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STERLING EXPRESS SERVICES INC

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Company CheckSTERLING EXPRESS SERVICES INC · DOT 497539

1750 W 223RD ST, TORRANCE, CA, 90501

DOT# 497539 MC# 256920 Torrance, California 33 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

1

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Sep 15, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Aug 29, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Sep 15, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.).

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

Company Information

Legal NameSTERLING EXPRESS SERVICES INC

DOT Number497539

MC Number256920

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationTorrance, California

Added09/11/1992

MCS-15005/30/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address1750 W 223RD ST, TORRANCE, CA, 90501

Mailing Address1750 W 223RD ST, TORRANCE, CA, 90501

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC256920

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating33 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage30,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/28/2011

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective09/15/2025

CompanyMSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC

Policy #TRP1000025-00

Last checked08/14/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage30,000 mi

Operating33 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 01/28/2011 | Rated: 02/07/2011

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Crashes

2024

1 crash -

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

Crash Records (1)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
08/29/2024	CERRITOS	CA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	GJL200250-00	$1,000,000	10/20/2000	09/15/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	BAP2433812-01	$1,000,000	09/15/2022	09/15/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	PRA2433812-01	$1,000,000	09/15/2022	09/15/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP2433812-00	$1,000,000	09/15/2021	09/15/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9881136 09	$1,000,000	09/15/2020	09/15/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9881136 08	$1,000,000	09/15/2019	09/15/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9881136 07	$1,000,000	09/15/2018	09/15/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9881136 06	$1,000,000	09/15/2017	09/15/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	TP9881136 05	$1,000,000	09/15/2016	09/15/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	TP9881136 04	$1,000,000	09/15/2015	09/15/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	TP9881136 03	$1,000,000	09/15/2014	09/15/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	TP 9881136 02	$1,000,000	09/15/2013	09/15/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	TP 9881136 01	$1,000,000	09/15/2012	09/15/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	TP 9880727 01	$1,000,000	09/15/2011	09/15/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9880402	$1,000,000	09/15/2010	09/15/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP 9880052 01	$1,000,000	09/15/2009	09/15/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	DTP7400041	$1,000,000	09/15/2008	09/15/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	1336703004	$1,000,000	09/15/2003	09/24/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	1336703004	$1,000,000	09/15/2003	09/15/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK	WX00AUCA000068	$1,000,000	09/15/2002	09/15/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CAL 96 05 21	$750,000	09/15/2001	09/15/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CAL 96 05 21	$750,000	09/15/2001	09/02/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CAL 96 05 21	$750,000	09/15/2001	09/15/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK	WX00AUCA000068	$1,000,000	09/02/2002	09/15/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CAL 960002	$1,000,000	08/15/1995	10/20/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	COMMERCIAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CC-TRK-04-491	$1,000,000	03/06/1992	02/07/1993	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	2829-247	$1,000,000	02/06/1993	05/26/1993	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC256920	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/25/1992	REVOKED	12/03/2003
MC256920	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/03/2004	-	-
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/28/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/11/2008
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/21/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/14/2017
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/20/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/12/2018
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/20/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/10/2012
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/11/2025
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/13/2021
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/15/2020
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/12/2019
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/01/2016
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/09/2015
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/08/2014
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/06/2013
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/15/2011
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/13/2010
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/09/2009
MC256920	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	03/28/1996	REVOKED	12/03/2003
MC256920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/07/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/03/1993

No revocation records.

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83/100

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, from 100 to 83

83

−17

Starts at 100−17 totalFinal 83

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−17

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-17

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−17 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.