SIOUX STEEL COMPANY
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 9 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 10 · 6
- Annual miles
- 100k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tractors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trailers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Mar 6, 1989)37 yrs old
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jun 18, 2025 (Address Change)
- Officers
- LAURA SCHMIDT · SCOTT RYSDON
- Phone
- (605) 650-0342
- pdegraff@siouxsteel.com
- Address
- 196 1 2 E 6Th St, Sioux Falls SD 57101
Cargo
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
FMCSA status today
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Jun 2025 – Jun 2025Violations
5 on the FMCSA record, Jun 2025 – Jun 2025-
Vehicle maintenance No alert4 · 2 out-of-serviceBrakes 4
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Hours of service No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceNo log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Jun 2025 – Jun 2025 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026No 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 sinceThe live FMCSA check isn't on hand; see FMCSA status today.
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $1,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jan 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2005
- Cargo filing
- required · none on file
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: LM INSURANCE CORPORATION → OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it operates
Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
- Missouri 1
- Tennessee 1
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 2 | 6.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 1 | 3.50 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
2 driver inspections · 2 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Jun 2025 – Jun 2025; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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