Carrier profile · USDOT 3791982 · MC-1361470 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Red Star Expedited Inc

20 power unitsavg 7.4 yrNational · 31 statesADDISON, IL93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1361470 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

41 observed · MCS-150

37Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

2002–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 822-9400 Email dispatchdanny@redstar0.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

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 2002–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

94 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 44 vehicle and 93 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 10.5 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

88 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 13

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

≈2.4 / 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: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 94
Annualized: ≈47 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.4 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 Driving44 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance21 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 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$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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Amtrust’22–’23

State National’23–’24

Accredited’24–’25

Hoxbridge’25–’26

20222023202420252026now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Jan 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2023 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Jan 2023	$750K	1
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2022 → Jan 2023	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 41
Trailers (towed): 37

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

76.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 31 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

ADDISON, IL

134 W LAKE ST UNIT 209

Top corridor

MI ⇄ IL

MI 13 · WI 8 · TN 7

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: 5 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3071380 USDOT 3495418 USDOT 2064057 USDOT 3212546 USDOT 3169488Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (38 trucks · 36 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1352981 USDOT 2392985 USDOT 3660759 USDOT 4188267 USDOT 3406276 USDOT 4295796 USDOT 2064057 USDOT 2826646

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: 134 W LAKE ST UNIT 209, ADDISON, IL, 60101
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 822-9400
Email: danny@redstar0.com
Web domain: redstar0.com

Registration

Officer: Dragan Zlatanovic
USDOT / docket: 3791982 · MC-1361470
First registered: Jan 4, 2022
Last MCS-150: Apr 20, 2026 · 2,267,030 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 18.86
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,267,030

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 RED STAR EXPEDITED INC.

RED STAR EXPEDITED INC (USDOT 3791982) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 18, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 94 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 44 vehicle-level and 93 driver-level — across 31 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 20 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 20, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is RED STAR EXPEDITED INC's USDOT number?

RED STAR EXPEDITED INC's USDOT number is 3791982, and its motor carrier number is MC-1361470.

Is RED STAR EXPEDITED INC authorized to operate?

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

What is RED STAR EXPEDITED INC's safety record?

RED STAR EXPEDITED INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 143 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is RED STAR EXPEDITED INC's fleet?

RED STAR EXPEDITED INC operates 20 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RED STAR EXPEDITED INC based?

RED STAR EXPEDITED INC is based in ADDISON, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 31 states.

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