LUCKY STAR EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 2920922MC-Docket MC985035PRINCETON, IN
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized5 power units
LUCKY STAR EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2920922) in PRINCETON, IN — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2023-11-22 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY) was filed 30 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-02-18) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 9 times, most recent 2025-02-18 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 22.74
Hours of service
No alert
measure 3.47
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 2.58
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
8
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 5
- Total drivers
- 6
- Years in business
- 10
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 25%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 14.3%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 9 times last 2025-02-18
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-05-14
- Insurance lapse history
- 2 lapse(s) most recent 2023-11-22
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
10
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
50
Violations
4
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-12-23 → 2026-01-31.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Hours of service 395
|
11 | 0 | 2026-01-31 |
General safety regulations 390
|
8 | 0 | 2026-01-31 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
8 | 0 | 2026-01-31 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
4 | 0 | 2025-06-17 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2026-01-31 |
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
|
1 | 0 | 2026-01-31 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-01-31 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2026-01-31 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2026-01-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-01-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-09-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-09-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle) | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit. (Property Carrying Vehicle) | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective automatic trailer brake | OOS |
| 2025-09-21 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Driver Fitness | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver | OOS |
| 2025-09-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number. | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Improper turns | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 5 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-01-31 13 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TE2IV-D | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Financial responsibility (insurance) 387 | 301A | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 35 | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 6-COERCION | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
2025-09-25 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-06-17 15 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSLRR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSURR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104B-C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIT | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
2025-05-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
2023-12-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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