Astro Star Transportation LLC

Doing business as J and R Transportation

Houston, TX · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · 2 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Apr 7, 2016 (10 years) · Authority since Jul 13, 2016 (10 years)

No risk signals in the last-known data

How risk signals work

Nothing in the FMCSA record matched our risk signals. That is not a guarantee, and it does not confirm who you are talking to; follow the checks below. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

Operating authority
Last known: Active
MC974104: Common carrier active
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
0.0%
0 of 6 vehicle inspections (small sample) · Texas avg 25.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

Green means the FMCSA record shows it. It does not confirm who you are talking to, or that a policy covers your specific load.

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

MC974104 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Common carrier
Common Carrier
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)
First grantedJul 13, 2016 (10 years ago)
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
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Authority history for MC974104 · 2 events
DateAuthorityAction
Aug 6, 2025Motor carrierReinstated
Jul 13, 2016Motor carrierGranted

6 revocation notices that FMCSA later withdrew, the last on Mar 31, 2023. FMCSA sends one when an insurance or bond filing lapses; it is withdrawn when the filing is made.

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 2875411

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)MC974104PrimaryGeico County Mutual Insurance Co.
Policy 9300143121 · BMC-91X
$750,000Jul 7, 2025Active
Insurance that ended since 2024 · 1 policy
EndedTypeInsurerEffectiveHow it ended
Jun 2, 2025Liability (BI&PD)
MC974104
Progressive County Mutual
Policy CA968612932
Apr 27, 2023Cancelled

"Replaced" means a new filing took over the day the old one ended. "Cancelled" means the insurer or the company ended the policy; if no replacement was filed in time, the company was uninsured with FMCSA in between.

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 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

6inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 6 · Texas avg 25.1%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 6 · Texas avg 7.7%
12violations written on inspection reports

By quarter inspections and vehicle out-of-service rate

Bar height: inspections in the quarter. Percentage: vehicles put out of service, of vehicle inspections. The first and last quarters are partial.

Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months

Power units: 1

1 tractor

International 2

2 power units declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.

Trailers: 1

1 semi-trailer

Great Dane 1

Includes trailers the company pulled but does not own, such as shipper or leasing trailers.

Shippers named on inspection reports 24 months

Sumiden Wire 1CMC Steel Texas 1

As written by roadside inspectors, who note the shipper on the bill of lading. Only names that appear on at least three different carriers' reports are shown, so private individuals are never listed. A shipper on a report is not a reference.

6 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 18, 2026TX21No
Jul 1, 2026TX22No
Feb 9, 2026TX21No
Jun 5, 2025TX21No
Mar 20, 2025TX25No
Nov 26, 2024TX22No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 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 Texas average covers 347,597 vehicle and 460,316 driver inspections of all Texas-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

9 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 0 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 12 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareTexas share
Vehicle Maintenance90100.0%78.8%
8 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DLUV
20
Inoperable Required Lamp
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939
10
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617C
10
Inoperable head lamps
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939H
10
Inoperable tail lamp
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939T
10
Oil and/or grease leak
Other Vehicle Defect · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3965B
10
No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
Reflective Sheeting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311
10
Power steering violations
Steering Mechanism · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393209E
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 20, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Texas column is the mix across all Texas-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 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 20, 2026

USDOT number2875411
MC / docketMC974104
Legal nameASTRO STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC
DBA nameJ AND R TRANSPORTATION
OperationIntrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Business type—
Power units2
Drivers2
Annual mileage19,200 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedApr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateOct 29, 2025
Email domain on file@yahoo.com (free email service)

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Tractors20
Trailers20

Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.

Cargo carried

General FreightLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsConstruction

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 Astro Star Transportation LLC

What does Astro Star Transportation LLC's operating authority allow?

MC974104: Common carrier (may haul regulated property for hire for the general public).

Which information about Astro Star Transportation LLC 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. 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 Astro Star Transportation LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2875411. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (281) 701-6374, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC974104, 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 20, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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