Carrier profile · USDOT 2489300 · MC-868582 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MORGAN STEEL LLC

29 power unitsavg 5.1 yrRegional · 7 statesMEMPHIS, TN87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-868582 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

29Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.1Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(901) 774-7555 Email dispatchKLAUS.SCHMIDT@MORGANSTEEL.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average9.8% vs the 6.7% 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.4%

▲ 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-mo30.4%

▲ 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

29 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.1 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

51 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 23 vehicle and 51 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · 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 5.3 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

45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 29-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 29
Inspections · 24 mo: 51
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 10 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
391.15 Driver qualificationsDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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 ’23 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Federal’22–now

2014201720202023now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2023

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2022 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
GREAT NORTHERN INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2022 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Apr 2014	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 29
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

42.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MS busiest

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

Home base

MEMPHIS, TN

1207 RIVERSIDE BLVD

Top corridor

MS ⇄ TN

MS 23 · TN 8 · AR 8

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 3983617Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3983617 USDOT 1523999 USDOT 2024274 USDOT 2185518 USDOT 2318195 USDOT 2402373

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@morgansteel.net — 2 carriers: USDOT 3983617

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: 1207 RIVERSIDE BLVD, MEMPHIS, TN, 38106
Mailing address: P O BOX 621, MEMPHIS, TN, 38101
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (901) 774-7555
Fax: (901) 774-4455
Email: klaus.schmidt@morgansteel.net
Web domain: morgansteel.net

Registration

Officers: Klaus Schmidt · Christopher Morgan
USDOT / docket: 2489300 · MC-868582
First registered: Mar 27, 2014
Last MCS-150: Nov 12, 2024 · 2,550,000 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

2,550,000

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 MORGAN STEEL LLC.

MORGAN STEEL LLC (USDOT 2489300) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 11, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 51 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 51 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 29 power units and 29 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 12, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is MORGAN STEEL LLC's USDOT number?

MORGAN STEEL LLC's USDOT number is 2489300, and its motor carrier number is MC-868582.

Is MORGAN STEEL LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is MORGAN STEEL LLC's safety record?

MORGAN STEEL LLC has a 30.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 90 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).