VEKTORCarrier Intelligence Packet
STEEL LOGISTICS INC
USDOT 1589886 · MC-588472 · 1201 MARINE VIEW STREET, PORTAGE, IN 46368
—UnratedUnknownVektor risk score · 0–100
Generated August 10, 2026 from the live FMCSA / NHTSA record. Decision support — not an FMCSA safety rating or a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. Verify authority & insurance before tendering.
Watch · 2
- Vehicle out-of-service rate above average — 33.3% vs the 22.3% national average.
- Not enough inspection history to rate — 4 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.
In good standing · 3
- Active operating authority — Active for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.
- Insurance on file — BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.
- Established 20 years — Operating authority has been on file since 2006.
Identity & authority
- Operating status
- Active
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
- Broker authority
- Active
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Authority age
- 19 yr
- Registered
- Dec 28, 2006
- Out-of-service
- No
- Phone
- (219) 787-8868
- linda@truckinit.com
- Website
- truckinit.com
- Address
- 1201 MARINE VIEW STREET, PORTAGE, IN 46368
Fleet
- Power units
- 6
- Drivers
- 6
- Observed units
- 4
- Avg fleet age
- 7.5 yr
Insurance
- Auto-liability on file
- Yes
- BIPD limit
- $750k
- Cargo on file
- No
- Cargo limit
- $750k
- Bond on file
- Yes
- Lapses
- 0
Safety · trailing 24 months
- Vehicle OOS
- 33.3% (nat'l 22.26%)
- Driver OOS
- 0.0% (nat'l 6.67%)
- Inspections
- 4
- Crashes
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 0
| CSA BASIC | Measure | Percentile | Source | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Hours-of-Service | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 6.25 | — | — | — |