Fleet typeIdentity
Lessor pool
40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2784344 · MC-927693
REGIONAL STEEL LLC
40 power unitsavg 5.1 yrNational · 18 statesUNIONTOWN, OH
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-927693 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
40Power units
25 observed · MCS-150
35Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
5.1Avg age (yr)
2016–2026 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Established 11 yearsNo reported crashesNo active operating authority
Watch · 3
No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.3% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average18.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.
Operating authority1111 yr active
since 2015Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo27.327.3 %
▲ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersNewer
5.1 yr
Model years 2016–2026 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
11 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is REGIONAL STEEL LLC safe to work with?
Is REGIONAL STEEL LLC safe to load? REGIONAL STEEL LLC (USDOT 2784344, MC-927693) is an active leasing/lessor-pool motor carrier based in UNIONTOWN, OH, operating 40 power units and 40 drivers. Operating authority has been active 11 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 39 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 27.3% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (63/100), with the leading concern: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
RSREGIONAL STEEL LLC 63
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Safety
39 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 27.3% (24-mo)22 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 17.9% (24-mo)39 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
28.2% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 40-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 40
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 39
- Annualized
- ≈20 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving11
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness5 · 5 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+4 earlier
Progressive Preferred · 22–24
20162025
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.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 40
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 25
- Trailers (towed)
- 35
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2026
Newest model yr
2016
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusNational
revealedStates observed1818
US statesInspections · 24 mo3939
WA busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
UNIONTOWN, OH
Top corridor
WA ⇄ OH
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 36 trucks also ran under 45 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3189616USDOT 3561626USDOT 4222750USDOT 4280596USDOT 4280956USDOT 3451752USDOT 3739464USDOT 3996095Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (43 trucks · 76 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2953815USDOT 3192445USDOT 3639789USDOT 3723742USDOT 3831938USDOT 3189616USDOT 3512719USDOT 3561626
Shares a company officer with other carriers
farkhat usupzhanov — 4 carriers: USDOT 2107087USDOT 3652384USDOT 3739464
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)4040
Observed (24 mo)2525
Shared w/ other carriers4646
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
- 3280 TWIN HILLS ST, UNIONTOWN, OH, 44685
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (224) 285-5711
Registration
- Officer
- Farkhat Usupzhanov
- USDOT / docket
- 2784344 · MC-927693
- First registered
- 07/23/2015
- Last MCS-150
- 11/18/2025 · 8,598,920 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
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 REGIONAL STEEL LLC's USDOT number?
REGIONAL STEEL LLC's USDOT number is 2784344, and its motor carrier number is MC-927693.
Is REGIONAL STEEL LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, REGIONAL STEEL LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is REGIONAL STEEL LLC's safety record?
REGIONAL STEEL LLC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 39 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 63/100 (tier: high_risk).
How big is REGIONAL STEEL LLC's fleet?
REGIONAL STEEL LLC operates 40 power units and 40 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is REGIONAL STEEL LLC based?
REGIONAL STEEL LLC is based in UNIONTOWN, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 18 states.