CRESCENT STAR EXPRESS INC

GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL

CRESCENT STAR EXPRESS INC is a small fleet, operating 8 power units and 17 drivers, based in Glendale Heights, IL. Across 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 22.2% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN, and operating authority is active for common.

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

Policy effective · Feb 19, 2026

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OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 10.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 5.00% Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file Evilsizor Process Servers Inc Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — CRESCENT STAR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2780841)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 10.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 5.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Evilsizor Process Servers Inc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2780841/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
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USDOT 2780841 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ZEKI DAGERI General Freight Based in GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 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

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 10% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 5% (worse). n=106698 same-size ACTIVE peers.

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.

Field change history →

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

Evilsizor Process Servers Inc

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2780841

In FMCSA records since Jul 10, 2015 (~11y)

MC / docket MC925974

Company officer ZEKI DAGERI

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 8 units

Drivers 17

Annual mileage 660,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (773) 742-7593

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1361 GLENGARY DR

GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL 60139

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2780841

In FMCSA records since Jul 10, 2015 (~11y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 660,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts

Driver OOS Rate 10.0% vs 6.7% +3.3 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

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 2015-08-26 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN
Policy effective Feb 19, 2026
Process Agent
Evilsizor Process Servers Inc
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC925974
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	8	0	0
Trailers	8	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 4 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	0	0
Tow-away	2	2
Crash reports	2	2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 16 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	9	9	0
OOS inspections	1	1	0
OOS percentage	11.11%	11.11%	—
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)

33.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

4 all-time

Authorities

1 active

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

CRESCENT STAR EXPRESS INC had 9 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 22.2%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 5.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

9 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in AR (5) and GA (2).

Violation profile

22.2% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (16.7% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 4 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 8 power units (small fleet) and 17 drivers; Fontaine, Freightliner, and Volvo are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 106,698 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–12 power units (±50% of this carrier's 8 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

10%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 106,698 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +10 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

33.3%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 106,698 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +28.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (9 months)

2023-11 2025-10

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
Arkansas (AR)	5	1	20.0%	May 13, 2025
Georgia (GA)	2	1	50.0%	Jun 27, 2025
New Mexico (NM)	1	0	0.0%	Mar 20, 2025
Oklahoma (OK)	1	0	0.0%	Oct 28, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Fontaine		12
Freightliner		9
Volvo		4
Reitnouer		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	0.76	1	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.36	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	5.00	5	—	Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (16 rows) View all 16 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86180148	Oct 28, 2025	OK	3	ROLAND SCALES	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1273224 · 3AKJHHDR5SSVZ0926	0	—	No
85128177	Jun 27, 2025	GA	2	POOLER GA	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1273224 · 3AKJHHDR5SSVZ0926	2	393.110C-C, 393.104F4-C	Yes
84781979	May 20, 2025	GA	3	ATLANTA GA	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR GA P1178423 · 4V4NC9EH2DN141259	1	392.2-SLLLR	No
84690761	May 13, 2025	AR	1	VAN BUREN AR	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1006651 · 1FUJHHDR8KLKK6897	4	393.45B2-B-AIR, 393.47E, 393.53B-B	No
84326121	Apr 2, 2025	AR	3	VAN BUREN AR	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1224301 · 1FUJHHDR5RLVG7633	0	—	No
87419035	Mar 20, 2025	NM	2	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1200284 · 4V4NC9EH3KN199104	0	—	No
84213311	Mar 20, 2025	AR	3	CRAWFORDSVILLE AR	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1094322 · 3AKJHHDR6MSMU3548	1	392.2-INAT	No
83112390	Nov 5, 2024	AR	1	VAN BUREN AR	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1032592 · 4V4NC9EH1HN976730	1	383.23A2-LCDLN	Yes
83101975	Nov 5, 2024	AR	3	VAN BUREN AR	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1200284 · 4V4NC9EH3KN199104	0	—	No
82248566	Jul 24, 2024	AR	3	VAN BUREN AR	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1094322 · 3AKJHHDR6MSMU3548	0	—	No
82216104	Jul 23, 2024	SC	3	I-26 WB ROADSIDE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1094322 · 3AKJHHDR6MSMU3548	1	392.2	No
80356322	Dec 10, 2023	NM	1	ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL MAS444879 · 1FUJHHDR5RLVG7633	5	393.53(b), 393.45(d), 393.55(e)	No
80506268	Nov 26, 2023	NM	2	ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1006651 · 1FUJHHDR8KLKK6897	0	—	No
79376059	Aug 7, 2023	IN	3	ROADSIDE LAFAYETTE	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1008636 · 4V4NC9EH3KN199104	1	392.2	No
78848796	Jun 8, 2023	AR	2	SALINE COUNTY	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1094321 · 3AKJHHDR4MSMU3516	3	392.2, 396.17(c)	No
78678408	May 17, 2023	WI	1	KENOSHA SWEF	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1178423 · 4V4NC9EH2DN141259	8	396.3(a)(1), 393.75(a), 393.45(d)	Yes

Recent Crashes (4 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
GA0009999352	Aug 4, 2025	GA	0	Yes	No	Tow
AR2025531982	May 31, 2025	AR	0	Yes	No	Tow
AZ0000017097	Apr 7, 2019	AZ	0	Yes	No	Tow
FL8802001008	Dec 10, 2018	FL	1	Yes	No	Injury

Authority Records (1 docket)

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MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

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.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Aug 26, 2015	MC925974-C	Original MC Certificate	Certificate	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM068067-01	91X	$750,000	Feb 19, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 1022261	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 19, 2019	Feb 19, 2026	REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN222415	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 19, 2017	Aug 19, 2019	CANCELLED
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 2625948	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 19, 2015	Aug 19, 2017	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Feb 19, 2026

insurance

TERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Aug 21, 2019

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Aug 19, 2019

insurance

CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Aug 19, 2017

insurance

TERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Aug 26, 2015

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
VAN BUREN AR	AR	5	1
ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY	NM	2	0
CRAWFORDSVILLE AR	AR	1	0
SALINE COUNTY	AR	1	0
ATLANTA GA	GA	1	0
POOLER GA	GA	1	1
ROADSIDE LAFAYETTE	IN	1	0
OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	NM	1	0
ROLAND SCALES	OK	1	0
I-26 WB ROADSIDE	SC	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	4	0
393.45(d)	Brake connections with leaks or constrictions	Vehicle Maintenance	3	0
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
393.53(b)	CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
393.205(c)	Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.48(a)	Inoperative/defective brakes	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.55(e)	No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.75(a)	Flat tire or fabric 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
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

Illinois carriers Glendale Heights carriers BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY 16 inspections 4 reportable crashes

All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, explainers, and more

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots