Carrier profile · USDOT 3091997 · MC-72477 · Updated Aug 12, 2026

Black Star Logistics Corp

12 power unitsavg 5.4 yrNational · 20 statesPLAINFIELD, IL80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-72477 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

2013–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(331) 454-9909 Email dispatchoffice@blackstarlogistics.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 average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% 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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 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-mo40.0%

▲ 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

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 2013–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

48 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 48 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 11.6 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

45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 7

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

≈2.0 / 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: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 48
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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 Driving32 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness3 · 1 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 / 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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’18–’19

State National’19–’20

Accredited’20–’21

Benchmark’21–’22

Accredited’22–’23

National Union’23–’24

Accredited’24–’26

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP · since Mar 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Dec 2024 → Mar 2026	$750K	8
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2023 → Dec 2024	$750K	2
HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Jun 2023 → Jul 2023	$750K	2
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Aug 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2022	$750K	3
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2019 → Aug 2020	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Mar 2018 → Aug 2018	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 23
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 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

PLAINFIELD, IL

13246 S ROUTE 59

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IL

TN 6 · MO 5 · CA 4

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3101425 USDOT 3358520Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 22 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 899544 USDOT 1469002 USDOT 2287307 USDOT 2884674 USDOT 3247285 USDOT 339774 USDOT 2399932 USDOT 4169168

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@blackstarlogistics.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4386080

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: 13246 S ROUTE 59, PLAINFIELD, IL, 60585-9800
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (331) 454-9909
Email: office@blackstarlogistics.com
Web domain: blackstarlogistics.com

Registration

Officer: Ion Lozovanu
USDOT / docket: 3091997 · MC-72477
First registered: Jan 31, 2018
Last MCS-150: Dec 8, 2025 · 1,177,511 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 22.72
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,177,511

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 BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP.

BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP (USDOT 3091997) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 12, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP effective Mar 20, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier received 48 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 48 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 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 12, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 8, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP's USDOT number?

BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP's USDOT number is 3091997, and its motor carrier number is MC-72477.

Is BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP authorized to operate?

As of Aug 12, 2026, BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP's safety record?

BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 78 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP's fleet?

BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP operates 12 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP based?

BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP is based in PLAINFIELD, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 20 states.

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