PDM Steel Service Centers Inc
DBA FERALLOY PDM STEEL SERVICE
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
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
118 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 12
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.
- Registered power units
- 86
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 121
- Annualized
- ≈61 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving34 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 7 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving4 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 16, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 75% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 38 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2025 | NV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2024 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2020 | ID | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2019 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 18, 2018 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2018 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2017 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2014 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2014 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2014 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2014 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2014 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2012 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2012 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2012 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2011 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2011 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2010 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2009 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2009 | UT | 0 | 1 | No |