STAR CITY HOTSHOTS LLC

STAR CITY HOTSHOTS LLC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, based in Salem, VA. Across 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 33.3% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC., 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 · Oct 30, 2025

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OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file AllAmerican Agents of Process Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — STAR CITY HOTSHOTS LLC (USDOT 3527606)
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 — Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — AllAmerican Agents of Process

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3527606/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 3527606 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: AARON MICHAEL BECKNER General Freight Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Construction Based in SALEM, VA

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=233843 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

AllAmerican Agents of Process

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 3527606

In FMCSA records since Nov 26, 2020 (~5y)

MC / docket MC1173173

Company officer AARON MICHAEL BECKNER

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Construction

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 500 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (540) 598-0256

Email: [email protected]

Physical

890 ROB KNOB RD

SALEM, VA 24153

Mailing

890 ROB KNOB RD

SALEM, VA 24153-9236

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3527606

In FMCSA records since Nov 26, 2020 (~5y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 500 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 2.00 vs 1.80 +0.20

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 2020-12-17 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
Policy effective Oct 30, 2025
Process Agent
AllAmerican Agents of Process
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1173173
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trailers	1	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 15 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	33.33%	—
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)

50.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

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

STAR CITY HOTSHOTS LLC had 3 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 33.3%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 13.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MD (1) and VA (1).

Violation profile

33.3% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 8 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Fontaine, Freightliner, and Ford are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 50.0% 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 233,843 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,843 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

50%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,843 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (8 months)

2024-01 2026-08

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
Maryland (MD)	1	0	0.0%	Nov 19, 2024
Virginia (VA)	1	1	100.0%	Aug 18, 2026
West Virginia (WV)	1	0	0.0%	Jun 11, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ford		4
Fontaine		3
Freightliner		3
Trailer		2
Unknown		2
Big Tex		2
Dodge		2

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	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	—	5.00	5	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	12.75	13	—	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 (15 rows) View all 15 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88725730	Aug 18, 2026	VA	2	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR VA 53877PZ · 1FUYDDYB3TP881804	4	393.118D-CDL, 393.9A-LIL, 393.9A-LSML	Yes
84932883	Jun 11, 2025	WV	3	HURRICANE WV	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR VA 53877PZ · 1FUYDDYB3TP881804	0	—	No
83191538	Nov 19, 2024	MD	2	MARDELA SPRINGS MD	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR VA 53877PZ · 1FUYDDYB3TP881804	6	392.2-SLLTCD, 393.78A-WS, 393.11A1-LCHL	No
81576526	May 9, 2024	KY	1	MOREHEAD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK VA UC18286 · 1FD8W3HT4KEF73115	3	393.75(b), 392.2, 393.75(a)(1)	Yes
81370430	Apr 11, 2024	TN	1	KNOXVILLE TN	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge VA TWX5651 · 3C63RRGL8MG690483	2	392.2	No
81244794	Mar 27, 2024	TN	1	KNOXVILLE TN	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK VA UCM4733 · 1FD8W3HT4KEF73115	3	396.3(a)(1), 395.8(e)(1), 395.30(b)(1)	Yes
80858160	Feb 14, 2024	TN	1	KNOXVILLE TN	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK VA UCM4733 · 1FD8W3HT4KEF73115	0	—	No
80750222	Jan 31, 2024	TN	1	GREENE COUNTY	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK UK UCM4733 · 1FD8W3HT4KEF73115	6	395.8E-HOSPDOOS, 392.2-SLLTCD, 393.95A4-EENA	Yes
80525033	Jan 3, 2024	NC	1	nc-davie-county,-i-40,-w	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge VA TWX5651 · 3C63RRGL8MG690483	0	—	No
79006047	Jun 27, 2023	IA	3	ia-61sb-i-35-bevington,-ia	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B305234 · 1FT8W3DT6NEG27402	3	395.8(a)(1), 395.8(e)(1), 392.2	Yes
78960618	Jun 20, 2023	PA	2	—	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK VA UFX6425 · 3C63RRJL1DG563311	8	395.8(a)(1), 396.17(c), 393.95(f)	Yes
78933206	Jun 20, 2023	NC	3	nc-mt.-airy-weigh-station-s	Dodge STRAIGHT TRUCK VA TWX5651 · 6C63RRGL8MG690483	2	392.4(a), 391.41(a)-FPC	Yes
78866692	Jun 1, 2023	PA	1	pa-sr0015-tioga-twp---pa-welcome	RAM TRUCK TRACTOR VA TWX5651 · 3C63RRGL8MG690483	7	392.2, 396.17(c), 393.9(a)	No
78649255	May 16, 2023	WI	1	wi-campbell-(town)	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK VA UCM4733 · 1FD8W3HT4KEF73115	4	395.8(e)(1), 393.48(a), 393.95(a)	Yes
78457908	Apr 26, 2023	OH	2	BOLIVAR	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B305208 · 1FT8W3DT8NEG27403	2	390.21T(b), 391.41(a)(1)	No

Authority Records (1 docket)

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MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 2 PDFs 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
Nov 5, 2024	MC1173173	Name Change	Revocation	Name Change →
Dec 24, 2020	MC1173173	Name Change	Revocation	Metadata only
Dec 17, 2020	MC1173173-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (11 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	1BWHVA1901289024-00	91X	$750,000	Oct 30, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	BE20173334-00	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 12, 2025	Oct 30, 2025	CANCELLED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	BE20173334-00	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 30, 2024	Feb 12, 2025	REPLACED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	BE20173334-00	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 30, 2024	Dec 9, 2024	NAME CHANGED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	BE20173334-00	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 30, 2024	Oct 30, 2024	REPLACED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	BE20173334-00	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 30, 2024	Feb 15, 2025	CANCELLED
AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0043180	BIPD/Primary	—	Nov 1, 2023	Oct 30, 2024	REPLACED
AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC	CA 0043180	BIPD/Primary	—	Nov 1, 2023	Nov 27, 2024	CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2962011	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 21, 2020	Nov 8, 2023	CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA2962011	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 7, 2020	Jan 26, 2021	NAME CHANGED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA2962011	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 7, 2020	Dec 21, 2020	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Oct 30, 2025

insurance

CANCEL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Oct 29, 2025

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Feb 15, 2025

insurance

TERM/CANCL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 13, 2025

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Feb 12, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Dec 9, 2024

insurance

TERM/CANCL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Nov 27, 2024

insurance

TERM/CANCL — AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC
Nov 14, 2024

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Oct 30, 2024

insurance

TERM/REPL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Oct 30, 2024

insurance

TERM/REPL — AGENCY INSURANCE COMPANY OF MARYLAND, INC
Nov 9, 2023

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Nov 8, 2023

insurance

CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 26, 2021

insurance

TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
Dec 23, 2020

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Dec 21, 2020

insurance

TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
Dec 17, 2020

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
KNOXVILLE TN	TN	3	1
MOREHEAD	KY	1	1
MARDELA SPRINGS MD	MD	1	0
BOLIVAR	OH	1	0
GREENE COUNTY	TN	1	1
HURRICANE WV	WV	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	8	0
395.8(e)(1)	Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status	Hours of Service	4	1
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	3	0
391.41(a)(1)	391.41(a)(1)	Driver Fitness	2	0
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
395.8(a)(1)	Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service	Hours of Service	2	2
392.4(a)	Driver uses or is in possession of drugs	Controlled Substances/Alcohol	1	1
393.48(a)	Inoperative/defective brakes	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.60(d)	Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.75(a)(1)	Tire-ply or belt material exposed	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

Virginia carriers Salem carriers ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 15 inspections

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

Field change history

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