Carrier profile · USDOT 583502 · MC-281032 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Four Star Transportation Co

127 power unitsavg 7.3 yrMulti-region · 10 statesMELVINDALE, MI74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-281032 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

127Power units

83 observed · MCS-150

108Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 521-9001 Email dispatchSAFETY@FOURSTARTRANS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 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 average46.3% 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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

18 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

18 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

127 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

123 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 46.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 54 vehicle and 123 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

47.1% · 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 25.9 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

117 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 10

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 127-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 127
Inspections · 24 mo: 123
Annualized: ≈62 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving87 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 4 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 12 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 3 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 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$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 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Travelers Property’99–’02

Cherokee’02–’07

Great West’08–’13

National’13–’16

Acuity A’17–’22

United States’22–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since May 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 2022 → May 2026	$750K	3
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2022	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2016 → May 2017	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2016	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2008 → Jun 2013	$750K	2
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → May 2008	$750K	2
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2002 → May 2007	$750K	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	May 1999 → May 2002	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 1997 → Jun 1999	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	May 1996 → May 1996	$750K	2
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	May 1995 → May 1996	$750K	2
THE HOME INDEMNITY CO.	May 1994 → May 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 127
Observed power (24 mo): 83
Trailers (towed): 108

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

25.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

123

MI busiest

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

Home base

MELVINDALE, MI

2947 GREENFIELD ROAD

Top corridor

MI 56 · OH 25 · IN 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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2073146Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4080063 USDOT 4084316 USDOT 3794034 USDOT 3875599 USDOT 154712 USDOT 3311774 USDOT 3309499 USDOT 4360245

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@fourstartrans.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 285027 USDOT 708649

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

127

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2947 GREENFIELD ROAD, MELVINDALE, MI, 48122
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 521-9001
Fax: (313) 928-4742
Email: safety@fourstartrans.com
Web domain: fourstartrans.com

Registration

Officer: Matthew Kowalczyk
USDOT / docket: 583502 · MC-281032
First registered: Dec 8, 1994
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2026 · 9,550,786 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 31, 2014
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

127

Power units

112

Drivers

112

CDL drivers

9,550,786

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 FOUR STAR TRANSPORTATION CO.

FOUR STAR TRANSPORTATION CO (USDOT 583502) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 46.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 123 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 54 vehicle-level and 123 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 18 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 127 power units and 112 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 31, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FOUR STAR TRANSPORTATION CO's USDOT number?

FOUR STAR TRANSPORTATION CO's USDOT number is 583502, and its motor carrier number is MC-281032.

Is FOUR STAR TRANSPORTATION CO authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, FOUR STAR TRANSPORTATION CO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FOUR STAR TRANSPORTATION CO's safety record?

FOUR STAR TRANSPORTATION CO has a 46.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 179 roadside inspections, with 18 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is FOUR STAR TRANSPORTATION CO's fleet?

FOUR STAR TRANSPORTATION CO operates 127 power units and 112 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FOUR STAR TRANSPORTATION CO based?

FOUR STAR TRANSPORTATION CO is based in MELVINDALE, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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