Carrier profile · USDOT 3566529 · MC-1199854 · Updated Jul 8, 2026

Steel Fleet Transport LLC

21 power unitsavg 6.3 yrMulti-region · 14 statesVALPARAISO, IN93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1199854 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 247-8830 Email dispatchdispatch@steelfleettransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 8, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 24 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 6.9 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

24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 4

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 21-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 0 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: None
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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Southeastern’21–’23

Canal’23–’25

Geico Marine’25–’25

American Inter-fidelity’25–now

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE · since Dec 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Dec 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → Dec 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → May 2025	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2023 → Mar 2025	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2023	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

87.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

VALPARAISO, IN

257 INDIANA AVE

Top corridor

NM ⇄ IN

NM 4 · CA 4 · UT 3

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: 9 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3199332 USDOT 3300318 USDOT 3648480 USDOT 3472462 USDOT 4310772 USDOT 3910380Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (21 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3706 USDOT 3199332 USDOT 3300318 USDOT 3648480 USDOT 1516024 USDOT 2073146 USDOT 73705 USDOT 3910380

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 257 INDIANA AVE, VALPARAISO, IN, 46383-6178
Mailing address: 257 INDIANA AVE STE D2, VALPARAISO, IN, 46383-6178
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (219) 247-8830
Fax: (219) 247-8833
Email: dispatch@steelfleettransport.com
Web domain: steelfleettransport.com

Registration

Officer: Vucko Velickovic
USDOT / docket: 3566529 · MC-1199854
First registered: Feb 9, 2021
Last MCS-150: Apr 21, 2026 · 348,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

348,000

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 STEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC.

STEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3566529) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 8, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE effective Dec 22, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 8, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 8, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 21, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

STEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3566529, and its motor carrier number is MC-1199854.

Is STEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 8, 2026, STEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

STEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is STEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

STEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC operates 21 power units and 22 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is STEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC based?

STEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC is based in VALPARAISO, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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