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9850 PELHAM RD, TAYLOR, MI, 48180

DOT# 678969 MC# 145996 Taylor, Michigan 46 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Aug 12, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Aug 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 16, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 15, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 15, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 11, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 12, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 12, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address9850 PELHAM RD, TAYLOR, MI, 48180

Mailing Address9850 PELHAM RD, TAYLOR, MI, 48180

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/07/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked08/12/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Contact☎ (800) 678-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Filings on record8

Bond history

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)since Nov 1, 2025 · active

HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYNov 2010 to Oct 2013 · replaced

HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYJan 2007 to Nov 2010 · replaced

LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYNov 2006 to Feb 2008 · replaced

GULF INSURANCE CO.Nov 2000 to Nov 2001 · replaced

TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANYNov 1997 to Dec 2000 · CANCELLED

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Address9850 PELHAM RD, TAYLOR, MI 48180

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
AUTO PROCESSING SOLUTIONS INC	4012539	Sign in shared ×4	Active
MINORITY INTERMODAL SPECIALISTS INC	4575582	Sign in	Active
STERLING FREIGHT LINES INC this company	678969	Sign in shared ×4	Active
T V MINORITY COMPANY INC	520220	Sign in shared ×4	Active
LONG TRANSPORTATION COMPANY	75922	Sign in	Inactive
PIGGY BACK LEASING INC	274619	Sign in shared ×4	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC145996

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerActive

Operating46 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 3.33 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage174,994 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS13.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/07/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GRT47900A

Last checked08/12/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage174,994 mi

Operating46 years

MCS-15005/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total25

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total23

Out of Service3

OOS Rate13.0%

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

2025

13 · 2 OOS -

2026

21 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2025

2 crashes -

2026

1 crash ▼

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, 34 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (8.8% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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
05/11/2026	EL PASO	TX	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/12/2025	AUSTIN	TX	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/12/2025	NOT LISTED	TX	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

31 roadside violations across 34 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

Vehicle Maintenance 27 violations · 7 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

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

Other (General) 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 (34)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/05/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	NM	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2026	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAREDO TX	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	18 MILE MARKER IH35	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	18 MILE MARKER IH35	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	EXIT 85 AT IH10 EB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	2507 IH30 EB SVC RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 NB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2026	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	12100 ROJAS DR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	684M US83	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/01/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	556M US277	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2026	NM	Full (Level I)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH10 EB VAN HORN SCALE	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/29/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	32031 US90	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2026	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	9 BUTTERFIELD TRAIL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	SONOITA AZ	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	19596 US90	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH-35 MILE MARKER 18	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	18333 US277	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	482M TX79 LOOP	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	574M US277	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	20238 US277 NB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/27/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	388M US90	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	482M TX79 LOOP	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	570M US277 MM570	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE	3	2	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
07/14/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 SB MM 324	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	19978 US83	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	TX317 SPUR AT ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	VERONA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-35 NB MILE MARKER	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE	8	4	0	8	4	-	▲Detail
02/02/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	15000 HORIZON BLVD	4	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections26

Vehicle Maintenance 11 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	3210829596	$0	12/30/2002	12/16/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	3210829596	$0	12/30/2002	11/01/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	1280376	$0	12/30/2001	12/30/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	MXX80750656	$0	12/30/1999	12/30/2001	Replaced
84	SURETY	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	HMB200034	$0	11/01/2010	10/01/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI 93002016	$0	11/01/2008	11/01/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	0M5879	$0	11/01/2007	11/01/2008	Replaced
82	BIPD	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LMB100039	$0	11/01/2006	02/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H06958278	$5,000,000	11/01/2004	11/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D003A00106	$750,000	11/01/2003	11/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D003A00106	$5,000,000	11/01/2003	12/04/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK 9307045-00	$5,000,000	11/01/2002	11/01/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPECIALTY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	3XZ17256000	$1,000,000	11/01/2001	11/01/2002	Replaced
82	BIPD	GULF INSURANCE CO.	GA0717421	$0	11/01/2000	11/01/2001	Replaced
82	BIPD	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	7459279T756297	$0	11/01/1997	12/13/2000	Cancelled
82	BIPD	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	7459279T756297	$0	11/01/1997	11/01/2000	Replaced
82	BIPD	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	7XMTU-264T810-2-96	$0	11/01/1996	11/01/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	LTA2813135	$1,000,000	05/18/1987	04/20/1995	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	IMC 81 97 12	$0	05/01/1994	06/03/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	AT274100162301	$2,000,000	04/20/1995	11/01/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	IO 65 52 65 1	$0	04/19/1995	01/08/2000	Cancelled
84	SURETY	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	83BSBEJ8537	$0	01/24/2007	11/01/2010	Replaced
84	SURETY	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	83BSBEJ8537	$0	01/24/2007	11/13/2010	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC145996	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/19/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2007
MC145996	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/08/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/06/2005
MC145996	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/08/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/06/2005
MC145996	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/18/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/04/2010
MC145996	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/29/1995	-	-
MC145996	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/29/1995	-	-
MC145996	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/30/1987	TRANSFERRED	08/06/1995
MC145996	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REJECTED	05/20/1982	-	-
MC145996	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/12/1980	TRANSFERRED	08/06/1995
MC145996	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/20/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/1995
MC145996	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/20/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/1995
MC145996	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/27/1989	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/02/1989
MC145996	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/15/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/07/2000
MC145996	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	01/31/2007	-	-

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73/100

Good

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 73

−17

−10

Starts at 100−27 totalFinal 73

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−17

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/7/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-17

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~3 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−17 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~3 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.

STERLING FREIGHT LINES INC

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (34)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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