Carrier profile · USDOT 2137906 · MC-219181 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Sterling Corporation

12 power unitsavg 6.9 yrRegional · 5 statesLOWELL, MA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-219181 ACTIVE

Authority & Insurance

Active operating authority by type and the full insurance continuity timeline — insurer, policy, coverage, and any lapses — so you can confirm they can legally and adequately haul your load today.

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’16 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’93–’00

Massachusetts Bay’00–’03

Hanover’05–’16

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2016

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2005 → Aug 2016	$750K	3
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Oct 2005	$750K	2
MASSACHUSETTS BAY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2000 → Aug 2003	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1993 → Apr 2000	$750K	1