Carrier profile · USDOT 88387 · MC-856974 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

PDM Steel Service Centers Inc

DBA FERALLOY PDM STEEL SERVICE

87 power unitsavg 6.4 yrRegional · 5 statesELK GROVE, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-856974 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

87Power units

54 observed · MCS-150

57Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.4Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(916) 513-4548 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

87 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.4 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

111 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

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

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 25.97% on 77 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
6 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 13, 2026.

Safety

118 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 26.0%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 — 77 vehicle and 118 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

26.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

113 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 12

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 87-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 87
Inspections · 24 mo: 118
Annualized: ≈59 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving37 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 7 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving6 · 6 OOS
393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’23 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Zurich American’13–’16

Hartford Fire’16–’23

beyond this history

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2023

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2016	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 87
Observed power (24 mo): 54
Trailers (towed): 57

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

71.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

118

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 73 inspections
Colorado: 25 inspections
Washington: 9 inspections
Utah: 9 inspections
Nevada: 2 inspections

Home base

ELK GROVE, CA

9245 LAGUNA SPRINGS DRIVE SUITE 350

Most inspections: CA

73 inspections

CA 73 · CO 25 · WA 9

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 662408 USDOT 2630443 USDOT 20342 USDOT 438076Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (23 trucks · 27 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 20342 USDOT 143532 USDOT 188852 USDOT 927293 USDOT 171708 USDOT 1874170 USDOT 1919899 USDOT 1930689

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 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 9245 LAGUNA SPRINGS DRIVE SUITE 350, ELK GROVE, CA, 95758
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (916) 513-4548
Cell: (209) 401-8632
Fax: (916) 840-7988
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: pdmsteel.com

Registration

Officers: Jennifer Gardner · Andrew Willson
USDOT / docket: 88387 · MC-856974
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Oct 7, 2026 · 2,544,873 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 31301232

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,544,873

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 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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26%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

20 of 77 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

82violation records

29OOS-tagged records

20 of 77inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

3361%20 / 33

Unsafe driving

3216%5 / 32

Lights

922%2 / 9

Brakes

450%2 / 4

Hours of service

40%0 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

17%Nov 24 to May 252 / 12

25%May 25 to Nov 256 / 24

32%Nov 25 to May 267 / 22

26%May 26 to Nov 265 / 19

Top 3 codes (17 of 82 records)

393.110B3-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns7
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured5

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393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.87A-FPLR Warning flags on projecting loads3
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps3
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns2
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns2
393.106C2-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.11B-CSSRR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.110B2I-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.110B2II-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.110C-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.11A1-LSLMWR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LTNRV Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.87A-FPLA Warning flags on projecting loads1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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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 PDM STEEL SERVICE CENTERS INC.

PDM STEEL SERVICE CENTERS INC (USDOT 88387) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 118 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 77 vehicle-level and 118 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 87 power units and 55 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 7, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PDM STEEL SERVICE CENTERS INC's USDOT number?

PDM STEEL SERVICE CENTERS INC's USDOT number is 88387, and its motor carrier number is MC-856974.

Is PDM STEEL SERVICE CENTERS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. PDM STEEL SERVICE CENTERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PDM STEEL SERVICE CENTERS INC's safety record?

PDM STEEL SERVICE CENTERS INC has a 26.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 190 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).