Carrier profile · USDOT 250801 · MC-177941 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Start Trucking Inc

4 power unitsavg 12.2 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-177941 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.2Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 671-3740 Email dispatchcheri@start-trucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 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 average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 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 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.2 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

28 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 26 vehicle and 28 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 20.0 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

27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4

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

≈3.5 / 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: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 28
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.5 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance47 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle 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: Inactive
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 13 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Old American’01–’05

Home State’09–’15

Trisura Specialty’18–’24

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · POLARIS INSURANCE CO RRG INC · since Nov 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
POLARIS INSURANCE CO RRG INC	Nov 2025 → Nov 2025	$1M	1
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$1M	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2024	$1M	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2018	$1M	2
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2016	$1M	3
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Nov 2009 → Dec 2015	$1M	3
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2009	$1M	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2006 → Nov 2008	$1M	4
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Nov 2005 → Nov 2006	$1M	2
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	Nov 2001 → Nov 2005	$1M	4
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Oct 2000 → Oct 2000	$1M	4
COLONIAL COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Oct 2000	$1M	3
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1997 → Oct 1998	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

48.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

4811 N MCCARTY STREET

Top corridor

TX 28

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 38111 USDOT 1558565 USDOT 2502320 USDOT 1328844 USDOT 213641 USDOT 3746207 USDOT 3754729

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@start-trucking.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1868672 USDOT 2977690

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: 4811 N MCCARTY STREET, HOUSTON, TX, 77013
Mailing address: PO BOX 15376, HOUSTON, TX, 77220
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (713) 671-3740
Email: cheri@start-trucking.com
Web domain: start-trucking.com

Registration

Officers: Jason Arcidiacono · Thomas Arcidiacono
USDOT / docket: 250801 · MC-177941
First registered: Sep 24, 1984
Last MCS-150: Nov 19, 2025 · 1,230,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 1, 2020
D-U-N-S: 109017673

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,230,000

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 START TRUCKING INC.

START TRUCKING INC (USDOT 250801) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from POLARIS INSURANCE CO RRG INC effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 28 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 26 vehicle-level and 28 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 19, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 1, 2020 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is START TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

START TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 250801, and its motor carrier number is MC-177941.

Is START TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is START TRUCKING INC's safety record?

START TRUCKING INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 41 roadside inspections, with 2 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 START TRUCKING INC's fleet?

START TRUCKING INC operates 4 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is START TRUCKING INC based?

START TRUCKING INC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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