Pattern F · Baseline Profile

A Sterling Freight Carrier Inc

EAST VALE, CA · USDOT 2,267,245 · 16 power units · small fleet

Baseline carrier profile

No recent fatal, no statutory coverage gap, no sustained pattern at the carrier-aggregate level. Limits of carrier-level analysis apply: individual driver behavior, route conditions, and specific cargo circumstances are not captured at this resolution.

SafeNY Risk Score

4.5

MODERATE

Primary risk factor: Negligence

Confidence ●●○○ (2 of 4 data sources verified)

Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census + SMS + L&I + MCMIS Crash + Inspection Records, snapshot 2026-05-01 · Computed 2026-05-12 · Outdated

SNRS is a decision-support score for legal-case evaluation. Statistical estimate only — not legal advice and not evidence of liability. See methodology.

If you were involved in a crash with this carrier, the data below may help you understand whether your case warrants legal attention. The lead form at the bottom of this page can connect you to an attorney specialist for case-specific evaluation.

Insurance & coverage

No federal BIPD insurance filing exists on record for this carrier.

49 CFR § 387 requires interstate motor carriers to maintain active bodily injury & property damage (BIPD) coverage. The absence of a filing in the FMCSA L&I database may indicate:

  • Operation without required federal insurance coverage
  • Policy lapsed and not yet renewed
  • Carrier operates intrastate only (federal filing not required)
  • Filing is recent and pending database refresh

For attorney case evaluation: verifying current coverage status directly through FMCSA's L&I lookup is recommended before proceeding.

Source: FMCSA L&I filings (BMC-91 / BMC-91X / MCS-90) · Computed 2026-05-14 · Outdated

Crash record · 5-year window

Total crashes

5

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Last incident: 9 months ago

5 crashes over 5 years, no fatal records.

Night-driving crash pattern

The SafeNY Night-Driving Pattern: of 5 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 0 occurred in dark conditions (no street lighting, partial lighting, or unknown roadway lighting). That's 0% of this carrier's crashes vs the FMCSA dataset baseline of 25.7%.

0.0% dark-condition share consistent with national baseline (25.7%); no significant deviation detected.

Method: One-sample binomial test against 25.7% baseline (FMCSA SMS Crash File 2026-04 Snapshot, n≈259k national records). p = 0.189. Dark-condition driving is regulated under 49 CFR § 392.14 (hazardous conditions); federal Hours-of-Service rules at 49 CFR § 395 limit consecutive driving hours and overlap with night-driving fatigue management.

Source: FMCSA MCMIS Crash File · Computed 2026-05-14 · Outdated

Educational Settlement Severity Estimate (Non-Advisory)

The SafeNY SSR estimates the likely verdict range for a hypothetical crash scenario involving this carrier. Adjust severity and jurisdiction.

Risk decomposition

Five-factor breakdown of the SafeNY SNRS for this carrier, used to explain the composite score.

Driven primarily by N-factor (driver behavior — HOS + Unsafe Driving + Controlled Substances) at 5.7/10, above the small-cohort median of 4.2.

Method: how this carrier's SafeNY SNRS was computed(expand for carrier-specific walkthrough)

The five factors below come from A Sterling Freight Carrier Inc's actual FMCSA records. Each factor is a 0–10 score; the composition produces a 0–10 SNRS smoothed against the prior month's value (α = 0.40). The Bayesian step below leaves exposure_M-PUD symbolic; the closed-form denominator and a worked example are on /methodology#shrinkage.

Step 1 — Bayesian-shrunk crash rate

This carrier has 5 documented crashes in the past 5 years (0 fatal). The cohort prior (mean fatal rate for similar-sized fleets) is 0.317 events per million power-unit-days; after Bayesian shrinkage with prior strength w₀ = 10, this carrier's adjusted rate is 0.316.

r^shrunk  =  10⋅0.317  +  510  +  exposureM-PUD  =  0.316\hat{r}_{\text{shrunk}} \;=\; \frac{10 \cdot 0.317 \;+\; 5}{10 \;+\; \text{exposure}_{\text{M-PUD}}} \;=\; 0.316

Step 2 — Five-factor SNRSraw composition (B-method)

SNRSraw  =  0.60⋅max⁡(C,N,M)  +  0.30⋅median⁡(C,N,M,D)  +  0.10⋅SSNRS_{raw} \;=\; 0.60 \cdot \max(C, N, M) \;+\; 0.30 \cdot \operatorname{median}(C, N, M, D) \;+\; 0.10 \cdot S
  =  0.60⋅max⁡(2.7,5.7,3.7)  +  0.30⋅median⁡(2.7,5.7,3.7,3.6)  +  0.10⋅0.0  =  4.5\quad\;=\; 0.60 \cdot \max(2.7, 5.7, 3.7) \;+\; 0.30 \cdot \operatorname{median}(2.7, 5.7, 3.7, 3.6) \;+\; 0.10 \cdot 0.0 \;=\; 4.5

C Crash 2.7 · N Negligence 5.7 · M Mechanical 3.7 · D Driver 3.6 · S Stability 0.0

Step 3 — EMA smoothing against last month's value

SNRS  =  α⋅SNRSraw  +  (1−α)⋅SNRSprev,α=0.40SNRS \;=\; \alpha \cdot SNRS_{raw} \;+\; (1-\alpha) \cdot SNRS_{\text{prev}}, \quad \alpha = 0.40

For A Sterling Freight Carrier Inc: SNRSraw = 4.5 → smoothed SNRS = 4.5. (Prior month's smoothed value is the EMA weight; the first month of data uses raw without smoothing.)

Cite this analysis

Four reference formats pre-filled for A Sterling Freight Carrier Inc (USDOT 2267245). For format guidance and worked examples, see /cite.

APA 7th edition(expand)
SafeNY. (2026). Safety analysis for A Sterling Freight Carrier Inc (USDOT 2267245). Retrieved [date], from https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/a-sterling-freight-carrier-inc-usdot-2267245
Chicago (author-date)(expand)
SafeNY. 2026. "Safety analysis for A Sterling Freight Carrier Inc (USDOT 2267245)." Accessed [date]. https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/a-sterling-freight-carrier-inc-usdot-2267245.
Bluebook (legal briefs)(expand)
SafeNY Safety Profile, A Sterling Freight Carrier Inc, FMCSA USDOT 2267245, SafeNY (last visited [date]), https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/a-sterling-freight-carrier-inc-usdot-2267245.
BibTeX(expand)
@misc{safeny_a_2267245_2026,
  title        = {Safety analysis for A Sterling Freight Carrier Inc},
  author       = {{SafeNY}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://safeny.com/trucking-accidents/a-sterling-freight-carrier-inc-usdot-2267245}},
  note         = {USDOT 2267245; derived from FMCSA public records}
}

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