American Metals Corporation
DBA AMERICAN STEEL LAMPROS STEEL HASKINS STEEL ALASKA STEEL
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
61 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 5
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 46
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 62
- Annualized
- ≈31 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving28 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Apr 12, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 32 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 9, 2023 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2022 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 20, 2020 | CA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2014 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2012 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2011 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2011 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2010 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2009 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2007 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2007 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2006 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2006 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2005 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |