GOLDEN STAR EXPRESS LLC

KENT, WA

Joins 10 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

Coverage resumed · Jul 15, 2019

Common (Property) reinstated · Jul 19, 2019

Policy effective · Jan 15, 2026

Review these

Prior insurance gap · 1128 days Jun 12, 2016 → Jul 15, 2019
Common (Property) gap · 1158 days Inactive May 17, 2016 → reinstated Jul 19, 2019
Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 42.9% vs 23.4% national (+19.5 pts).

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC Details →

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TruckCodex risk summary — GOLDEN STAR EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2518059)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 1128 days — Jun 12, 2016 → Jul 15, 2019
  • Common (Property) gap · 1158 days — Inactive May 17, 2016 → reinstated Jul 19, 2019
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 42.9% vs 23.4% national (+19.5 pts).

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2518059/
As of: Oct 27, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2518059 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ZAIRA CHAKHALIDZE General Freight Based in KENT, WA

FMCSA census as of Oct 27, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

common 1 active

Insurance

SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X · $750,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2518059

In FMCSA records since Jun 23, 2014 (~12y)

MC / docket MC873912

Company officer ZAIRA CHAKHALIDZE

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 3 units

Drivers 3

Annual mileage 353,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (206) 432-2638

Email: [email protected]

Physical

15501 SE 277TH PL

KENT, WA 98042

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2518059

In FMCSA records since Jun 23, 2014 (~12y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 353,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 42.9% vs 23.4% +19.5 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

Active liability insurance

SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

BMC-91X · $750,000 · A0212249001

Effective Jan 15, 2026

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2019-07-19 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Jan 15, 2026
Process Agent
TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC873912
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	3	0	0
Trailers	3	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 17 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	10	10	0
OOS inspections	1	4	0
OOS percentage	10%	40%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

42.9%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

1 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 42.9% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Authority revoked

1 revocation on record.

Authority gap detected (1)

Common (Property) authority was inactive from May 17, 2016 to Jul 19, 2019 (1158 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jun 12, 2016 to Jul 15, 2019 (1128 days)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (15 months)

2023-11 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Washington (WA)	4	2	50.0%	Jul 22, 2026
Missouri (MO)	2	0	0.0%	Jul 15, 2026
Arizona (AZ)	1	0	0.0%	Feb 9, 2026
Colorado (CO)	1	0	0.0%	Nov 17, 2025
Ohio (OH)	1	1	100.0%	Oct 20, 2026
South Dakota (SD)	1	1	100.0%	Dec 28, 2024

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		11
Reitnouer		10
Kenworth		5
Unknown		4
Wabash National		2

