Carrier profile · USDOT 97604 · MC-184843 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Chatham Steel Corporation

25 power unitsavg 6.5 yrMulti-region · 8 statesSAVANNAH, GA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-184843 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

32 observed · MCS-150

34Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.5Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(912) 233-4182 Email dispatchcrexroat@chathamsteel.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 22 vehicle and 49 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 28.6 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

46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 25-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 49
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 ’17 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

National Union’86–’17

beyond this history

1986199620062016now

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2017

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Oct 1986 → Sep 2017	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 32
Trailers (towed): 34

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

22.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

SAVANNAH, GA

501 W BOUNDARY ST

Top corridor

NC ⇄ GA

NC 19 · SC 12 · AL 10

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 41851 USDOT 299073Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2921845 USDOT 4158881 USDOT 3434106 USDOT 41851 USDOT 327574 USDOT 3042640 USDOT 344702 USDOT 299073

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@chathamsteel.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 379500

Shares a company officer with other carriers

randy bell — 8 carriers: USDOT 332637 USDOT 379500 USDOT 1176200 USDOT 2288203 USDOT 2338204 USDOT 3960874 USDOT 4204423

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

Location

Physical address: 501 W BOUNDARY ST, SAVANNAH, GA, 31401-3105
Mailing address: P O BOX 2567, SAVANNAH, GA, 31402-2567
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (912) 233-4182
Cell: (912) 433-6898
Fax: (912) 944-0660
Email: crexroat@chathamsteel.com
Web domain: chathamsteel.com

Registration

Officers: Randy Bell · Chuck Rexraot
USDOT / docket: 97604 · MC-184843
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 3, 2026 · 4,365,102 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 25, 1994
D-U-N-S: 3318383

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,365,102

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION.

CHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION (USDOT 97604) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 49 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 25, 1994 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION's USDOT number?

CHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION's USDOT number is 97604, and its motor carrier number is MC-184843.

Is CHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION's safety record?

CHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION has a 36.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 82 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is CHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION's fleet?

CHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION operates 25 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION based?

CHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION is based in SAVANNAH, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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