STERLING CRANE LLC

DBA STERLING CRANE

USDOT 1288769 MC 603133 Baytown, TX Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
116 power units 126 drivers 4.3M mi/yr
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FRED Score 92.6 / 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
22 yrs history · 56 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
116 all owned
Drivers · CDL
126 · 126
Annual miles
4.3M ~37k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks11600116
Tractors0000
Trailers0000

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Jul 16, 2015)11 yrs old
Registered
Sep 24, 2004 (22 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Sep 22, 2026
DUNS
611840658
Officers
ASHLEY JONES · BRIAN BOUDREAX
Phone
(281) 573-2080
Email
ajones1@sterlingcrane.com
Address
13727 Interstate 10, Baytown TX 77523

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesMachinery/Large ObjectsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
56
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
9.8%
5 of 51 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.8%
1 of 56 driver inspections
Violations
29
6 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q3 '26
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Violations

29 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    25 · 5 out-of-service
    Lights 14 · Tires 4 · Cargo securement 3 · Brakes 2 · Other parts 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 1 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
2 crashes
  • Feb
    15
    2025
    Feb 15, 2025 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    19
    2024
    Dec 19, 2024 · Colorado
    Property damage only
    Daylight, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Arch Insurance Company
on record since May 1, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2007
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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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
  • Texas (HQ) 32
  • Colorado 10
  • Montana 6
  • Wyoming 6
  • Mississippi 1
  • Nevada 1

57% of inspections were in its home state.

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