Linestar Express Llc is an active interstate carrier based in Ottawa, IL.
No insurance filings on record.
View on FMCSA L&I| Vehicle Type | Owned | Term Leased | Trip Leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total Power Units | 1 | ||
Distinct vehicles · 24 mo
vs 1 self-reported (MCS-150)
Top makes
Registered in
Higher values = more violations. 0 = clean record.
| Category | vs. Cohort | vs. State | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 100% | 100% | Worse than most peers |
| HOS Compliance | 96% | 95% | Worse than most peers |
| Driver Fitness | 96% | 91% | Worse than most peers |
| Controlled Substances | 100% | 99% | Worse than most peers |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 97% | 95% | Worse than most peers |
Lower percentile = lower SMS measure = stronger safety record. Computed nightly across active carriers in the same state and fleet-size band.
| Type | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Nat'l Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 0 | 5 | — | 6.67% |
| Vehicle | 0 | 29 | — | 22.26% |
| Hazmat | 0 | 0 | — |
| Period | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most-cited violation codes
| BASIC Category | Total | Severe | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 84 | 25 | 25 |
| Date | State | Vehicle | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | PA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | CA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | FL | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | GA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 2025 |
| Category |
|---|
| Insp w/ Viol |
|---|
| Measure |
|---|
| Alert |
|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 6 | 31.23 | — |
| HOS Compliance | 17 | 1.60 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 26 | 11.45 | — |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.09 | — |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.02 | — |
| 4.44% |
Where they run
Inspected in 32 states. Top state KY accounts for 10% of activity. Activity outside home state (IL): 100%.
+27 other states with fewer inspections
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 25 | 6 | 3 |
| Unsafe Driving | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DE |
| TRUCK TRACTOR |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | OH | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | WA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 11, 2025 | KY | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | UT | TRUCK TRACTOR | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2025 | IN | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | 0 |
| Date | Code | Description | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | 3922SLLTCD | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other | Unsafe Driving | — |
| Nov 26, 2025 | 3922SLLCP | State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone | Unsafe Driving | — |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 39311A1CSURR | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1 1997 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 39386A1RIG | Rear Impact Guards - Trailers and semitrailers manufactured on or after January 26 1998 inadequate or missing. | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 39522GELDMFV | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position. | Hours-of-Service Compliance | — |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 39522H4ELDBRODS | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a | Hours-of-Service Compliance | — |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 39345B2BAIR | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 39395A4EEUS | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 3963A1ALATR | Air Brake - Any leak from an air tank reservoir. | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 3963A1BALAC | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | Vehicle Maintenance | — |