Carrier profile · USDOT 3709376 · MC-1301196 · Updated Aug 23, 2026

5 Stars Express LLC

1 power unitavg 8.5 yrMulti-region · 15 statesSHAKOPEE, MN86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1301196 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

2015–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(320) 479-0617 Email dispatch5starsexpress2@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 23, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 2015–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 39.5 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

35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 3

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

≈18.0 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈18.0 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.

395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 7 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 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 / 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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Wesco’21–’22

Security National’22–’23

Wesco’23–’24

Eastern Atlantic’24–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACCELERANT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2022 → Nov 2023	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2022	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 12

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

2021

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

96.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

SHAKOPEE, MN

226 1ST AVE E STE C

Top corridor

IA ⇄ MN

IA 8 · KS 4 · SD 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: 3 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 3548026 USDOT 3537123Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3211887 USDOT 3944243 USDOT 2890110 USDOT 2914675 USDOT 3251769 USDOT 3537123 USDOT 2523551 USDOT 3885269

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: 226 1ST AVE E STE C, SHAKOPEE, MN, 55379-1441
Mailing address: PO BOX 803, WAITE PARK, MN, 56387-2401
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (320) 479-0617
Email: 5starsexpress2@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Kadar Dakane · Kadar Dakane
USDOT / docket: 3709376 · MC-1301196
First registered: Aug 25, 2021
Last MCS-150: Nov 18, 2024 · 700,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · May 24, 2026
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

700,000

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 5 STARS EXPRESS LLC.

5 STARS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3709376) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 23, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACCELERANT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 24, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 23, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 23, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 18, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned May 24, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is 5 STARS EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

5 STARS EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3709376, and its motor carrier number is MC-1301196.

Is 5 STARS EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 23, 2026, 5 STARS EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is 5 STARS EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

5 STARS EXPRESS LLC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 45 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is 5 STARS EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

5 STARS EXPRESS LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is 5 STARS EXPRESS LLC based?

5 STARS EXPRESS LLC is based in SHAKOPEE, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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