Carrier profile · USDOT 1096960 · MC-495402 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Patriot Steel Trucking LLC

8 power unitsEVANSVILLE, IN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-495402 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(812) 428-5490 Email dispatchMWIEDRICH@PATRIOTSTEEL.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.

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No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 8 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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: 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’05 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

beyond this history

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2005

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2004 → Nov 2005	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

EVANSVILLE, IN

3350 CLAREMONT AVENUE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3350 CLAREMONT AVENUE, EVANSVILLE, IN, 47712
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (812) 428-5490
Fax: (812) 428-5494
Email: mwiedrich@patriotsteel.com
Web domain: patriotsteel.com

Registration

Officers: Marty Wiedrich · Ray Weil
USDOT / docket: 1096960 · MC-495402
First registered: Feb 13, 2003
Last MCS-150: May 23, 2011 · 1,000,000 mi (2007)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 21, 2009
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,000,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 PATRIOT STEEL TRUCKING LLC.

PATRIOT STEEL TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1096960) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active 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 THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 1, 2005 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, 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 8 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 23, 2011.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 21, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PATRIOT STEEL TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

PATRIOT STEEL TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1096960, and its motor carrier number is MC-495402.

Is PATRIOT STEEL TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

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

How big is PATRIOT STEEL TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

PATRIOT STEEL TRUCKING LLC operates 8 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PATRIOT STEEL TRUCKING LLC based?

PATRIOT STEEL TRUCKING LLC is based in EVANSVILLE, IN.

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