LITTLE STAR EXPRESS INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202612 inspections · 7 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1395.8E-HOSPDHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
7
1× · sev 7
- 2393.47D2-BRMMCADVehicle Maintenance
Air Disc Brake - Rotor (disc) metal to metal contact
4
1× · sev 4
- 3393.43D-BVehicle Maintenance
Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly
4
1× · sev 4
- 4395.24D-ELDPTHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t
3
1× · sev 3
- 5390.21TB2-DOT
Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters USDOT
1
1×
- 6395.8F12-HOSM
HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status failed to record shipping document number(s) or name of shipper and commodity for each 24 hour period. Date:
1
1×
- 7395.8D3-HOSF
HOS (Form) - Record of duty status form failed to include truck or tractor and trailer unit number for each 24 hour period. Date:
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- CA22
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA5 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · <100 mi2 drivers
- Intrastate · 100+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- DANIEL LOPEZ
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2009-02-23
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-11-03
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares officers with 59 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
23 events- 11/03/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2024)
- 09/06/2024Insurance filed — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy WN385838
- 09/06/2024Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN291784
- 09/06/2020Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0062539
- 09/06/2016Insurance cancelled — CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CTP-013960
- 08/10/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/08/2016)
- 09/06/2015Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN153275
- 09/06/2014Insurance cancelled — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
BIPD/Primary · policy CCA-0002981-00
- 08/11/2014CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/09/2014)
- 09/06/2013Insurance cancelled — SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTI0002464
- 08/12/2013CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/11/2013)
- 06/25/2013Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN087951
- 06/21/2012Insurance cancelled — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy CTM392407
- 05/25/2012CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/27/2012)
- 06/23/2011Insurance cancelled — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PRA-9337436
- 05/27/2011CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/23/2011)
- 02/24/2011Insurance cancelled — SUA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 10ATMTR305383CA01
- 01/28/2011CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/28/2011)
- 04/08/2010Insurance cancelled — SUA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 10ATMTR-305383-CA01
- 02/24/2010Insurance cancelled — REDLAND INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy RICCA0002517
- 01/28/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/01/2010)
- 03/13/2009MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 02/23/2009Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-11-03
- Reported mileage
- 80,000 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — LITTLE STAR EXPRESS INC, MERCED, CA
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