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WINDSTAR LINES INC

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Company CheckWINDSTAR LINES INC · DOT 608224
1903 N US HWY 71, CARROLL, IA, 51401
DOT# 608224 MC# 292914 Carroll, Iowa 30 years
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275
Power Units
448
Drivers
5
Crashes (24-Month)
$5,000,000
Insurance
Satisfactory
Safety Rating
177
Inspections
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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 Show details
Safety & compliance 7
  • Jun 17, 2026
    Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
  • Jun 17, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
  • Jun 16, 2026
    Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
  • May 30, 2026
    Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
  • May 25, 2026
    Crash reported, 1 fatality.
  • Mar 23, 2026
    Crash reported (no fatalities).
  • Feb 12, 2026
    Crash reported (no fatalities).
Insurance 1
  • Current
    Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).
Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameWINDSTAR LINES INC
DOT Number608224
MC Number292914
Entity TypeCarrier
Operating StatusA - Active
LocationCarroll, Iowa
Added07/18/1995
MCS-15002/23/2026

Contact Details

Physical Address1903 N US HWY 71, CARROLL, IA, 51401
Mailing AddressPO BOX 786, CARROLL, IA, 51401

Other Companies at This Address

Address1903 N US HWY 71, CARROLL, IA 51401
This looks like a commercial registered-agent / virtual office address. Sharing such an address is legal and common, many legitimate carriers use a registered agent for mail, insurance and compliance. It is not by itself a sign of any problem.
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Others here
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Distinct phones
2
Active
CompanyDOTPhoneStatus
WINDSTAR LINES INC this company608224Sign inActive
WINDSTAR LOGISTICS INC2246359Sign inActive
Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Carrier OperationA - Interstate
DocketMC292914
CommonActive
ContractNot Active
BrokerNot Active
Operating30 years

All Docket Numbers

MC292914

Cargo Transported

Passengers

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Passenger Carrier

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 .08 · 2 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Hours-of-Service Compliance
measure .06 · 1 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 .61 · 17 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage10,505,106 miles
Mileage Year2024
VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

448
Interstate
0
Intrastate
0
CDL
448
Total
Interstate >100mi0
Interstate <100mi0
Intrastate >100mi0
Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory
Total Crashes (24-mo)5
Fatal0
Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%
Vehicle OOS4.1% avg 20.7%
SmartWay PartnerNo
Last Review08/23/2024

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000
Type91X
VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026
CompanyNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy #XPP 1310450-00
Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive
TypeCarrier
Fleet275 units
Drivers448
Mileage10,505,106 mi
Operating30 years
MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary
Total Crashes (24-mo)5
Fatal0
Injury3
Tow-Away2
Safety RatingSatisfactory
Driver Inspections
Total56
Out of Service0
OOS Rate0.0%
National Avg5.5%
Below National Average
Vehicle Inspections
Total121
Out of Service5
OOS Rate4.1%
National Avg20.7%
Below National Average
Last FMCSA Review: 08/23/2024 | Rated: 01/26/2024

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
85 · 4 OOS -
2024
60 · 3 OOS
2025
65 · 2 OOS
2026
30 · 0 OOS
Crashes
2023
0 crashes -
2024
1 crash
2025
3 crashes
2026
3 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 Jun 2026, 134 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (1.5% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS
Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (7)

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.
DateLocationStateFatalInjuriesTowVehiclesWeatherRoadLight
05/25/2026 BIG WATER UT 1 1 1 2 Severe Crosswinds Dry Daylight
03/23/2026 GILA BEND AZ 0 0 1 2 Clear Dry Daylight
02/12/2026 ORLANDO FL 0 0 1 2 Clear Dry Daylight
09/20/2025 ST LOUIS MO 0 5 1 2 Other/Unknown Wet Daylight
04/06/2025 R1- SR604N/HOLLYWOOD NV 0 1 1 2 Clear Dry Daylight
03/13/2025 IOWA CITY IA 0 1 1 2 Clear Dry Daylight
04/08/2024 SOUTH MILWAUKEE WI 0 0 1 2 Clear Dry Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

31 roadside violations across 134 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 23 violations · 2 OOS
Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 0 OOS
Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS
Other (General) 2 violations · 0 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 (100)

