Carrier profile · USDOT 203952 · Updated Jun 13, 2026
Charleston Steel & Metal
29 power unitsavg 16.1 yrLocal · 1 statesNORTH CHARLESTON, SC86/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY
Network & Fraud
Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.
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 1593361Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (2 trucks · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1593361
Shares a company officer with other carriers
bernard steinberg — 2 carriers: USDOT 1566634
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)2929
Observed (24 mo)1010
Shared w/ other carriers22
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
| VIN | Carriers | Inspections | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5TU34402X6S000670View sourced platform decode | 2 | 5 | Jul 20, 2023 | May 12, 2026 |
| 1DTD48R29XS080512View sourced platform decode | 2 | 2 | Feb 11, 2025 | Apr 21, 2026 |
Owner / group view· confidence: officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 2 related authorities · joined by officer
- Authorities
- 2
- Combined power
- 30
- States
- 2
- Oldest authority
- Jun 1, 1974
- Active now
- 2
- CHARLESTON STEEL & METAL· viewingUSDOT 20395229PU
- CBS FOOD PRODUCTS INCUSDOT 15666341PU
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