Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
99 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 267947 · MC-41406
STEEL & MACHINERY TRANSPORTATION INC
99 power unitsHAMMOND, IN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-41406 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
99Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 41 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 99 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 9.9 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority4040 yr active
since 1985Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal44
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
40 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is STEEL & MACHINERY TRANSPORTATION INC safe to work with?
Is STEEL & MACHINERY TRANSPORTATION INC safe to load? STEEL & MACHINERY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 267947, MC-41406) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in HAMMOND, IN, operating 99 power units and 99 drivers. Operating authority has been active 40 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
S&STEEL & MACHINERY TRANSPORTATION INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)Filed with FMCSA
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+4 earlier
Xl Specialty · 94–96
Legion · 96–01
Rli · 01–03
Centrue Bank · 04–14
Sentry Select · 05–11
Canal · 12–16
19942016
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
10 insurer eras · collapsed from 17 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS | May 2016 → Jun 2016 | $1M | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2012 → May 2016 | $1M | 5 |
| STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA | Aug 2011 → Aug 2012 | $1M | 1 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2005 → Aug 2011 | $1M | 2 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2004 → Jul 2005 | $1M | 1 |
| CENTRUE BANK | Mar 2004 → Oct 2014 | $1M | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2003 → Oct 2003 | $1M | 2 |
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2001 → Jul 2003 | $1M | 2 |
| LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 1996 → Apr 2001 | $1M | 1 |
| XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 1994 → Dec 1996 | $1M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 99
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
HAMMOND, IN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@cardinaltransport.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 152518USDOT 602317USDOT 946247USDOT 1500090USDOT 1861706USDOT 2173602USDOT 2901868USDOT 3773726
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john r riley — 2 carriers: USDOT 1875180
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3680 W 179TH ST, HAMMOND, IN, 46323
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 267, COAL CITY, IL, 60416
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (219) 845-5858
- Cell
- (815) 693-3034
- Fax
- (815) 634-8213
- Web domain
- cardinaltransport.com
Registration
- Officer
- John R Riley
- USDOT / docket
- 267947 · MC-41406
- First registered
- 12/31/1985
- Last MCS-150
- 08/18/2016 · 5,059,400 mi (2015)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 361276285
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is STEEL & MACHINERY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?
STEEL & MACHINERY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 267947, and its motor carrier number is MC-41406.
Is STEEL & MACHINERY TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, STEEL & MACHINERY TRANSPORTATION INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is STEEL & MACHINERY TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?
STEEL & MACHINERY TRANSPORTATION INC operates 99 power units and 99 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is STEEL & MACHINERY TRANSPORTATION INC based?
STEEL & MACHINERY TRANSPORTATION INC is based in HAMMOND, IN.