ROYAL STAR LOGISTICS LLC
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
ROYAL STAR LOGISTICS LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 18 power units and 18 drivers, based in Minneapolis, MN. Across 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 10.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. Recent BMC-91 insurance filing instability is flagged as HIGH on the insurance-lapse watch, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
- No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — ROYAL STAR LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 4333915) 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: • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight. On file: • 2 active operating authorities • Active insurance on file — Circle Star Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group · BMC-91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC • OOS rate better than size peers Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4333915/ As of: Sep 20, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B
Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 84/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
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confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B
Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 84/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 14.3% (better). n=52487 same-size ACTIVE peers.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.
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.
Fleet size changes
- Power Units +17 (1 → 18) · Aug 8, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
- Drivers +17 (1 → 18) · Aug 8, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
5 active liability filings
Company profile
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.
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.
Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2025-04-14 (524 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.
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InsuranceCircle Star Insurance Company, A Risk Retention GroupPolicy effective Aug 24, 2026
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Process AgentINTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLCBOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC1710670ACTIVE
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck tractors | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Inspections (24 months)
All 10 inspections →| Driver | Vehicle | Hazmat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| OOS inspections | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| OOS percentage | 0% | 10% | — |
| 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%).
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.
ROYAL STAR LOGISTICS LLC had 10 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 10.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 4.0.
10 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in NM (4) and IA (1).
10.0% out-of-service rate, below the 19.4% national average.
The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Freightliner and Wabash National are the most-inspected makes.
Risk Signals
Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service
Compared against 52,487 ACTIVE carriers operating 9–27 power units (±50% of this carrier's 18 unit fleet).
Fleet History
Field change history →Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change
Record Changes
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Drivers 1 18FMCSA Company Census
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Power Units 1 18FMCSA Company Census
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Power Units Over Time
Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map
Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)
Activity by State
| State | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Last Inspection |
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| New Mexico (NM) | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Iowa (IA) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | May 19, 2026 |
| Illinois (IL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Sep 5, 2026 |
| Arkansas (AR) | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | Jul 26, 2026 |
| North Dakota (ND) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Ohio (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Missouri (MO) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | May 31, 2026 |
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
| Make | Model | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Freightliner | 5 | |
| International | 5 | |
| Hyundai Translead | 2 | |
| Stoughton | 2 | |
| Diam | 1 | |
| Great D | 1 | |
| Sto | 1 | |
| Wabash National | 1 |
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
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| Driver Fitness | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 3 | — | 0.28 | 0 | — | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 2 | — | 4.40 | 4 | — | 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 (10 rows) View all 10 →
| Inspection # | Date ▼ | State | Level | Station | Vehicle | Violations | Top Codes | OOS |
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| 88957302 | Sep 8, 2026 | OH | 1 | HARRISON OH |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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4 | 393.78A-WS, 392.7A-D, 395.24 | No |
| 88922713 | Sep 7, 2026 | NM | 3 | NM |
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 88927064 | Sep 5, 2026 | IL | 3 | I90 WB |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 88527192 | Jul 26, 2026 | AR | 2 | — |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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5 | 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.78A-WS, 393.11A1-CSURR | Yes |
| 88078209 | Jun 8, 2026 | NM | 3 | — |
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 88031006 | Jun 1, 2026 | NM | 3 | — |
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 88010108 | May 31, 2026 | MO | 1 | — |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 395.22G-ELDMFV | No |
| 87915203 | May 19, 2026 | IA | 3 | — |
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 392.2-SLLIFTA | No |
| 87826092 | May 10, 2026 | NM | 2 | — |
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 87040940 | Feb 12, 2026 | ND | 3 | BISMARCK ND |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
Authority Records (2 dockets)
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 | |
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| Apr 14, 2025 | MC1710670-C | Original MC Certificate | Revocation | 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 |
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| Circle Star Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group | AL31863046938 | BMC-91X | — | Aug 24, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G | AL318630-46938 | BIPD/Primary | $750,000 | Apr 27, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G | AL318630-46938 | 91X | $750,000 | Apr 27, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G | AL318630-46938 | BMC-91X | — | Apr 27, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G | AL318630-46938 | BIPD/Primary | $750,000 | Mar 17, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY | 9300292494 | BIPD/Primary | — | Mar 4, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 | REPLACED |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | CA867142537 | BIPD/Primary | — | Dec 25, 2025 | Mar 4, 2026 | REPLACED |
| GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY | 9300098688 | BIPD/Primary | — | Dec 29, 2024 | Dec 25, 2025 | REPLACED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Sep 26, 2026insuranceTERM/REPL — Circle Star Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group
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Sep 26, 2026authorityAuthority revoked — Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
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Aug 27, 2026authorityOperating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)Details →
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Aug 21, 2026insuranceTERM/REPL — CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G
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May 28, 2026insuranceTERM/CANCL — CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G
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Apr 27, 2026insuranceTERM/REPL — CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G
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Mar 17, 2026insuranceTERM/REPL — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
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Mar 4, 2026insuranceTERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
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Dec 25, 2025insuranceTERM/REPL — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
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Apr 14, 2025
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for
Most-Inspected Stations
| Station | State | Inspections | OOS |
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| I90 WB | IL | 1 | 0 |
| BISMARCK ND | ND | 1 | 0 |
| NM | NM | 1 | 0 |
| HARRISON OH | OH | 1 | 0 |
Related Records
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Docket MC1710670
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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Circle Star Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group
BMC-91X policy on file
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CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC
BOC-3 process agent · 51,927 carriers served
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10 inspections
Full roadside inspection history
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Insurance-lapse watch (HIGH)
BMC-91 filing instability timeline and classification rules
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BASIC percentiles and compliance review context
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BOC-3 process agents explained
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FMCSA compliance filings guide
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