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TRANSTAR LOGISTICS INC

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Company CheckTRANSTAR LOGISTICS INC · DOT 1272453

6015 CHESTER CIRCLE STE 102, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32217

DOT# 1272453 MC# 444718 Jacksonville, Florida 23 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$75,000 bond

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameTRANSTAR LOGISTICS INC

DOT Number1272453

MC Number444718

Entity TypeCarrier & Broker

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationJacksonville, Florida

Added08/03/2004

MCS-15005/23/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address6015 CHESTER CIRCLE STE 102, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32217

Mailing Address6015 CHESTER CIRCLE STE 102, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32217

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 09/01/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/19/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC

Contact☎ (515) 243-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Filings on record6

Bond history

MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INCsince Sep 21, 2017 · active

SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANYOct 2016 to Sep 2017 · replaced

PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.Oct 2013 to Oct 2016 · CANCELLED

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYApr 2007 to Apr 2013 · replaced

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC444718

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerActive

Operating23 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$75,000 bond

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 09/01/2026

CompanyMERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC

Policy #NAZ 1699

Last checked09/19/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage1 mi

Operating23 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2004-11-22	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2005-07-10

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	SFT 4072104-01	$1,000,000	12/01/2004	05/13/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	IUC 000261	$0	12/01/2004	05/07/2005	Cancelled
84	SURETY	SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY	5220360	$0	10/15/2016	09/21/2017	Replaced
84	SURETY	SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY	5220360	$0	10/15/2016	10/19/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3251392	$750,000	10/13/2015	03/04/2016	Replaced
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	10/07/2013	10/15/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3251392	$750,000	08/25/2014	10/01/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0044972	$1,000,000	06/18/2007	05/14/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0044972	$1,000,000	05/14/2010	07/21/2011	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	04/30/2013	10/07/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1000766868	$0	04/19/2007	04/30/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	CA3251392	$1,000,000	03/04/2016	04/17/2017	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	01/06/2003	08/01/2003	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC444718	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	12/13/2004	REVOKED	05/23/2005
MC444718	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/26/2015	REVOKED	04/24/2017
MC444718	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/12/2014	REVOKED	10/07/2015
MC444718	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/20/2007	REVOKED	07/27/2011
MC444718	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	05/09/2007	-	-
MC444718	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	01/10/2003	REVOKED	10/20/2003

No revocation records.

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 9/1/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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