Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 4396361 · MC-1725217
STERLING LIFE SCIENCE
1 power unitsTEWKSBURY, MA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1725217 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
Click to see how we scored it
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on file
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority11 yr active
since 2025Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityNew
1 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2025 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is STERLING LIFE SCIENCE safe to work with?
Is STERLING LIFE SCIENCE safe to load? STERLING LIFE SCIENCE (USDOT 4396361, MC-1725217) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in TEWKSBURY, MA, operating 1 power unit and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 1 year (under the 24-month threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
SLSTERLING LIFE SCIENCE 100
01
Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$5M BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+2 earlier
Axis Surplus · 25–25
20252025
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 4 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2025 → Oct 2025 | $5M | 2 |
| UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2025 → Oct 2025 | $5M | 1 |
| VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2025 → Oct 2025 | $5M | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
TEWKSBURY, MA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@sterlingmail.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 106974USDOT 592850USDOT 624921USDOT 631155USDOT 3576320
Shares a company officer with other carriers
daniel macdonald — 4 carriers: USDOT 750164USDOT 1639437USDOT 3293153
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 159 LORUM ST, TEWKSBURY, MA, 01876
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (508) 314-1171
- Web domain
- sterlingmail.com
Registration
- Officers
- Daniel Macdonald · Daniel Markow
- USDOT / docket
- 4396361 · MC-1725217
- First registered
- 04/18/2025
- Last MCS-150
- 04/18/2025
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
07
Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
08
Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score
No verified reviews yet
Be the first broker or shipper to rate STERLING LIFE SCIENCE. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.
Leave a review09
Frequently asked
What is STERLING LIFE SCIENCE's USDOT number?
STERLING LIFE SCIENCE's USDOT number is 4396361, and its motor carrier number is MC-1725217.
Is STERLING LIFE SCIENCE authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, STERLING LIFE SCIENCE is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is STERLING LIFE SCIENCE's fleet?
STERLING LIFE SCIENCE operates 1 power unit and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is STERLING LIFE SCIENCE based?
STERLING LIFE SCIENCE is based in TEWKSBURY, MA.