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Company CheckSTERLING LOGISTICS LLC · DOT 2366116

140 MAIN STREET, HECTOR, MN, 55342

DOT# 2366116 MC# 811329 Hector, Minnesota 13 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Aug 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 16, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 8, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 16, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
Jun 3, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 12, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address140 MAIN STREET, HECTOR, MN, 55342

Mailing AddressPO BOX 609, HUTCHINSON, MN, 55350

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC811329

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating13 years

All Docket Numbers

MC811329

Cargo Transported

General FreightAnimal/Vegetable/ Uco

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 1.62 · 13 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .01 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.12 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage4,385,760 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS1.9% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/08/2026

CompanyWESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #0001155649

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet72 units

Drivers61

Mileage4,385,760 mi

Operating13 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total53

Out of Service1

OOS Rate1.9%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total20

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

12 · 0 OOS -

2024

34 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

25 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

7 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

3 crashes ▲

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Aug 2026, 43 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (2.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/16/2026	RURAL	SD	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/16/2026	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	1	1	4	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/03/2026	BROOKFIELD	MN	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/17/2024	OTTUMWA	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

26 roadside violations across 43 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 16 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 9 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (78)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/03/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/08/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	DELL RAPIDS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	HECTOR MN	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	IA	Full (Level I)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEILLSVILLE WI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WOLSEY SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON UNNAMED STREET, 406 FEET WE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 218 NB AND 175TH ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	KUTTAWA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONG PRAIRIE MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONG PRAIRIE MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	HUBER HEIGHTS OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 30, 293 FEET EAST OF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SB HWY 52 ON SW ARTERIAL	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROWERVILLE MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	IL 20 @ IL 26	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WABASH IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/07/2025	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ABERDEEN SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 63 SB MM58.5 WORK ZONE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GLENVILLE MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	IL-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	WOLSEY SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	IA	Full (Level I)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARRISONVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHASKA MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	INTERSTATE 80 NB AT MM IA210	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MANKATO MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB HWY 30 / ANAMOSA RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 20 EB AND	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON UNNAMED STREET, 123 FEET WE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/15/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	37 - I29 SB MM 132 SALIX	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	WORTHINGTON MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WARNER SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	WOLSEY SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 30, 101 FEET WEST OF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON UNNAMED STREET, 222 FEET EA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB HWY 20, MANCHESTER	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	YORKTOWN IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2024	NC	Full (Level I)	US421 NORTH BOUND EXIT 272	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/23/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	FAIRMOUNT IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAINT CROIX FALLS WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/05/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WOLSEY SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2024	NE	Full (Level I)	WAVERLY EAST BOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 30 AT GREENE LINE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 67 @1700N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAMAR PORT OF ENTRY EB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	IL	Full (Level I)	032 - LITCHFIELD - I-55 N/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	IL	Full (Level I)	IL-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SACRED HEART MN	5	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/29/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2024	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ARAPAHOE CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/22/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARAPAHOE CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/09/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BIRDSEYE IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 34	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAMAR CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SISSETON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LITTLE FALLS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/21/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2023	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WALLACE SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON UNNAMED STREET, 255 FEET SO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LITTLE FALLS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEBRASKA CITY SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/15/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 30, 2603 FEET WEST O	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2023	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	H40 MP 464 CHEYENNE WELLS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/26/2023	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2023	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	DICKEYVILLE SWEF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2023	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONG PRAIRIE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 81, 187 FEET NORTH O	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections44

Unsafe Driving 13 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	0001034484	$750,000	12/31/2012	11/10/2014	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM023477-01	$750,000	11/14/2017	06/01/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	0001034484	$750,000	11/10/2014	06/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP40397A	$1,000,000	06/01/2018	06/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP40397A	$1,000,000	06/01/2018	07/06/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM023477-01	$750,000	06/01/2017	11/14/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM023477-01	$750,000	06/01/2017	12/20/2017	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC811329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/17/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/20/2017
MC811329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/09/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/17/2020
MC811329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/07/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/22/2018
MC811329	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/31/2013	REVOKED	11/10/2014
MC811329	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/02/2015	-	-

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

STERLING LOGISTICS LLC

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Cargo Transported

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (78)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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