VEKTORCarrier Intelligence Packet
FORTRESS STEEL SERVICE INC
USDOT 1468439 · 1001 KONICA DRIVE, ELKTON, MD 21921
71Review firstModerate riskVektor risk score · 0–100
Generated August 18, 2026 from the live FMCSA / NHTSA record. Decision support — not an FMCSA safety rating or a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. Verify authority & insurance before tendering.
Watch · 2
- Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average — 42.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.3% national average.
- Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revoked — FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.
In good standing · 2
- Established 20 years — Operating authority has been on file since 2006.
- No reported crashes — No DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.
Identity & authority
- Operating status
- Active
- Common authority
- —
- Contract authority
- —
- Broker authority
- —
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Authority age
- 20 yr
- Registered
- Mar 1, 2006
- Out-of-service
- No
- Phone
- (302) 292-3065
- mike@fortresssteel-de.com
- Website
- fortresssteel-de.com
- Address
- 1001 KONICA DRIVE, ELKTON, MD 21921
Fleet
- Power units
- 7
- Drivers
- 5
- Observed units
- 1
- Avg fleet age
- 5 yr
Insurance
- Auto-liability on file
- No
- BIPD limit
- —
- Cargo on file
- No
- Cargo limit
- —
- Bond on file
- No
- Lapses
- 0
Safety · trailing 24 months
- Vehicle OOS
- 42.9% (nat'l 22.26%)
- Driver OOS
- 0.0% (nat'l 6.67%)
- Inspections
- 7
- Crashes
- 0
- Fatal crashes
- 0
| CSA BASIC | Measure | Percentile | Source | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Hours-of-Service | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 2.28 | 22% | Vektor est. | — |