Asset-based
70 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 19, 2026
Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.
Asset-based
70 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
13 yr
Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
FARWEST STEEL CORPORATION (USDOT 158453) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 19, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 19, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION effective Oct 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 19, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 19, 2026.
The carrier received 83 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 63 vehicle-level and 83 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 19, 2026.
The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 19, 2026.
It reports 70 power units and 63 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 24, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 26, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jul 19, 2026.
FARWEST STEEL CORPORATION's USDOT number is 158453, and its motor carrier number is MC-416866.
As of Jul 19, 2026, FARWEST STEEL CORPORATION is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
FARWEST STEEL CORPORATION has a 7.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 128 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).
FARWEST STEEL CORPORATION operates 70 power units and 63 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
FARWEST STEEL CORPORATION is based in EUGENE, OR, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.
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83 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
79 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 10
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION · since Oct 2020
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2018 → Oct 2020 | $750K | 1 |
| TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA | Jan 2010 → Jan 2019 | $750K | 1 |
| CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. | Jul 2006 → Jan 2010 | $750K | 3 |
| TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA | Jul 2005 → Dec 2005 | $750K | 4 |
| HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2003 → Jul 2005 | $750K | 1 |
| CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. | Jun 2002 → Aug 2003 | $750K | 1 |
| VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2001 → Aug 2002 | $750K | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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