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Motor carrier · USDOT 497539

STERLING EXPRESS SERVICES INC, Torrance, CA: USDOT 497539 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as STERLING EXPRESS SERVICES INC filed them on its MCS-150, last updated May 30, 2025. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since September 11, 1992. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedSTERLING EXPRESS SERVICES INC
USDOT number497539
Status on the censusActive
AddressTorrance, CA 90501
CountyLos Angeles County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsDoes not carry hazardous materials
Safety ratingSatisfactory
Power units1 (1 trucks)
Drivers1 (1 with a CDL)
On the register sinceSeptember 11, 1992
MCS-150 last filedMay 30, 2025
MCS-150 annual mileage30,000 miles (2024)
Cargo carriedGeneral Freight; Intermodal Containers

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

Velarion’s copy of the inspection file holds no inspection for USDOT 497539.

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
August 29, 2024CACerritos00Yes
June 27, 2023CALos Angeles00YesNo
January 15, 2022CAOntario01YesNo
April 30, 2021CAPomona00Yes
August 19, 2019CASeal Beach00YesNo
January 28, 2019CALong Beach00YesNo
July 30, 2018CALong Beach00Yes
March 8, 2018CALos Angeles00YesNo
August 30, 2017CALos Angeles01Yes
July 22, 2016CADiamond Bar01YesNo
October 6, 2015CABellflower00Yes
February 16, 2015CAUnincorporated01Yes
March 3, 2014CAUnincorporated00Yes
December 19, 2012CASanta Fe Springs00Yes
October 10, 2012CAFullerton00YesNo
November 14, 2011CACerritos01YesNo
October 5, 2011CABellflower00Yes
October 4, 2011CALong Beach00Yes
May 17, 2011CACerritos01Yes
April 27, 2011CACarson01No
November 27, 2010CALos Angeles01Yes
October 18, 2006CACarson00YesNo
August 14, 2006CAUnincorporated00Yes
August 9, 2004CAUnincorporated00Yes
August 27, 2003CAOntario00YesNo
June 10, 2003CALong Beach00YesNo

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers USDOT 497539, STERLING EXPRESS SERVICES INC of Torrance, CA, a motor carrier with 1 power unit and 1 driver, and it lists 26 crashes on file. It also reports 0 roadside inspections on file and 0 out-of-service orders.