WINDSTAR LINES INC

USDOT 608224

ActiveEstablished authority

Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (275 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT608224
MC NumberMC-292914
Fleet275 power units
Drivers448
Phone7127924221
LocationCarroll, IA

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileNational Interstate Insurance Company
  • Out-of-service rate1.5% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Authority ageGranted 31 years ago
  • Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number608224
MC NumberMC-292914
Legal NameWINDSTAR LINES INC
DBA Name
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone7127924221
Address1903 N US HWY 71, Carroll, IA, 51401

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20240126)
Hazmat Flagfalse

Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerNational Interstate Insurance Company
Coverage on File$5,000,000
Insurance on File Since2015-05-01
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
National Interstate Insurance Company$5,000,000BMC-91X2015-05-01

Timeline

Authority history

Authority First Granted1995-08-07 Established authority
Authority Events on Record1
  • 1995-08-07 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Passengers Active GRANTED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
78 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
81 / 100
Driver Fitness
0 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
64 / 100

Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.

Safety events

Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)

Inspections134
Out-of-Service Rate1.5% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes6 total (1 fatal, 4 with injuries, 6 towaway)
  • 2026-05-25 — UT — 1 fatal, 1 injured, towaway
  • 2026-03-23 — AZ — towaway
  • 2026-02-12 — FL — towaway
  • 2025-09-20 — MO — 5 injured, towaway
  • 2025-04-06 — NV — 1 injured, towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 30 (6), 16 (5), 51 (5).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Signals

Linked registrations

1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.

USDOT 2246359

Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)275
Drivers448
Recent Annual Mileage10,505,106
Last MCS-150 Filing23-FEB-26

WINDSTAR LINES INC operates 275 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IA.

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