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	2	—	1.30	1	—	Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service	3	—	0.92	1	—	Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving	5	—	13.25	13	—	Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	4	—	5.33	5	—	Oct 26, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (17 rows) View all 17 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89325742	Oct 20, 2026	OH	2	WARREN OH	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WA RP08858 · 3AKJHHDR2PSNW9393	8	393.9A-LRLIWR, 393.75A3-TAOL, 395.3A3I-HOSPDIT	Yes
88498881	Jul 22, 2026	WA	2	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WA 79249RP · 1FUJHHDR4LLLN3180	2	393.100B-C, 392.16-D	Yes
88424883	Jul 15, 2026	MO	3	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WA 79249RP · 1FUJHHDR4LLLN3180	0	—	No
87012523	Feb 9, 2026	AZ	1	SAN SIMON AZ	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR WA RP08326 · 1XKYD49X2PJ319195	2	395.24, 393.45B2-B-AIR	No
86357815	Nov 17, 2025	CO	3	CORTEZ CO	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR WA RP08326 · 1XKYD49X2PJ319195	0	—	No
85343769	Jul 24, 2025	WA	3	LAKEWOOD WA	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR WA RP08326 · 1XKYD49X2PJ319195	1	392.2-SLLLR	No
84519975	Apr 27, 2025	MO	2	SAINT JOSEPH MO	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WA RP18902 · 3AKJHHDR8KSKG9992	1	392.2-SLLED	No
84137682	Mar 13, 2025	WA	2	CLE ELUM WA	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WA 79249RP · 1FUJHHDR4LLLN3180	3	395.8A	No
83504330	Dec 28, 2024	SD	2	TILFORD SD	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WA 79249RP · 1FUJHHDR4LLLN3180	1	393.75A3-TAOL	Yes
83066221	Nov 1, 2024	WA	2	ELLENSBURG WA	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WA 79249RP · 1FUJHHDR4LLLN3180	2	392.9A2-C, 392.2-SLLTCD	Yes
82936149	Oct 18, 2024	SC	3	GREENVILLE SC	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WA 79249RP · 1FUJHHDR4LLLN3180	2	392.2-SLLS2, 392.2-SLLLR	No
82812117	Sep 30, 2024	WA	3	RIDGEFIELD WA	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WA 79249RP · 1FUJHHDR4LLLN3180	3	392.2, 391.11(b)(2)	No
82379135	Aug 14, 2024	AR	3	LONDON AR	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WA 73149RP · 3AKJHHDR8KSKG9992	0	—	No
82113709	Jul 9, 2024	UT	1	BRIGHAM CITY UT	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WA 79249RP · 1FUJHHDR4LLLN3180	2	393.75(a)(1), 393.45(d)	Yes
85014349	Jun 10, 2024	WA	2	PLYMOUTH WA	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR WA RP08326 · 1XKYD49X2PJ319195	2	393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32, 395.24	No
80282367	Nov 16, 2023	WA	2	RIDGEFIELD WA	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR WA RP08326 · 1XKYD49X2PJ319195	0	—	No
79435802	Aug 16, 2023	MT	2	HAUGAN SCALE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WA 79249RP · 1FUJHHDR4LLLN3180	2	395.8(e)(1), 392.2	No

Authority Records (1 docket)

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MC Certificate Documents (4 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Jul 19, 2019	MC873912-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Metadata only
Feb 14, 2019	MC873912	Name Change	Reinstatement	Metadata only
May 17, 2016	MC873912-C	Voluntary Revocation	Revocation	Metadata only
Aug 21, 2014	MC873912-C	Original MC Certificate	Certificate	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (8 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0212249001	91X	$750,000	Jan 15, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA00242555	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 15, 2025	Jan 15, 2026	REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN338513	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 15, 2023	Jan 15, 2025	CANCELLED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA0886625	BIPD/Primary	—	Jul 15, 2019	Jan 15, 2023	REPLACED
Coverage gap — 1128 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jun 12, 2016 to Jul 15, 2019
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-04850-16	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 20, 2016	Jun 12, 2016	CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73TRS053850	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 16, 2015	Feb 20, 2016	CANCELLED
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-03286-14	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 16, 2014	Aug 16, 2015	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Jan 15, 2026

insurance

TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Jan 15, 2025

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jan 15, 2025

insurance

CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 15, 2023

insurance

TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Jul 19, 2019

authority

REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Jun 12, 2016

insurance

CANCEL — SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC
Jun 12, 2016

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 1128 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jul 15, 2019)
May 17, 2016

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
May 17, 2016

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 1158 days (through Jul 19, 2019)
Feb 20, 2016

insurance

CANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
Feb 16, 2016

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Aug 16, 2015

insurance

CANCEL — SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC
Aug 13, 2015

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
RIDGEFIELD WA	WA	2	0
LONDON AR	AR	1	0
SAN SIMON AZ	AZ	1	0
CORTEZ CO	CO	1	0
SAINT JOSEPH MO	MO	1	0
HAUGAN SCALE	MT	1	0
WARREN OH	OH	1	1
GREENVILLE SC	SC	1	0
TILFORD SD	SD	1	1
BRIGHAM CITY UT	UT	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	3	0
395.24	HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner	Hours of Service	2	0
391.11(b)(2)	Driver cannot read or speak the English language sufficiently to respond to official inquiries.	Driver Fitness	1	0
393.45(d)	Brake connections with leaks or constrictions	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.75(a)(1)	Tire-ply or belt material exposed	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
395.8(e)(1)	Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status	Hours of Service	1	0

Booking & risk tools

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Related Records

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