Carrier profile · USDOT 900258 · MC-391032 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Steelers Express Inc

11 power unitsavg 13.1 yrRegional · 7 statesSAN DIEGO, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-391032 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 781-1125 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 73 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.2%

▼ 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

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.1 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

67 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

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2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 2, 2026.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 13.2%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 — 38 vehicle and 49 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.8% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 19.0 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

48 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 5

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 49
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.2 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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 ’26 · 6 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Monterey’00–’03

Monterey’03–’08

Accident’12–’15

Qualitas’16–now

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Jan 2026	$750K	11
NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Sep 2012 → Sep 2015	$750K	3
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Sep 2011 → Sep 2012	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2011	$750K	3
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2003 → Sep 2008	$750K	18
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2003 → Feb 2003	$750K	1
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2000 → Feb 2003	$750K	10

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

67.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 41 inspections
New Mexico: 2 inspections
Arizona: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Nevada: 1 inspections

Home base

SAN DIEGO, CA

8807 AVENIDA DE LA FUENTE

Most inspections: CA

41 inspections

CA 41 · NM 2 · AZ 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 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 913794Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2644139 USDOT 3174111 USDOT 4108515 USDOT 1647638 USDOT 1670931 USDOT 3359111 USDOT 1446590 USDOT 2857893

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 8807 AVENIDA DE LA FUENTE, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 781-1125
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Juan Manuel Castellanos
USDOT / docket: 900258 · MC-391032
First registered: Aug 18, 2000
Last MCS-150: Dec 26, 2025 · 213,253 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 9, 2005
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

213,253

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 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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13%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

5 of 38 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

43violation records

10OOS-tagged records

5 of 38inspections 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

1450%7 / 14

Brakes

1020%2 / 10

Unsafe driving

100%0 / 10

Lights

617%1 / 6

Driver fitness

20%0 / 2

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 5

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 9

17%Nov 25 to May 262 / 12

25%May 26 to Nov 263 / 12

Top 3 codes (11 of 43 records)

392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components4
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3

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393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
390.3E3-MC Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)1
391.11B2-Q Driver not qualified1
391.11B2-S Driver not qualified1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.118D-CDL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.207C-SBML Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209D-STBSP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-DLDSUJBCB Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-STLT Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for STEELERS EXPRESS INC.

STEELERS EXPRESS INC (USDOT 900258) 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 Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 5, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 38 vehicle-level and 49 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

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

It reports 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 26, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 9, 2005 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STEELERS EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

STEELERS EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 900258, and its motor carrier number is MC-391032.

Is STEELERS EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. STEELERS EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STEELERS EXPRESS INC's safety record?

STEELERS EXPRESS INC has a 13.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 73 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).