A STERLING FREIGHT CARRIER INC
12 power units
12 drivers
2.7M mi/yr
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FRED Score 30.0 / 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
14 yrs history · 93 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
- 12 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 12 · 13
- Annual miles
- 2.7M ~226k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Trailers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Conditional (Jun 15, 2026)
- Registered
- Jan 26, 2012 (14 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jan 15, 2026
- Officer
- MANDEEP BHATTI
- Phone
- (951) 403-4906
- sterlingsafety17@gmail.com
- Address
- 13113 Quarter Horse Drive, Eastvale CA 92880
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesDry BulkPaper Products
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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
93
40% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.8%
15 of 56 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
20.4%
19 of 93 driver inspections
Violations
141
38 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
141 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert93 · 18 out-of-serviceBrakes 30 · Lights 20 · Tires 6 · Cargo securement 5 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 28 more
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Hours of service No alert38 · 16 out-of-serviceNo log 13 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 12 · False log 9 · Over hours limit 4
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Unsafe driving No alert6 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 3 · Reckless / lane 2 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 4 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol FMCSA alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
5 crashes
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Aug212025Aug 21, 2025 · CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug192025Aug 19, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May82025May 8, 2025 · CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr202025Apr 20, 2025 · MissouriProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan62025Jan 6, 2025 · CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)on record since Jun 3, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2026
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: Southlake Specialty Insurance Company → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Jun 2026)
- 7 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Nov 22, 2025, replaced 173 days later); 3 replaced before they took effect
- 173 days without a liability filing (Nov 22, 2025 – May 14, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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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
- New Mexico 27
- California (HQ) 16
- Arizona 15
- Louisiana 4
- Mississippi 4
- Texas 4
- Arkansas 3
- Colorado 3
17% 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 | 41 | 7.05 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 32 | 2.25 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 6 | 1.78 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 4 | 0.26 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | FMCSA alert |
93 driver inspections · 56 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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