Carrier profile · USDOT 699849 · MC-349788 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

STEARNS PAVING &EXCAVATING LLC

DBA COLUMBIA EXCAVATION & HOME MAINTENANCE

2 power unitsHOOD RIVER, OR50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-349788 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(541) 380-1961 Email dispatchcolexhm@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Cascade National’02–’05

American States’05–’22

Artisan Truckers’22–’26

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Jan 2026	$750K	2
AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO. OF TEXAS	Nov 2005 → Jun 2022	$750K	1
CASCADE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Nov 2005	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2002 → Nov 2002	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	Mar 2002 → Mar 2002	$750K	3
CASCADE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1999 → Feb 2002	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 1997 → Jan 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HOOD RIVER, OR

1445 BARKER RD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1445 BARKER RD, HOOD RIVER, OR, 97031
Mailing address: PO BOX 1176, HOOD RIVER, OR, 97031
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (541) 380-1961
Email: colexhm@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Rick Stearns
USDOT / docket: 699849 · MC-349788
First registered: Aug 1, 1997
Last MCS-150: May 10, 2026 · 60,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Mar 6, 2001
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

60,000

Annual mileage

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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.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for STEARNS PAVING &EXCAVATING LLC.

STEARNS PAVING &EXCAVATING LLC (USDOT 699849) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 13, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 10, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Mar 6, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.