STEEL FLEET TRANSPORT LLC

DOT# 3566529 MC# 1199854 Valparaiso, IN Authorized For-Hire
(219) 247-8830 dispatch@steelfleettransport.com 257 Indiana Ave Ste D2, Valparaiso IN 46383-6178
56 tractors 29 drivers
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
5 yrs history · 28 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
56
Drivers · CDL
29 · 29
Annual miles
348k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 3 25 0 28
Trailers 2 26 0 28

Registration

Registered
02-09-2021 (5 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-16-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
VUCKO VELICKOVIC

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
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.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Not enough record to grade yet.

28 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans better than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 50–99 trucks.

80% likely range 0.38×–1.61×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 1.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
1.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-9 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (56 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 1.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.74× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -4%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Feb 2026 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 7 of 22 violations (32%). Brake or light defects led to 1 out-of-service order.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
28
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.6%
4 of 14
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
7.1%
2 of 28
National avg 6.7%
Violations
22
6 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Indiana (about 56 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 4,136 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.018 0.026
Inspections 0.27 0.97
Violations 0.20 0.57
Critical violations 0.06 0.12

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

22 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    16 · 4 OOS
    Brakes 7 · Lights 3 · Tires 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Other parts 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • 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
2 crashes
  • Jun
    25
    2026
    New Mexico
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    9
    2026
    Mississippi
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · American Inter-Fidelity Exchange
on record since Dec 22, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2021
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY → American Inter-Fidelity Exchange (Dec 2025); PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY → GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2025); CANAL INSURANCE CO. → PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2025)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last May 21, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 24, 2021)

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
  • California 5
  • Iowa 4
  • New Mexico 4
  • Utah 3
  • Maryland 2
  • Alabama 1
  • Delaware 1
  • Illinois 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 1 of 28 inspections were in Indiana.