STERN OIL CO INC
USDOT 230887 · Doing business as STERN
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (47 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate12.2% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 230887 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1203739 |
| Legal Name | STERN OIL CO INC |
| DBA Name | STERN |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6059257999 |
| Address | 27923 US HWY 81, Freeman, SD, 57029 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19960430) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 85 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 77 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 41 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 12.2% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2025-11-04 — NE — towaway
- 2025-02-13 — SD — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (7), 20 (5), 23 (4).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 47 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 33 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,708,414 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 07-JUL-25 |
STERN OIL CO INC operates 47 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in SD.
Nearby
Other carriers in Freeman, SD
- KEITH ALLEN KNODEL — USDOT 560348, 6 power units
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- TOTE INC — USDOT 183181, 4 power units
- LEEALLEN BRODERS — USDOT 393161, 4 power units
- GRAND LABORATORIES INC — USDOT 157734, 3 power units
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