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Company CheckRED STAR FREIGHT LINES INC · DOT 2969972

13520 S BUDLER RD, PLAINFIELD, IL, 60544

DOT# 2969972 MC# 16792 Plainfield, Illinois 9 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Sep 2, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Sep 2, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 18, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Apr 2, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Mar 17, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 10, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 7, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address13520 S BUDLER RD, PLAINFIELD, IL, 60544

Mailing Address6502 JOLIET RD UNIT 205, COUNTRYSIDE, IL, 60525

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC016792

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating9 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 11.02 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .15 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6.08 · 14 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage360,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS3.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective04/28/2026

CompanyTRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #MIT-UKNAP2300164-2255

Last checked09/16/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage360,000 mi

Operating9 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total33

Out of Service1

OOS Rate3.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total18

Out of Service6

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

7 · 3 OOS -

2024

16 · 3 OOS =

2025

18 · 3 OOS =

2026

8 · 2 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

2 crashes ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Sep 2026, 32 inspections, 7 resulted in out-of-service (21.9% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/17/2025	SAINT PAULS	NC	0	2	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dawn
02/10/2025	FREMONT	IN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

39 roadside violations across 32 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 31 violations · 6 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (49)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/02/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	IL-72 AT BOND ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/18/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	VA	Full (Level I)	CLOVERDALE VA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PARKTON MD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	SOUTH BLOOMFIELD OH	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
02/12/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	STOUGHTON WI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCKY TOP TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ASHLAND OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	OZARK AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/26/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEBRON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLARKSVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/11/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	FLORENCE SC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST GENEVIEVE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION S	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MADISON GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	JANESVILLE WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BLAND VA	7	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/31/2025	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MOHAWK TN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/01/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHATTANOOGA TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MANCHESTER TN	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	PELZER SC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57 SB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-88 EB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEIGHT STATION FINDLAY	6	1	0	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
08/28/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOWELL IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	JANESVILLE WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	129 - S I-57 SB REND LAKE R.A.	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/17/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	TERRE HAUTE IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	DE SOTO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	STEELE MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. CROIX WEIGH STATION	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	EDDYVILLE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/26/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	SOUTH RANGE WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/14/2023	KY	Full (Level I)	FRANKLIN	5	2	0	0	5	2	-	▲Detail
12/07/2023	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHARLESTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2023	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	PRENTISS COUNTY	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
11/27/2023	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2023	NY	Full (Level I)	PREBLE NY	19	4	0	0	0	4	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	KY	Full (Level I)	FRANKLIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections32

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 14 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 6180120	$750,000	12/29/2017	01/02/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 6180120	$750,000	12/29/2017	02/14/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 3759952	$750,000	08/22/2017	01/22/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 3759952	$750,000	08/22/2017	12/29/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 6180120	$750,000	08/22/2017	08/22/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CIL0005026182-9	$1,000,000	08/07/2019	01/02/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CIL0005026182-9	$1,000,000	07/11/2019	08/07/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA983158576	$750,000	06/27/2024	01/07/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 6180120	$750,000	05/22/2017	08/22/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW3EVR-007409-01	$750,000	05/18/2024	07/02/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	AFBIL001500-01	$750,000	05/18/2023	05/18/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	AFBIL001500-00	$750,000	05/18/2022	05/18/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CIL0005026182-2	$1,000,000	05/17/2022	05/18/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CIL0005026182-0	$1,000,000	05/13/2020	01/02/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73TRS075770	$750,000	04/07/2017	05/23/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	CAR1200000433	$1,000,000	02/05/2025	04/28/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	CAR1200000433	$1,000,000	02/05/2025	05/27/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	CAR1200000433	$750,000	01/07/2025	02/05/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CIL0005026182-2	$1,000,000	01/02/2022	05/17/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CIL0005026182-1	$1,000,000	01/02/2021	01/02/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CIL0005026182-0	$1,000,000	01/02/2020	05/13/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CIL0005026182-9	$750,000	01/02/2019	01/02/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CIL0005026182-9	$1,000,000	01/02/2019	07/11/2019	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC016792	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/26/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/03/2018
MC016792	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/11/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/07/2025
MC016792	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/07/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/05/2021
MC016792	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/06/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/03/2022
MC016792	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/06/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/02/2020
MC016792	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/09/2024	-	-
MC016792	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/26/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/04/2017
MC016792	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/14/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/25/2019
MC016792	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/05/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/02/2024
MC016792	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/26/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/23/2017
MC016792	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/22/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/20/2024
MC016792	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/21/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/19/2023
MC016792	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/20/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/22/2022
MC016792	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/16/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/21/2020
MC016792	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/13/2017	REVOKED	08/06/2024

No revocation records.

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84/100

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, from 100 to 84

−11

Starts at 100−16 totalFinal 84

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−11

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-11

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.67 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−11 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.67 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

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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Quick Facts

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (49)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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