STERLING FREIGHT LINES INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 1
- Drivers · CDL
- 1 · 1
- Annual miles
- 175k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Trailers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Registration
- Cargo Operation
- Interstate
- Scope
- Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
- Registered
- 03-04-1997 (29 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-14-2024 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- N E KLEIN
- Officer
- N S KLEIN
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside 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.
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Injury crashes2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.1% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Unusual inspection rateInspections per truck fall outside the normal range (1st–99th percentile), which can point to a mis-reported fleet size or data issues.
Track record
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 1 truck in Michigan (about 1 in 24 months would be typical; 62% of them had none).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 2.000 | 0.055 |
| Inspections | 22.00 | 2.39 |
| Violations | 15.50 | 2.15 |
| Critical violations | 3.00 | 0.42 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Owner-Operator power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
31 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert26 · 7 OOSBrakes 8 · Lights 7 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1 · 6 more
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Hours of service No alert5 · 0 OOSOver hours limit 5
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
May112026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar122025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb122025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
2 of the 3 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since Nov 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2004
- Cargo filing
- on file · RLI INSURANCE COMPANY since Nov 1, 2010
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual) since Nov 1, 2025
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Nov 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Nov 1, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 31, 2007)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
24 filings and 10 authority events since 1980 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Nov 1, 2025Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual)Broker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 1, 2025Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 6, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 24, 2025opened after HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 1, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Nov 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer145 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2010RLI INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 1, 2010HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · superseded by the same policy35 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 18, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Nov 4, 2010cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2008FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Nov 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2008HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability bond (BMC-82) · ended Nov 1, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect213 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 19, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 23, 2007cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2007HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Nov 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 31, 2007Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 24, 2007HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Nov 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 13, 2010 came after the replacement; 45 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2006LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability bond (BMC-82) · ended Feb 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurer15 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 8, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 6, 2005cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2004ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2006 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2003DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Dec 4, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 30, 2002UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Nov 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 16, 2007 came after the replacement; 58 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2002ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2003 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 30, 2001LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Dec 30, 2002 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2001SPECIALTY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2002 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2000GULF INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Nov 1, 2001 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 15, 2000FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 7, 2000cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 30, 1999NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATIONCargo · ended Dec 30, 2001 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1997TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability bond (BMC-82) · ended Nov 1, 2000 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 13, 2000 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Texas 32
- New Mexico 4
- Federal inspectors 2
- Arizona 1
- Kentucky 1
Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 40 inspections were in Michigan.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (26 power units: 1 filed, 26 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 26 power units this active to have about 0.7 crashes a year (sized from the 26 units seen roadside; 1 filed). This motor carrier recorded 4 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.3 a year) — about 2.0× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.0 over the next 12 — about 1.5× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HOS Compliance | 2 | 1.14 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 12 | 2.04 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUN-26 – 30-JUN-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.