Carrier profile · USDOT 106974 · MC-133272 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

STERLING TRUCKING INC

18 power unitsCRANSTON, RI50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-133272 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(401) 427-1184 Email dispatchRpennington@sterlingmail.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.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

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

No activity in window

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

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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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$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’17 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Hanover’12–’17

beyond this history

2012201620202024now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2017

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2012 → Oct 2017	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
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

CRANSTON, RI

61 COMSTOCK PKWY

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

@sterlingmail.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 592850 USDOT 624921 USDOT 631155 USDOT 3576320 USDOT 4396361

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ryan pennington — 3 carriers: USDOT 631155 USDOT 3020879

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 61 COMSTOCK PKWY, CRANSTON, RI, 02921
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (401) 427-1184
Cell: (401) 465-5246
Fax: (401) 427-1155
Email: rpennington@sterlingmail.com
Web domain: sterlingmail.com

Registration

Officers: Ryan Pennington · Dan Markow
USDOT / docket: 106974 · MC-133272
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 14, 2025 · 643,427 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 9, 1984
D-U-N-S: 18766964

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

643,427

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 TRUCKING INC.

STERLING TRUCKING INC (USDOT 106974) 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 holds active common 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 VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2017 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 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 14, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 9, 1984 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STERLING TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

STERLING TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 106974, and its motor carrier number is MC-133272.

Is STERLING TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is STERLING TRUCKING INC's safety record?

STERLING TRUCKING INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No 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.