STERLING EXPRESS LTD
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 20
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 13
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.120 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 30, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 39 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 7, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2025 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 29, 2018 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 24, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2015 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 12, 2014 | FL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2014 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2011 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2007 | PA | 1 | 4 | No |
| Jun 14, 2006 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2006 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2006 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2006 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2005 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 7, 2005 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2004 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2002 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2001 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2001 | IN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 26, 2001 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2000 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |