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STERLING CONTRACTING LLC

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Company CheckSTERLING CONTRACTING LLC · DOT 2088338

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

8661 E BACKWATER RD, NORTH WEBSTER, IN, 46555

DOT# 2088338 North Webster, Indiana

PRIVATE CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Jun 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

Mar 27, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 11, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Feb 13, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

Phone(574) 834-1166

Fax(574) 834-1127

Email[email protected]

Physical Address8661 E BACKWATER RD, NORTH WEBSTER, IN, 46555

Mailing Address8661 E BACKWATER, NORTH WEBSTER, IN, 46555

Other Companies at This Address

Address8661 E BACKWATER RD, NORTH WEBSTER, IN 46555

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
FREEDOM REBAR AND CONCRETE SUPPLY INC	2864777	(574) 551-1545	Active
STERLING CONTRACTING LLC this company	2088338	(574) 834-1166	Active
LIBERTY CONCRETE PUMPING INC	2838543	(574) 268-7980	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 TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Company Overview

STERLING CONTRACTING LLC is an private carrier based in North Webster, Indiana. The fleet consists of 23 power units and 11 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 111,558 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 5 inspections, STERLING CONTRACTING LLC maintains an excellent safety record. The FMCSA has assigned a Conditional safety rating. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, STERLING CONTRACTING LLC has a Trust Score of 55/100 (Fair).

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

Mileage

Annual Mileage111,558 miles

Mileage Year2024

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 RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review09/01/2015

Insurance

AmountNone on file

Type-

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet23 units

Drivers11

Mileage111,558 mi

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service1

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/01/2015 | Rated: 11/06/2015

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

2024

4 · 0 OOS —

2025

3 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Mar 2025 — 3 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

3 roadside violations across 3 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 2 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 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 (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/27/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	SEYMOUR IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/11/2025 ▼	TN	Full (Level I)	GILES COUNTY SCALES	2	2	0	0	2	2	-
Violations (2) 396.5B-HWSL — CFR 396.5B-HWSL Non-OOS 393.100B-C — CFR 393.100B-C Non-OOS
02/13/2025 ▼	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
05/08/2024	US	Full (Level I)	COLDWATER MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/01/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	I-24 COFFEE COUNTY SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/29/2024	GA	Full (Level I)	GRAY GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/29/2024 ▼	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELIZABETHTOWN	2	0	1	0	1	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 396.17(c) — CFR 396.17(c) Non-OOS

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2015-11-02	Unsatisfactory = Unfit	ACTIVE	2015-11-06

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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55/100

Fair

NOT 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 55

−25

−12

Starts at 100−45 totalFinal 55

No insurance or bond on file−25

Conditional safety rating−12

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Operating history unknown−3

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers — a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA

FMCSA shows coverage is required for this authority, but no active insurance or surety bond is on file as of 6/16/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA shows insurance is required but no active insurance or surety bond is currently on file (per the latest FMCSA filing as of 6/16/2026).

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

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) knockout	−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 CONTRACTING LLC

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Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (7)

Out of Service Orders (1)

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