NIGHT STAR TRANSPORT INC

Doing business as NIGHT STAR TRANSPORT

Long Beach, CA · Interstate · 7 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Nov 1, 2008 (17 years)

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Facts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is pending (last known)FMCSA has not granted the authority yet.
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Operating authority
Last known: Pending
MC662535: Contract carrier revocation pending
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
100.0%
Only 1 vehicle inspection; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.

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Operating authority

MC662535 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Revocation Pending
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 1826078 ↗

Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC662535PrimaryDB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
Policy CCA-0004671-10 · 91X
$750,000May 23, 2025Cancelled
May 23, 2026

Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

1inspections
100.0%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 1 · California avg 19.8%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 1 · California avg 6.3%
2violations written on inspection reports
Most recent inspection
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Mar 4, 2025CA22Yes
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The California average covers 398,742 vehicle and 510,354 driver inspections of all California-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

2 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 1 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareCalifornia share
Vehicle Maintenance21100.0%71.7%
2 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALTSI
11
Fuel - Missing/improper filler cap
Fuel Systems · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39367C7VF
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the California column is the mix across all California-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

1crashes
0fatal
1injury
0tow-away
Crash details
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Jul 1, 2025South Gate, CA01

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number1826078
MC / docketMC662535
Legal nameNIGHT STAR TRANSPORT INC
DBA nameNIGHT STAR TRANSPORT
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units7
Drivers10
Annual mileage85,000 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedNov 1, 2008 · 17 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMay 19, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightIntermodal ContainersMeatRefrigerated Food

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about NIGHT STAR TRANSPORT INC

What does NIGHT STAR TRANSPORT INC's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for NIGHT STAR TRANSPORT INC (MC662535), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about NIGHT STAR TRANSPORT INC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot. There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking NIGHT STAR TRANSPORT INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 1826078. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (562) 219-6513, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC662535, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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