BRIGHTSTAR CARGO LLC

DOT# 4220189 MC# 1631065CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

84 / 100

B Good

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 65

Insurance · 25% 85

No active cargo insurance on file

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

Overview

Address

4447 HICKORY WOOD DRIVE

COLUMBUS, OH 43228

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Contact

Phone: (614) 420-2280

Fax: (614) 706-7704

Email: cmh@brightstarcargo.com

Company Officers

JEFFREY A. SAMICH

Business Info

D&B #: 0

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Term Trucks1

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Apr 3, 2024

Common authority: Apr 24, 2024

Authority History (1)

Authority Type	Action	Date
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Apr 24, 2024

Cargo Types

General Freight

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Mar 13, 2025

Mileage: 10,000 (2024)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Contactemail: CMH@BRIGHTSTARCARGO.COM → cmh@brightstarcargo.comJul 1, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: JEFFREY A. SAMICH → JEFFREY A. SAMICHJul 1, 2026

Safety

No safety data on file

FMCSA has no safety inspection or crash data recorded for this carrier.

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 1 inspection 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 Driving0.000 insp w/ viol

Hours of Service1.001 insp w/ viol

Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol

Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol

Vehicle Maintenance0.000 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	GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	9300157734	$1,000,000	May 23, 2025	—	91X

Insurance History (5)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
BIPD · F91X	GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$300,000	May 23, 2025	May 23, 2025
BIPD · F91X	GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledTERM/CANCL	$300,000	May 23, 2025	Oct 27, 2025
BIPD · F91X	GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$300,000	May 23, 2025	May 23, 2025
BIPD · F91X	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$300,000	Apr 4, 2024	May 23, 2025
BIPD · F91X	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$300,000	Apr 4, 2024	Apr 4, 2024

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