Steel Transport Inc
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
30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 5
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
- 37
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 31
- Annualized
- ≈16 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.120 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 43 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 52 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2024 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2020 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 2, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2018 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2017 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2017 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2016 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 19, 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2014 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2014 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2014 | OH | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2014 | OH | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 16, 2014 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |