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STEEL LOGISTICS INC

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Company CheckSTEEL LOGISTICS INC · DOT 1589886

1201 MARINE VIEW STREET, PORTAGE, IN, 46368

DOT# 1589886 MC# 588472 Portage, Indiana 19 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Jul 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Feb 20, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 10, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 12, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 17, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 19, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).
Oct 1, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address1201 MARINE VIEW STREET, PORTAGE, IN, 46368

Mailing Address1201 MARINE VIEW STREET, PORTAGE, IN, 46368

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/22/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/24/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Contact☎ (800) 678-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Filings on record4

Bond history

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)since Jul 1, 2025 · active

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)Jul 2025 to Aug 2025 · CANCELLED

1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATIONNov 2017 to Jul 2025 · replaced

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Other Companies at This Address

Address1201 MARINE VIEW STREET, PORTAGE, IN 46368

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COMBINED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC	1278724	Sign in	Active
REDIEHS FREIGHTLINES INC	1290599	Sign in	Active
STEEL LOGISTICS INC this company	1589886	Sign in	Active
CHIEF TRANSIT LINES INC	1227359	Sign in	Inactive
COMBINED FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC	1231134	Sign in	Inactive
EUGENE H BOEGER	710035	Sign in	Inactive
M T I TRANSPORT SYSTEMS INC	1671861	Sign in	Inactive
MIDWEST FREIGHT COMPANY	955139	Sign in	Inactive
REDIEHS TRANSIT LINE INC	616294	Sign in	Inactive
REDIEHS TRUCKING COMPANY INC	2097818	Sign in	Inactive
TK LEASING COMPANY INC	1999215	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC588472

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerActive

Operating19 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6.25 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage303,090 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/22/2026

CompanyMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Policy #101563999

Last checked07/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet6 units

Drivers6

Mileage303,090 mi

Operating19 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service2

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

2 · 1 OOS -

2024

3 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

2 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

0 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

0 crashes =

2026

1 crash ▲

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2025, 4 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (25% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
02/20/2026	UNINCORPORATED	FL	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

3 roadside violations across 4 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/10/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	LA	Full (Level I)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2024	OK	Full (Level I)	SEQUOYAH POE	2	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
07/05/2024	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	LITTLE ROCK AR	2	2	0	2	-	▲Detail
07/19/2023	OK	Full (Level I)	SEQUOYAH PORT OF ENTRY	4	2	4	2	-	▲Detail
07/12/2023	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	BEELINE HWY / PGA BLVD	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections5

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
85	TRUST FUND	1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION	NONE	$0	11/27/2017	07/01/2025	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	1414RRX244001-023	$0	10/01/2024	10/01/2025	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	1414RRX234001-016	$0	10/01/2023	10/01/2024	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	1414RRX224001-014	$0	10/01/2022	10/01/2023	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	1414RRX214001-019	$0	10/01/2021	10/01/2022	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	2791RRX208166-049	$0	10/01/2020	10/01/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	5010441	$750,000	10/01/2019	10/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X26143	$750,000	10/01/2011	10/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0034109	$750,000	10/01/2010	10/01/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0031729	$750,000	10/01/2009	10/01/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	OCG-C2238-133065	$0	10/01/2008	10/01/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0026805	$750,000	10/01/2008	10/01/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RICTG0001002	$750,000	10/01/2007	10/01/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	0510RRX078202B-028	$0	10/01/2007	10/01/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	068202B-039	$0	10/01/2006	10/01/2007	Cancelled
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)	101563999	$0	07/31/2025	07/01/2025	Replaced
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)	101563999	$0	07/31/2025	08/08/2025	Cancelled
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)	101563999	$0	07/01/2025	07/31/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT 001147-5	$750,000	02/13/2007	10/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT 001147-5	$750,000	02/13/2007	10/27/2007	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC588472	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	11/30/2017	-	-
MC588472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/07/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2010
MC588472	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/07/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2010
MC588472	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2011
MC588472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2011
MC588472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/24/2009
MC588472	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/24/2009
MC588472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2008
MC588472	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2008
MC588472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2008
MC588472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2007
MC588472	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/31/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/05/2025
MC588472	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/20/2007	-	-
MC588472	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/20/2007	-	-

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92/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 92

Starts at 100−8 totalFinal 92

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/22/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 6 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

STEEL LOGISTICS INC

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

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Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (7)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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