Carrier profile · USDOT 497539 · MC-256920 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

STERLING EXPRESS SERVICES INC

1 power unitsTORRANCE, CA82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-256920 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(310) 513-9888 Email dispatchSTERLINGEXPRESS@AOL.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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

$1M BIPD last filed · 11 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

United National’95–’00

United States’03–’08

Granite State’11–’17

State Pennsylvania’17–’21

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC · since Sep 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Sep 2022 → Sep 2022	$1M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2022	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2017 → Sep 2021	$1M	4
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2011 → Sep 2017	$1M	6
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2009 → Sep 2011	$1M	2
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Sep 2009	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2003 → Sep 2008	$1M	2
THE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK	Sep 2002 → Sep 2003	$1M	2
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2001 → Sep 2001	$1M	3
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Oct 2000 → Sep 2001	$1M	1
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1995 → Oct 2000	$1M	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	Feb 1993 → May 1993	$1M	1
COMMERCIAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1992 → Feb 1993	$1M	1

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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.

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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

TORRANCE, CA

1750 W 223RD ST

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

billy chang — 2 carriers: USDOT 441815

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1750 W 223RD ST, TORRANCE, CA, 90501
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (310) 513-9888
Cell: (626) 255-1237
Fax: (310) 834-3000
Email: sterlingexpress@aol.com

Registration

Officer: Billy Chang
USDOT / docket: 497539 · MC-256920
First registered: Sep 11, 1992
Last MCS-150: May 30, 2025 · 30,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 7, 2011
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

30,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 STERLING EXPRESS SERVICES INC.

STERLING EXPRESS SERVICES INC (USDOT 497539) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC effective Sep 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 7, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.