INTSEL STEEL DISTRIBUTORS LLC

DOT# 1058751 MC# 712826 Houston, TX Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(713) 937-9500 lexy.malbrue@sss-steel.com 11310 West Little York, Houston TX 77041
13 power units 13 drivers 1.1M mi/yr · ~82k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 87.8 / 100
Low confidence
24 yrs history · 18 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
13
Drivers · CDL
13 · 13
Annual miles
1.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 0 12 0 12
Trailers 39 0 0 39

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (02-03-2011) · 15 yr old
Registered
10-03-2002 (24 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-20-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
LEXY MALBRUE
Officer
GARY STEIN

Cargo

54.4
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: STEEL Construction
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.62×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.6 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.33×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.36× and out-of-service orders 0.76× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -20%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 14.3% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
18
72% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.3%
2 of 14
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 18
National avg 6.7%
Violations
6
2 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.031
Inspections 0.92 1.11
Violations 0.23 0.89
Critical violations 0.04 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

6 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    6 · 2 OOS
    Cargo securement 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$5,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
on record since Jun 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2009
Cargo filing
on file · LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. since Jun 1, 2010
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 10, 2010)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 13
  • Oklahoma 2
  • Colorado 1
  • Utah 1
  • Wyoming 1