Carrier profile · USDOT 1566185 · MC-580537 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

COLD STEEL TRANSFER LLC

3 power unitsavg 4.1 yrLocal · 2 statesOMAHA, NE78/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-580537 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.1Avg age (yr)

2018–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(402) 297-4157 Email dispatchCOLDSTEELTRANSFER@GMAIL.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.

Established 20 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 1

Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.1 yr

Model years 2018–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 3

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’15–’21

Acuity A’21–’25

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → Dec 2025	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2015 → Jun 2021	$750K	4
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2006 → May 2007	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

55.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NE busiest

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

Home base

OMAHA, NE

14906 Z CIRCLE

Top corridor

NE 5 · IA 4

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: 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 4416279Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4416279 USDOT 1891996

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ryan munhall — 2 carriers: USDOT 2642355

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14906 Z CIRCLE, OMAHA, NE, 68137
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (402) 297-4157
Cell: (402) 297-1807
Email: coldsteeltransfer@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Ryan Munhall
USDOT / docket: 1566185 · MC-580537
First registered: Oct 16, 2006
Last MCS-150: Jan 4, 2024 · 406,593 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

406,593

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 COLD STEEL TRANSFER LLC.

COLD STEEL TRANSFER LLC (USDOT 1566185) has a Vektor safety score of 78/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 4, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COLD STEEL TRANSFER LLC's USDOT number?

COLD STEEL TRANSFER LLC's USDOT number is 1566185, and its motor carrier number is MC-580537.

Is COLD STEEL TRANSFER LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is COLD STEEL TRANSFER LLC's safety record?

COLD STEEL TRANSFER LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 15 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 78/100 (tier: review).