TRI STARS LOGISTICS INC
47 power units
47 drivers
3.5M mi/yr
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FRED Score 55.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
10 yrs history · 88 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 47
- Drivers · CDL
- 47 · 47
- Annual miles
- 3.5M ~74k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 32 | 15 | 0 | 47 |
| Trailers | 43 | 7 | 0 | 50 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Jan 31, 2016 (10 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Mar 13, 2026
- DUNS
- 27012086
- Officers
- LEONOR MELENDEZ · DALIBOR GINOVSKI
- Phone
- (312) 241-5551
- dispatch@tristarslogistics.net
- Address
- 2060 S Hamilton Rd, Columbus OH 43232
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayUS MailDry BulkPaper ProductsFarm SuppliesConstructionGarbage/Refuse
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
5
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
88
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.0%
12 of 40 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.3%
2 of 88 driver inspections
Violations
75
15 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
75 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert47 · 13 out-of-serviceBrakes 14 · Lights 12 · Tires 11 · Wheels & hubs 4 · Cargo securement 1 · 5 more
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Unsafe driving No alert17 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 6 · Seat belt 5 · Speeding 4 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert9 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 out-of-serviceMedical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
5 crashes
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Mar42026Mar 4, 2026 · OhioProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, fog, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Feb192026Feb 19, 2026 · OhioProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct142025Oct 14, 2025 · PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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May52025May 5, 2025 · PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar42025Mar 4, 2025 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Spinnaker Insurance Companyon record since May 30, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 20161 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: MS Transverse Insurance Company → Spinnaker Insurance Company (May 2026); FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY → MS Transverse Insurance Company (May 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last May 30, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Ohio (HQ) 25
- New York 10
- Georgia 5
- Tennessee 5
- Kentucky 4
- North Carolina 4
- Pennsylvania 4
- Connecticut 2
28% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 24 | 5.04 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 16 | 3.31 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 6 | 0.21 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 2 | 0.14 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
88 driver inspections · 40 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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