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DOT 285668 is operated by BLUE STAR out of Portland, OR. This profile shows verified operating authority, current insurance, observed equipment, and recent inspection activity joined into one card so brokers can verify the carrier in one tab.
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Operating authority is verified against the live public registry and refreshed daily. Current status: ACTIVE. "active" means the carrier is authorized to operate; "inactive" or "out-of-service" indicates the carrier should not be hauling.
Liability and cargo insurance status is drawn from the latest filings on record. Current status: active. We mark a carrier "lapsed" when the most recent cancellation date is in the past with no superseding policy.
BLUE STAR was last inspected on 2026-09-10. We've recorded 9 inspections in the trailing 12 months.
BLUE STAR is registered as 171170. Many brokers reference carriers by MC; both identifiers resolve to the same carrier record.
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Offer with confidence — current authority and clean operations.
power units (MCS-150)
distinct VINs in inspections
9 inspections, 12mo
most recent roadside record
Not enough claim reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before claims history unlocks
Claims stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker's claims can be picked out of the aggregate.
Not enough reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before rates unlock
Rates stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker’s loads can be picked out of the aggregate.
No community reports for this carrier. Had a fraud or cargo-theft incident? Your report warns the whole network within minutes.
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Not enough broker-reported loads yet — this score unlocks as brokers report load outcomes. Aggregates appear once 3+ brokerages have reported on this carrier (0 loads from 0 brokerages so far).
Aggregate rating unlocks at 3 reviewing workspaces — 0 so far. Individual reviews appear below as they're published.
No published reviews yet. Worked with this carrier? Your review starts the record.
Current reported fleet · as of Jul 2025. A trend line appears once a second filing is on record.
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · policy BA155188
Rows marked “Computed” are our estimate from local roadside-inspection history; FMCSA hasn't published a measure for this carrier yet (see #1000).
Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance percentiles aren't published in the public SMS downloads today (see #832).
Signals are precursor patterns, not proof of fraud. Verify before acting — and if a flag looks wrong, dispute it from its row.
Matched on equipment mix, fleet-size band, and home state.
This carrier's contact domain (bluestarbus.com) was registered 2000-01-21, long after its operating authority — a freshly-stood-up domain on an older MC is a reactivated-shell signal.
No equipment signal — request a COI before tender.