Carrier profile · USDOT 1630076 · MC-601275 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Lodestar Transport Services LLC

21 power unitsavg 8.4 yrNational · 23 statesBARNESVILLE, MN87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-601275 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

25Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(218) 620-9998 Email dispatchjulie@lodestartransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on 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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

74 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 74 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 24.6 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

68 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 6

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

≈1.8 / 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: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 74
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Driving37 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 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: 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 ’23 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Maxum’08–’10

National’10–’19

Aegis Security’19–’22

beyond this history

2007201220172022now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2023	$750K	1
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2019	$750K	3
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2008 → May 2010	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2007 → May 2008	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 25

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

85.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

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

Home base

BARNESVILLE, MN

1505 4TH AVE NE

Top corridor

SD ⇄ MN

SD 17 · IA 11 · ND 10

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 189247Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3258671 USDOT 3710360 USDOT 4300254 USDOT 3706 USDOT 2099821 USDOT 3259 USDOT 168173 USDOT 317106

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1505 4TH AVE NE, BARNESVILLE, MN, 56514
Mailing address: PO BOX 388, BARNESVILLE, MN, 56514
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (218) 620-9998
Email: julie@lodestartransport.com
Web domain: lodestartransport.com

Registration

Officers: Curtis Cossette · Julie Cossette
USDOT / docket: 1630076 · MC-601275
First registered: Apr 10, 2007
Last MCS-150: Aug 6, 2025 · 2,228,423 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 4, 2008
Recordable crash rate: 0.42
D-U-N-S: 883498896

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,228,423

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 LODESTAR TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC.

LODESTAR TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1630076) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 74 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 74 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 6, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 4, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LODESTAR TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

LODESTAR TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 1630076, and its motor carrier number is MC-601275.

Is LODESTAR TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, LODESTAR TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LODESTAR TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC's safety record?

LODESTAR TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC has a 27.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 107 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is LODESTAR TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC's fleet?

LODESTAR TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC operates 21 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LODESTAR TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC based?

LODESTAR TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC is based in BARNESVILLE, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 23 states.

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