DateStateLevelLocationViolationsOOSDriver ViolDriver OOSVehicle ViolVehicle OOSHazMat
06/17/2026 SD Full (Level I) KEYSTONE SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/17/2026 SD Full (Level I) KEYSTONE SD 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
06/16/2026 SD Full (Level I) KEYSTONE SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/30/2026 CA Full (Level I) CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/27/2026 WI Driver-Only (Level III) MILWAUKEE WI 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/27/2026 WI Driver-Only (Level III) MILWAUKEE WI 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/25/2026 UT Walk-Around (Level II) BIG WATER UT 3 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/17/2026 CA Full (Level I) CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/17/2026 CA Full (Level I) CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/05/2026 CA Full (Level I) CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/30/2026 CA Full (Level I) CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/29/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/29/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/29/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/29/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/27/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/27/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/27/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/27/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR TERMINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/27/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR TERMINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/21/2026 IA Full (Level I) 44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/05/2026 CA Full (Level I) MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/13/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/13/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/13/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/13/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/13/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/13/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/13/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/13/2026 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/14/2025 NE Walk-Around (Level II) ON N 56TH ST, 473 FEET SOUTH F 7 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
11/04/2025 MO Terminal (Level V) BRANSON MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/30/2025 AZ Full (Level I) KINGMAN AZ 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/20/2025 CA Full (Level I) YOSEMITE NATIONAL FOREST 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/19/2025 CA Walk-Around (Level II) YOSEMITE FALLS PARKING 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/19/2025 CA Walk-Around (Level II) YOSEMITE NATIONAL FOREST 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/16/2025 AZ Driver-Only (Level III) KINGMAN AZ 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/12/2025 AZ Full (Level I) GRAND CANYON AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/10/2025 AZ Walk-Around (Level II) MESA AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/07/2025 AZ Full (Level I) GRAND CANYON VILLAGE AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/31/2025 AZ Full (Level I) GRAND CANYON VILLAGE AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/27/2025 IL Full (Level I) DECATUR IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/27/2025 IL Full (Level I) DECATUR IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/27/2025 IL Full (Level I) DECATUR IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/27/2025 IL Full (Level I) DECATUR IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/26/2025 IL Full (Level I) DECATUR IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/26/2025 IL Full (Level I) RICHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, DE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/04/2025 IA Driver-Only (Level III) IA 330 NB MM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/30/2025 WI Driver-Only (Level III) MILWAUKEE WI 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/15/2025 SD Full (Level I) KEYSTONE SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/15/2025 SD Full (Level I) KEYSTONE SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/09/2025 IA Full (Level I) CELEBRATION IN BRASS 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
07/09/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/09/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/09/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/09/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/09/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/09/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/09/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/09/2025 IA Full (Level I) ANKENY HIGH SCHOOL 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
07/09/2025 IA Full (Level I) NORTHVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
07/09/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/09/2025 IA Full (Level I) 1302 ANKENY BLVD - NORTHVIEW M 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/09/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/26/2025 MT Full (Level I) WEST YELLOWSTONE MT 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/25/2025 MT Full (Level I) WEST YELLOWSTONE MT 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/23/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/23/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/23/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/23/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/23/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/23/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
06/23/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/23/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/23/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) WILLOW CREEK DR SW 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/05/2025 MI Driver-Only (Level III) US-2EB @ FERRY LANE 2 0 2 0 0 0 - Detail
05/24/2025 CA Full (Level I) MT. PASS JPOE CVEF 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
05/23/2025 OH Walk-Around (Level II) SANDUSKY OH 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/23/2025 OH Full (Level I) SANDUSKY OH 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/03/2025 CA Full (Level I) MT. PASS JPOE CVEF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/01/2025 IA Full (Level I) PELLA CHRISTEN HIGH SCHOOL 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
05/01/2025 IA Full (Level I) PELLA CHRISTEN HIGH SCHOOL 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
04/25/2025 CA Full (Level I) MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/14/2025 NE Terminal (Level V) LINCOLN TERMINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/14/2025 NE Terminal (Level V) LINCOLN TERMINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/14/2025 NE Terminal (Level V) LINCOLN TERMINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/14/2025 NE Terminal (Level V) LINCOLN TERMINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/14/2025 NE Terminal (Level V) LINCOLN TERMINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/14/2025 NE Terminal (Level V) LINCOLN TERMINAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/12/2025 AZ Full (Level I) GRAND CANYON AZ 2 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
02/11/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) HWY 71 WINDSTAR IN CARROLL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/11/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) HWY 71 SB CARROLL - WINDSTAR F 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/11/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) 1900 BLOCK HWY 71 - WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/11/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) HWY 71 WINDSTAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/11/2025 IA Terminal (Level V) HWY 71 CARROLL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/14/2024 MO Terminal (Level V) BRANSON MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/13/2024 MO Terminal (Level V) BRANSON MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/13/2024 MO Terminal (Level V) BRANSON MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/13/2024 MO Full (Level I) BRANSON MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/29/2024 IA Terminal (Level V) NE 58TH AVE WINSTAR TERMINAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
Detailed Inspection Report

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections134
Unsafe Driving 2 viols
HOS Compliance 1 viols
Vehicle Maintenance 17 viols

Licensing & Insurance

FormTypeInsurance CompanyPolicyCoverageEffectiveCancel DateMethod
91XBIPD/PrimaryNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYCCAF 140310$5,000,00007/19/199505/01/2004Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYCCAF 140310$5,000,00007/19/199506/06/2004Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYYPP 1310450$5,000,00005/01/200405/01/2015Replaced

No active insurance policies.

DocketTypeActionServedDispositionDisp Date
MC292914MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED08/07/1995--
MC292914MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED08/04/1995--
MC292914COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION05/12/2023DISCONTINUED REVOCATION06/20/2023

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