Carrier profile · USDOT 4239538 · MC-1641594 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

RJ Sterling Transportation

6 power unitsavg 9.9 yrLocal · 2 statesMORENO VALLEY, CA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1641594 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(714) 737-7677 Email dispatchraulvaldez185@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.9 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 36.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 6-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle 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: Active
Contract: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Db (usbranch)’24–’25

Incline’25–now

202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	2
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Jun 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 10

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

31.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

MORENO VALLEY, CA

23328 OLIVE WOOD PLAZA DR

Top corridor

CA 10 · AZ 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 80806 USDOT 3536163 USDOT 3867057 USDOT 54283 USDOT 4208735 USDOT 586866 USDOT 3699344 USDOT 4041630

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 23328 OLIVE WOOD PLAZA DR, MORENO VALLEY, CA, 92553
Mailing address: 23328 OLIVE WOOD PLAZA DRIVE, MORENO VALLEY, CA, 92553-5247
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (714) 737-7677
Email: raulvaldez185@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Raul Antonio Valdez
USDOT / docket: 4239538 · MC-1641594
First registered: May 13, 2024
Last MCS-150: Apr 17, 2026 · 478,911 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

478,911

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 RJ STERLING TRANSPORTATION.

RJ STERLING TRANSPORTATION (USDOT 4239538) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY effective Feb 7, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 17, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RJ STERLING TRANSPORTATION's USDOT number?

RJ STERLING TRANSPORTATION's USDOT number is 4239538, and its motor carrier number is MC-1641594.

Is RJ STERLING TRANSPORTATION authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, RJ STERLING TRANSPORTATION is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RJ STERLING TRANSPORTATION's safety record?

RJ STERLING TRANSPORTATION has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is RJ STERLING TRANSPORTATION's fleet?

RJ STERLING TRANSPORTATION operates 6 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RJ STERLING TRANSPORTATION based?

RJ STERLING TRANSPORTATION is based in MORENO VALLEY, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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