MC-1327737 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Bright Star Express LLC

10 power unitsavg 8.5 yrNational · 17 statesPALOS PARK, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1327737 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

21Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 585-9565 Email dispatchsafety.brightstarexpress@gmail.com

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

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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 average10.5% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.1%

▲ 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

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 2000–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

38 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 10.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 38 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · 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 40.3 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 4

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

≈1.9 / 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: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 38
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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 Driving34 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance19 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 11 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 4 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’21–’22

Knightbrook’22–’24

Ace Property’24–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2025 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2025 → Jul 2025	$750K	2
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	3
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → May 2024	$750K	4
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Dec 2022	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 21

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.5 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

73.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

PALOS PARK, IL

9111 WEST 126TH ST

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IL

TN 8 · IL 7 · KY 3

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.

Show all-time history (27 trucks · 30 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1304751 USDOT 2938197 USDOT 3795008 USDOT 3461561 USDOT 3923661 USDOT 3957839 USDOT 2147547 USDOT 3144568

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 9111 WEST 126TH ST, PALOS PARK, IL, 60464
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (708) 585-9565
Email: safety.brightstarexpress@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Mindaugas Navickis
USDOT / docket: 3745792 · MC-1327737
First registered: Oct 18, 2021
Last MCS-150: Mar 13, 2026 · 1,856,090 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,856,090

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 BRIGHT STAR EXPRESS LLC.

BRIGHT STAR EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3745792) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 38 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 38 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BRIGHT STAR EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

BRIGHT STAR EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3745792, and its motor carrier number is MC-1327737.

Is BRIGHT STAR EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, BRIGHT STAR EXPRESS LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BRIGHT STAR EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

BRIGHT STAR EXPRESS LLC has a 57.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 100 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is BRIGHT STAR EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

BRIGHT STAR EXPRESS LLC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BRIGHT STAR EXPRESS LLC based?

BRIGHT STAR EXPRESS LLC is based in PALOS PARK, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 17 states.

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