GOLD STAR EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 2369624MC-Docket MC812858BOWLING GREEN, KY
Review before tendering80 power units
GOLD STAR EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2369624) in BOWLING GREEN, KY — 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 is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (CANAL INSURANCE CO.) was filed 7 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-12-19) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 10 times, most recent 2025-12-19 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2018-09-14 (C).
- 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.
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 0.61
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.82
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.09
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.66
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
1
Injuries
2
Crashes
50
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
12
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 80
- Total drivers
- 38
- Years in business
- 13
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 3.7%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 34.6%Above national
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
- 10 times last 2025-12-19
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-06-08
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2018-09-14 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
0
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
No inspection record on file.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-03-24
TX
1 injuredTow-away
2025-11-17
GA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2026-03-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-03-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr | — |
| 2026-02-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-12-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-12-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-11-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-11-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Any leak from an air tank reservoir. | — |
| 2025-11-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Driver imprope | OOS |
| 2025-09-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2025-08-04 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-06-20 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit. (Property Carrying Vehicle) | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add the trailer number | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-03-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves | OOS |
| 2025-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2024-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2024-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2024-10-29 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-10-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-10-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | — |
| 2024-09-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2024-07-10 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Drugs/Other Substances - Operate a CMV while in possession. | OOS |
| 2024-07-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2024-07-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | — |
| 2024-06-12 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2024-05-08 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2024-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2024-04-25 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - A person required to have a CLP or CDL who is disqualified must not drive a CMV | — |
| 2024-04-25 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2024-04-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2024-04-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2024-04-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2024-04-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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