HaulerCheck · https://haulercheck.com/carrier/3843678-cargo-stars-inc/ · Checked 2026-10-20 09:44 UTC · Census and inspections Oct 19, 2026 · Authority and insurance: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
CARGO STARS INC
Do not book until these are resolved · 1 signal
How risk signals workAt least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.
- Operating authority is inactiveWithout active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
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.
What to verify next
- Confirm authority and insurance on the official Motus record ↗: our copy is the last known status from May 14, 2026. Safety record: SAFER ↗.
- Call back on the number on file, (445) 202-8889, not a number from an email or load board.
- Check that the MC number you were given is MC1398662.
- Ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.
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.
| Type | Docket | Layer | Insurer | Coverage | Effective | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liability (BI&PD) | MC1398662 | Primary | UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC Policy URG-03963 · 91X | $750,000 | Apr 3, 2026 | Active |
Insurance that ended since 2024 · 11 policies
| Ended | Type | Insurer | Effective | How it ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1398662 | Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc Policy URG-03963 | Apr 3, 2026 | Cancelled |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1398662 | EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy CW3EVE-932751-01 | Sep 29, 2025 | Cancelled |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1398662 | EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy CW3EVE-932751-01 | Sep 29, 2025 | Cancelled at term end |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1398662 | EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy CW3EVE-932751-01 | Sep 29, 2025 | Cancelled at term end |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1398662 | EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy CW3EVE-932751-01 | Sep 29, 2025 | Cancelled at term end |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1398662 | EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy CW3EVE-932751-01 | Sep 29, 2025 | Cancelled at term end |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1398662 | TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy BE20173377-00 | Jan 19, 2025 | Cancelled at term end |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1398662 | TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy BE20173377-00 | Jan 19, 2025 | Replaced |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1398662 | EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY Policy CW3EVE-932751-01 | Sep 29, 2025 | Replaced |
| Jan 19, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1398662 | WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY Policy WMC2030516 | Jan 19, 2024 | Cancelled |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Liability (BI&PD) MC1398662 | INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA Policy MMT H25549090 | Apr 4, 2022 | Replaced |
"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 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026
9 of 48 · Illinois avg 24.1%
2 of 55 · Illinois avg 4.4%
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.
Where it was inspected 6 states and provinces, 24 months
- CA 34 60.7%
- NV 14 25.0%
- TX 3 5.4%
- IL 2 3.6%
- AZ 2 3.6%
- NM 1 1.8%
Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months
Power units: 29
29 tractors
Volvo 14Freightliner 12Kenworth 4
1 power unit 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: 35
27 semi-trailers · 8 intermodal chassis
Hyundai Translead 19Great Dane 5CIMC 2Stoughton 2Wabash 1
Includes trailers the company pulled but does not own, such as shipper or leasing trailers.
Shippers named on inspection reports 24 months
Amazon 23
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.
10 most recent inspections
| Date | State | Level | Violations | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | CA | 2 | 4 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2026 | NV | 3 | 0 | No |
| Mar 24, 2026 | CA | 2 | 0 | No |
| Mar 22, 2026 | CA | 1 | 0 | No |
| Feb 24, 2026 | NV | 2 | 0 | No |
| Feb 23, 2026 | NV | 2 | 1 | No |
| Feb 20, 2026 | CA | 2 | 0 | No |
| Feb 19, 2026 | NV | 2 | 0 | No |
| Feb 19, 2026 | NV | 2 | 0 | No |
| Feb 19, 2026 | NV | 2 | 0 | No |
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 Illinois average covers 195,435 vehicle and 388,021 driver inspections of all Illinois-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
59 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 13 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.
Why is this different from the 74 violations above?
The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 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) | Violations | Out of service | Share | Illinois share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 45 | 11 | 76.3% | 60.9% |
| Unsafe Driving | 9 | 0 | 15.3% | 19.9% |
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 3 | 0 | 5.1% | 14.8% |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 2 | 3.4% | 3.6% |
10 most frequent violations
| Violation | Times | Out of service |
|---|---|---|
| State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD | 4 | 0 |
| Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB | 4 | 0 |
| Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E | 4 | 0 |
| Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALHLI | 4 | 0 |
| Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BHTD | 3 | 3 |
| Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB | 3 | 0 |
| Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALTSI | 2 | 2 |
| Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL | 2 | 2 |
| State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR | 2 | 0 |
| Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALFTSI | 2 | 0 |
Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Illinois column is the mix across all Illinois-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
2 most recent crashes
| Date | Location | Fatalities | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2026 | Unincorporated, CA | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Weimar, TX | 0 | 0 |
Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.
Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026
| USDOT number | 3843678 |
|---|---|
| MC / docket | MC1398662 |
| Legal name | CARGO STARS INC |
| Operation | Interstate |
| Business type | — |
| Power units | 1 |
| Drivers | 1 |
| Annual mileage | 6,056,433 (2025) |
| Hazmat | No |
| Safety rating | Not rated (no compliance review on record) |
| USDOT number added | Mar 16, 2022 · 4 years ago |
| Last MCS-150 update | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Email domain on file | @gmail.com (free email service) |
Equipment as declared on the MCS-150
| Owned | Term-leased | |
|---|---|---|
| Tractors | 0 | 1 |
Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.
Cargo carried
General FreightMotor VehiclesMachinery, Large ObjectsIntermodal Containers
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 CARGO STARS INC
What does CARGO STARS INC's operating authority allow?
FMCSA records show no active operating authority for CARGO STARS INC (MC1398662), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.
Which information about CARGO STARS INC is old or missing?
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 CARGO STARS INC?
Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3843678. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (445) 202-8889, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1398662, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.
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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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