Carrier profile · USDOT 248518 · MC-272290 · Updated Jul 12, 2026

ELLIS STEEL CO INC

4 power unitsavg 17.6 yrRegional · 3 statesWEST POINT, MS86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-272290 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 12, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.6 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%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 — 8 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

80.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 33.9 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 4-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United States’93–now

1993200220112020now

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 · ZURICH INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 1997

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AXA GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1997 → Mar 1998	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Oct 1993 → current	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.6 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

28.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MS busiest

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

Home base

WEST POINT, MS

7384 HWY 45 A NORTH

Top corridor

MS 4 · TN 4 · AR 1

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4286086 USDOT 4140975

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ellissteel.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1834214

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7384 HWY 45 A NORTH, WEST POINT, MS, 39773
Mailing address: P O BOX 816, WEST POINT, MS, 39773
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (662) 494-5955
Fax: (662) 494-8802
Email: mark.acker@ellissteel.com
Web domain: ellissteel.com

Registration

Officers: William Yates · Frank Hopper
USDOT / docket: 248518 · MC-272290
First registered: Jul 10, 1984
Last MCS-150: Apr 30, 2026 · 111,163 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 30, 2002
D-U-N-S: 8214124

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

111,163

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 ELLIS STEEL CO INC.

ELLIS STEEL CO INC (USDOT 248518) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 12, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 30, 1997 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 12, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 30, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ELLIS STEEL CO INC's USDOT number?

ELLIS STEEL CO INC's USDOT number is 248518, and its motor carrier number is MC-272290.

Is ELLIS STEEL CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 12, 2026, ELLIS STEEL CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ELLIS STEEL CO INC's safety record?

ELLIS STEEL CO INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).