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DARK STAR TRANSPORTATION CO LLC

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Company CheckDARK STAR TRANSPORTATION CO LLC · DOT 682375

5620 INDUSTRY LANE, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37921

DOT# 682375 MC# 317776 Knoxville, Tennessee 29 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Mar 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 9, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 20, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 18, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address5620 INDUSTRY LANE, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37921

Mailing AddressPO BOX 51703, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37950

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC317776

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerInactive

Operating29 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 8.34 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .3 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage298,922 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS5.6% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS20.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/27/2010

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/08/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #MCP60509A

Last checked07/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet8 units

Drivers5

Mileage298,922 mi

Operating29 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total18

Out of Service1

OOS Rate5.6%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service1

OOS Rate20.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 08/27/2010 | Rated: 08/31/2010

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

3 · 0 OOS -

2024

8 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

10 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

4 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Mar 2026, 16 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (6.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

9 roadside violations across 16 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

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 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 (25)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/24/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIDWAY TN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORBIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEBANON VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLINTON TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORBIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAZARD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOHNSON CITY TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	PAYNE GAP	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH CORBIN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ATTALLA AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORBIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONTEREY TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOHNSON CITY TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	MOUNT VERNON	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KNOXVILLE TN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/07/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HINDMAN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	PINEVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/01/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLIAMSBURG	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/11/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	HAYWOOD COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2023	TN	Full (Level I)	I-40 KNOXVILLE WEIGH STATION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2023	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOONEVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections18

Unsafe Driving 6 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL472905	$1,000,000	09/19/1997	07/01/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL472905	$1,000,000	08/11/1997	07/01/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA 0847937	$1,000,000	07/01/2019	07/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP80054A	$1,000,000	07/01/2016	07/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP80054A	$1,000,000	07/01/2010	07/01/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF504896	$1,000,000	07/01/2008	07/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF504896	$1,000,000	07/01/2008	07/30/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP14805A	$1,000,000	07/01/2003	07/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	444032	$1,000,000	07/01/2002	07/01/2003	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI 97902540	$0	07/01/2000	06/01/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SECURITY INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	C CIM G 523 04	$0	07/01/1999	07/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL473889	$1,000,000	07/01/1997	08/11/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL473889	$1,000,000	07/01/1997	08/06/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z35726	$2,000,000	06/30/1999	07/01/2003	Replaced
84	SURETY	TRINITY UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY	435567	$0	04/12/1999	07/23/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL472905	$1,000,000	02/19/1997	09/19/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL472905	$1,000,000	02/19/1997	07/01/1997	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC317776	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	07/09/1999	REVOKED	10/08/2003
MC317776	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/06/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2016
MC317776	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/02/2019
MC317776	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/14/1997	-	-

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Driver 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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/8/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 5.5556% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 5.5556% vs national avg 5.51%.

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.

DARK STAR TRANSPORTATION CO LLC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (25)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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