STAR EQUIPMENT LTD

DOT# 224456 MC# 815925CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

84 / 100

B Good

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 65

Insurance · 25% 85

Vehicle OOS rate is 2.6× the national average Driver OOS rate is 2.0× the national average No active cargo insurance on file

Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

Physical

1401 2ND AVENUE

DES MOINES, IA 50314-3404

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Mailing

PO BOX 8438

DES MOINES, IA 50301-8438

Contact

Phone: (515) 283-2215

Fax: (515) 283-0295

Email: benlittler@starequip.com

Company Officers

BRAD BOWMAN

BRUCE BOWMAN

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 44748895

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks4

Owned Tractors4

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Oct 29, 1982

Contract authority: Feb 28, 2013

Authority History (2)

Authority Type	Action	Date
CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Jun 2, 2023 → Jun 20, 2023
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	Feb 28, 2013

Cargo Types

Machinery/Large ObjectsPassengers

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Jun 12, 2025

Mileage: 175,000 (2024)

Operation Classification

PRIVATE PROPERTYAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Identitycompany officer 1: BRAD BOWMAN → BRAD BOWMANSep 5, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: BRUCE BOWMAN → BRAD BOWMANAug 20, 2026

Fleettotal drivers: 36 → 0Aug 18, 2026

Contactemail: → benlittler@starequip.comAug 15, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: → BRUCE BOWMANAug 15, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver8 inspections

12.5%

6.2%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle5 inspections

60.0%

22.8%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall8 inspections

37.5%

Carrier

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

Towaway

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving4

Driver Fitness2

Hours of Service0

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance14

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 8 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published. Based on fewer than 11 inspections — treat these measures as a weak signal.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

Total

Driver OOS

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving1.602 insp w/ viol

Hours of Service0.000 insp w/ viol

Driver Fitness0.582 insp w/ viol

Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol

Vehicle Maintenance7.504 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	5000060045	$1,000,000	May 21, 2023	—	91X

Insurance History (3)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
BIPD · F91	MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Jun 19, 2023	May 21, 2023
BIPD · F91X	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledTERM/CANCL	$750,000	Oct 1, 2012	Jun 29, 2023
BIPD · F91X	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Oct 1, 2012	Jun 19, 2023

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