Carrier profile · USDOT 1421288 · MC-537525 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Sterling Transportation Services Inc

DBA STS

2 power unitsBLAIR, NE50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-537525 INACTIVE

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(402) 533-2030 Email dispatchcadams@sterlingtransportationservices.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

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

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Acuity A’05–’13

Acuity A’13–’24

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Nov 2024	$750K	5
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Dec 2011 → Jul 2013	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Oct 2013	$750K	2

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Equipment

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

BLAIR, NE

270 EAST GRANT 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 registration email domain with other carriers

@sterlingtransportationservices.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1794361 USDOT 2423370

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chad adams — 7 carriers: USDOT 1794361 USDOT 1905732 USDOT 2202842 USDOT 2315589 USDOT 2801700 USDOT 3201130

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 270 EAST GRANT ST, BLAIR, NE, 68008
Mailing address: PO BOX 79, BLAIR, NE, 68008
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (402) 533-2030
Cell: (402) 719-1654
Email: cadams@sterlingtransportationservices.com
Web domain: sterlingtransportationservices.com

Registration

Officers: Chad Adams · Lawrence R. Adams
USDOT / docket: 1421288 · MC-537525
First registered: Sep 30, 2005
Last MCS-150: May 28, 2025 · 428,342 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 4.76
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

428,342

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 STERLING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

STERLING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 1421288) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available 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 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 28, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STERLING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

STERLING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 1421288, and its motor carrier number is MC-537525.

Is STERLING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, STERLING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STERLING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's safety record?

STERLING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.