Carrier profile · USDOT 3114510 · MC-84502 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

KG Star Inc

66 power unitsavg 6.8 yrNational · 36 statesROMEOVILLE, IL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-84502 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

66Power units

93 observed · MCS-150

130Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 714-2748 Email dispatchinfo@kgstarinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average34.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 8 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-mo34.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

66 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

212 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 34.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 98 vehicle and 212 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 21.2 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

203 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 16

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

≈1.6 / 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: 66
Inspections · 24 mo: 212
Annualized: ≈106 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Driving103 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance34 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 15 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 7 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance19 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 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 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’18–’20

National Union’20–’22

Ace Property’22–’25

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2026 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2025	$750K	6
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2022 → Aug 2022	$750K	2
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Aug 2022	$750K	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jun 2020 → Jun 2022	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jun 2020	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 66
Observed power (24 mo): 93
Trailers (towed): 130

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

71.3%

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

212

KY busiest

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

Home base

ROMEOVILLE, IL

35 FORESTWOOD DR UNIT B

Top corridor

KY ⇄ IL

KY 21 · IL 20 · MO 18

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: 35 trucks also ran under 25 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3704729 USDOT 3851583 USDOT 3984582 USDOT 303024 USDOT 3621101 USDOT 4197341 USDOT 2954806 USDOT 3706355Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 116 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3782379 USDOT 3844718 USDOT 3951554 USDOT 4330100 USDOT 3433922 USDOT 3487141 USDOT 3704729 USDOT 3851583

Shares a company officer with other carriers

timur melus — 3 carriers: USDOT 3704729 USDOT 4323740

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 35 FORESTWOOD DR UNIT B, ROMEOVILLE, IL, 60446
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (312) 714-2748
Email: info@kgstarinc.com
Web domain: kgstarinc.com

Registration

Officer: Timur Melus
USDOT / docket: 3114510 · MC-84502
First registered: Mar 26, 2018
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2026 · 19,024,500 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

19,024,500

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 KG STAR INC.

KG STAR INC (USDOT 3114510) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 9, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 212 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 98 vehicle-level and 212 driver-level — across 36 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 66 power units and 66 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is KG STAR INC's USDOT number?

KG STAR INC's USDOT number is 3114510, and its motor carrier number is MC-84502.

Is KG STAR INC authorized to operate?

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

What is KG STAR INC's safety record?

KG STAR INC has a 34.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 315 roadside inspections, with 13 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 KG STAR INC's fleet?

KG STAR INC operates 66 power units and 66 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KG STAR INC based?

KG STAR INC is based in ROMEOVILLE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 36 states.

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