Carrier profile · USDOT 325836 · MC-1742035 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Tri Star Freight System Inc

141 power unitsavg 11.6 yrNational · 28 statesHOUSTON, TX63/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-1742035 BROKER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

141Power units

119 observed · MCS-150

138Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 631-1095 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average32.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record8 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

141 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

219 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

256 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 32.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 175 vehicle and 256 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

32.1% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 9.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

250 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 18

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 141-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 141
Inspections · 24 mo: 256
Annualized: ≈128 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance90 · 17 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving82 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance54 · 12 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance48 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance48 · 36 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance33 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance31 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance30 · 22 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance24 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Transportation’99–’05

Transportation’05–’09

Protective’14–’17

Wesco’21–’24

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2025 → Sep 2025	$1M	3
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$1M	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2024	$1M	1
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2021	$1M	1
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY OF KANSAS, INC	Aug 2019 → Aug 2021	$1M	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2017 → Aug 2019	$1M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2014 → Aug 2017	$0	7
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Aug 2014	$0	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2011 → Aug 2013	$1M	1
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2010 → Aug 2011	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2009 → Aug 2010	$1M	2
TRANSPORT INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2005 → Sep 2005	$1M	1
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2005 → Aug 2009	$1M	1
TRANSPORT INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2005 → Aug 2005	$1M	1
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1999 → Sep 2005	$1M	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1998 → Aug 1999	$1M	3
SELECT INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1997 → Aug 1998	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 141
Observed power (24 mo): 119
Trailers (towed): 138

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

63.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 28 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

255

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 96 inspections
Georgia: 26 inspections
New Mexico: 21 inspections
Colorado: 17 inspections
North Carolina: 10 inspections
South Carolina: 9 inspections
Arizona: 9 inspections
South Dakota: 7 inspections
Louisiana: 7 inspections
Maryland: 6 inspections
Utah: 6 inspections
Arkansas: 5 inspections
California: 4 inspections
Tennessee: 4 inspections
Washington: 4 inspections
Virginia: 3 inspections
Mississippi: 3 inspections
Kansas: 3 inspections
Oregon: 2 inspections
Wyoming: 2 inspections
Montana: 2 inspections
Nevada: 2 inspections
Oklahoma: 2 inspections
Florida: 2 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

5407 MESA DRIVE

Top corridor

TX 96 · GA 26 · NM 21

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4520298 USDOT 3964605Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (58 trucks · 52 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2791579 USDOT 3750297 USDOT 303024 USDOT 2824683 USDOT 213641 USDOT 3987751 USDOT 292991 USDOT 2422038

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

141

Observed (24 mo)

119

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 5407 MESA DRIVE, HOUSTON, TX, 77028
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 631-1095
Fax: (713) 631-1099
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: tristarfreightsys.com

Registration

Officers: Kathleen Nance · Corey Nance
USDOT / docket: 325836 · MC-1742035
First registered: Aug 25, 1988
Last MCS-150: Dec 23, 2025 · 7,173,255 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 2, 2012
D-U-N-S: 174065730

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

141

Power units

140

Drivers

140

CDL drivers

7,173,255

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC.

TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC (USDOT 325836) has a Vektor safety score of 63/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 256 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 175 vehicle-level and 256 driver-level — across 28 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 8 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 141 power units and 140 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 23, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 2, 2012 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's USDOT number?

TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's USDOT number is 325836, and its motor carrier number is MC-1742035.

Is TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's safety record?

TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC has a 32.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 426 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 63/100 (tier: high_risk).