STERLING TRUCKING INC

DOT# 2425170 Hamptonville, NC Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(336) 468-1733 1317 Three Oaks Rd, Hamptonville NC 27020
6 tractors · all owned 7 drivers 1M mi/yr · ~167k per unit
Intrastate Only
Marginal
FRED Score 31.7 / 100
Low confidence
13 yrs history · 2 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
6
Drivers · CDL
7 · 7
Annual miles
1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 6 0 0 6
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
07-29-2013 (13 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-27-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JILL S GILLIAM
Officer
JAMES STERLING GILLIAM

Cargo

31.6
low risk
Other: CHICKEN OFFAL Grain/Feed/Hay

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Intrastate Only

Intrastate-only carrier — not required to file MCS-150. May be inspected less frequently than interstate carriers. Safety rates may have lower statistical confidence.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: private fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.53×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About 1.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.2 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
About typical. Out-of-service orders, violations and unsafe-driving or hours-of-service violations are all close to the rate expected for its inspections.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Little roadside history
    Only 2 inspections in 24 months for 6 power units; the record says little either way.
    Ask: confirm the fleet is operating at the filed size.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Aug 2025 – Feb 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
2
100% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
—
no inspections
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 2
National avg 6.7%
Violations
0
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26
vs 3,355 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.167 0.022
Inspections 0.25 0.66
Violations 0.00 0.65
Critical violations 0.00 0.10

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

0 violations · 24 months

No violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    1
    2025
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • North Carolina (HQ) 2