Carrier profile · USDOT 203754 · MC-153552 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Steel Transport Inc

135 power unitsavg 12.4 yrRegional · 6 statesGARY, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-153552 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

135Power units

37 observed · MCS-150

35Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.4Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 939-3000 Email dispatchelainepaulan@steeltransportinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

135 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.4 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.7 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

45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 7

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 135-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 135
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving40 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’21 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Harris Bank’94–’13

Continental Western’95–’00

Rli’02–’10

Rli’12–’17

Carolina’19–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2021

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2019 → Apr 2021	$750K	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jun 2019	$750K	1
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2017	$750K	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Jun 2010 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Jun 2010	$750K	7
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Nov 2002	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Nov 2000 → Nov 2001	$750K	4
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1995 → Nov 2000	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1994 → Nov 1995	$750K	2
HARRIS BANK HINSDALE, N. A.	Oct 1994 → Feb 2013	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 135
Observed power (24 mo): 37
Trailers (towed): 35

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

20.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

GARY, IN

6701 MELTON ROAD

Top corridor

IN 20 · MI 20 · OH 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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4434895Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4434895 USDOT 504403 USDOT 1023351 USDOT 2534606 USDOT 2418668 USDOT 104030 USDOT 142116 USDOT 1278724

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@steeltransportinc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 249019

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

135

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: 6701 MELTON ROAD, GARY, IN, 46403
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (219) 939-3000
Email: elainepaulan@steeltransportinc.com
Web domain: steeltransportinc.com

Registration

Officer: Kenneth Paulan
USDOT / docket: 203754 · MC-153552
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 21, 2025 · 4,269,926 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 5, 2013
D-U-N-S: 37594371

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

135

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,269,926

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 TRANSPORT INC.

STEEL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 203754) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 46 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 135 power units and 52 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 21, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 5, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STEEL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

STEEL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 203754, and its motor carrier number is MC-153552.

Is STEEL TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, STEEL TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STEEL TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

STEEL TRANSPORT INC has a 31.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 76 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is STEEL TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

STEEL TRANSPORT INC operates 135 power units and 52 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is STEEL TRANSPORT INC based?

STEEL TRANSPORT INC is based in GARY, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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