Carrier profile · USDOT 510245 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Suburban Steel Supply Inc

16 power unitsavg 4.6 yrRegional · 3 statesGAHANNA, OH100/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.6Avg age (yr)

2011–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(614) 737-5501 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 2

Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 16 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.6 yr

Model years 2011–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 22.2%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 — 9 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 32.5 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

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 16-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

43.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Indiana: 6 inspections
Ohio: 5 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections

Home base

GAHANNA, OH

1900 DEFFENBAUGH CT

Most inspections: IN

6 inspections

IN 6 · OH 5 · MI 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4391827Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1900 DEFFENBAUGH CT, GAHANNA, OH, 43230
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (614) 737-5501
Fax: (614) 737-5050
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: suburbansteelsupply.com

Registration

Officer: David A Lorenz
USDOT / docket: 510245
First registered: Jan 22, 1993
Last MCS-150: Jun 12, 2026 · 555,302 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 13, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

555,302

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

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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22%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 9 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

13violation records

2OOS-tagged records

2 of 9inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

70%0 / 7

Lights

333%1 / 3

Other vehicle maintenance

250%1 / 2

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 5

100%May 25 to Nov 251 / 1

50%Nov 25 to May 261 / 2

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (4 of 13 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.2-SLLEWPB State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SUBURBAN STEEL SUPPLY INC.

SUBURBAN STEEL SUPPLY INC (USDOT 510245) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 26 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 12, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 13, 2008 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SUBURBAN STEEL SUPPLY INC's USDOT number?

SUBURBAN STEEL SUPPLY INC's USDOT number is 510245.

Is SUBURBAN STEEL SUPPLY INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. SUBURBAN STEEL SUPPLY INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is SUBURBAN STEEL SUPPLY INC's safety record?

SUBURBAN STEEL SUPPLY INC has a 22.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 16 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SUBURBAN STEEL SUPPLY INC's fleet?

SUBURBAN STEEL SUPPLY INC operates 16 power units and 26 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SUBURBAN STEEL SUPPLY INC based?

SUBURBAN STEEL SUPPLY INC is based in GAHANNA, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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