Service Steel Warehouse Co LP
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
130 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 16
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
- 30
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 131
- Annualized
- ≈66 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.2 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 2 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 4 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 8 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
- 393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
11 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 13, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 71% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 44 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 29, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 26, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2023 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2021 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 2, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2020 | IL | 0 | 3 | No |
| Mar 25, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 18, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2018 | OK | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2017 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |