Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
SIOUX STEEL COMPANY (USDOT 66163) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 2 states, 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 9 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 18, 2025.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 6, 1989 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
SIOUX STEEL COMPANY's USDOT number is 66163, and its motor carrier number is MC-488257.
As of Jun 13, 2026, SIOUX STEEL COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
SIOUX STEEL COMPANY has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
SIOUX STEEL COMPANY operates 9 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
SIOUX STEEL COMPANY is based in SIOUX FALLS, SD, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
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2 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| LM INSURANCE CORPORATION | Jan 2020 → Jan 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY CO. | Nov 2017 → Nov 2017 | $750K | 3 |
| HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2009 → Dec 2017 | $750K | 1 |
| THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2008 → Dec 2009 | $750K | 1 |
| CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. | Dec 2006 → Dec 2008 | $750K | 1 |
| TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2005 → Dec 2006 | $750K | 2 |
| TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2003 → Dec 2003 | $750K | 2 |
| TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA | Dec 2003 → Dec 2005 | $750K | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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