Carrier profile · USDOT 2120601 · MC-739086 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Stellar Carriers Inc

97 power unitsavg 2.9 yrNational · 36 statesLAKE ZURICH, IL94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-739086 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

97Power units

107 observed · MCS-150

114Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 374-1242 Email dispatchhr@stellarcarriers.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 · 1

Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 243 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

97 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

209 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 102 vehicle and 209 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

6.7% · 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 4.0 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

207 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 18

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 97-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 97
Inspections · 24 mo: 209
Annualized: ≈105 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving30 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’14–’19

Northland’19–’21

Great West’22–now

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2022 → Feb 2023	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	May 2021 → May 2022	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2021	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2019 → May 2019	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2014 → Mar 2019	$750K	4
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Mar 2014	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Mar 2012	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 97
Observed power (24 mo): 107
Trailers (towed): 114

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

50.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 36 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

209

NC busiest

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

Home base

LAKE ZURICH, IL

25 TELSER RD UNIT 966

Top corridor

NC ⇄ IL

NC 22 · OH 21 · IL 19

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: 8 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3626843 USDOT 3635203 USDOT 3620076 USDOT 1928967 USDOT 2293624 USDOT 4430376 USDOT 3825511Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (42 trucks · 26 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1928967 USDOT 3291557 USDOT 3635054 USDOT 4330353 USDOT 2426099 USDOT 975449 USDOT 3009907 USDOT 3626843

Shares a company officer with other carriers

elena ponomareva — 3 carriers: USDOT 2927258 USDOT 3122646

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

107

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: 25 TELSER RD UNIT 966, LAKE ZURICH, IL, 60047
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (847) 374-1242
Email: hr@stellarcarriers.com
Web domain: stellarcarriers.com

Registration

Officer: Elena Ponomareva
USDOT / docket: 2120601 · MC-739086
First registered: Feb 15, 2011
Last MCS-150: May 21, 2025 · 6,300,000 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

6,300,000

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 STELLAR CARRIERS INC.

STELLAR CARRIERS INC (USDOT 2120601) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Feb 17, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 209 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 102 vehicle-level and 209 driver-level — across 36 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 4 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 97 power units and 95 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 21, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is STELLAR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

STELLAR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 2120601, and its motor carrier number is MC-739086.

Is STELLAR CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, STELLAR CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STELLAR CARRIERS INC's safety record?

STELLAR CARRIERS INC has a 12.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 243 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is STELLAR CARRIERS INC's fleet?

STELLAR CARRIERS INC operates 97 power units and 95 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is STELLAR CARRIERS INC based?

STELLAR CARRIERS INC is based in LAKE ZURICH, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 36 states.

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