Carrier profile · USDOT 1415641 · MC-538231 · Updated Aug 7, 2026

L & M Steel Company LLC

7 power unitsavg 8.9 yrMulti-region · 13 statesNEWMAN GROVE, NE86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-538231 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.9Avg age (yr)

2006–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(402) 608-0369 Email dispatchbanksfarms12@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 7, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.9 yr

Model years 2006–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 23.5 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

33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 5

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.6 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 Driving61 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’24 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’05–now

2005201120172023now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since May 2024

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2005 → May 2024	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

79.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

NEWMAN GROVE, NE

82320 536 AVE

Top corridor

NE 8 · CO 5 · IA 5

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 656284Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 171361 USDOT 3375575 USDOT 339020 USDOT 1068705 USDOT 4397150 USDOT 656284

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 82320 536 AVE, NEWMAN GROVE, NE, 68758
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (402) 608-0369
Email: banksfarms12@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Sheana Banks
USDOT / docket: 1415641 · MC-538231
First registered: Sep 14, 2005
Last MCS-150: May 4, 2026 · 850,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

850,000

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 L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC.

L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC (USDOT 1415641) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective May 7, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 7, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 7, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC's USDOT number?

L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC's USDOT number is 1415641, and its motor carrier number is MC-538231.

Is L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 7, 2026, L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC's safety record?

L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 60 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC's fleet?

L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC based?

L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC is based in NEWMAN GROVE, NE, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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