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Company CheckINDIANA STEEL CARRIERS INC · DOT 2017701

2558 KERRY DR, VALPARAISO, IN, 46385

DOT# 2017701 MC# 713273 Valparaiso, Indiana 16 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

8 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Aug 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
Apr 12, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 2, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 2, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2558 KERRY DR, VALPARAISO, IN, 46385

Mailing Address2558 KERRY DR, VALPARAISO, IN, 46385

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC713272

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating16 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 4.95 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 2.94 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .1 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 8 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,194,352 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS12.9% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS20.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/24/2026

CompanyPENNSYLVANIA MANUFACTURERS INDEMNITY COMPANY

Policy #152501-15-91-28-8

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet27 units

Drivers27

Mileage1,194,352 mi

Operating16 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total31

Out of Service4

OOS Rate12.9%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total15

Out of Service3

OOS Rate20.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below 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 · 0 OOS -

2024

4 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

22 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

9 · 4 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

3 crashes ▲

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 Aug 2026, 32 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (25% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 9 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/12/2026	WACO	TX	1	0	3	Rain	Wet	Daylight
04/02/2026	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/02/2026	PALOS TWP	IL	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/17/2024	BETHEL (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

85 roadside violations across 32 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 38 violations · 6 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 25 violations · 8 OOS

Unsafe Driving 21 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 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 (37)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/01/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	PIONEER OH	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CECIL OH	10	3	3	2	7	1	-	▲Detail
03/23/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	KANSASVILLE WI	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARGOS IN	6	0	5	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	LITTLE ROCK AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAPAKONETA OH	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/11/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	392M IH35E NB	4	1	0	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRE HAUTE IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	59M IH35 NB	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WANATAH IN	19	3	0	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARKLEVILLE IN	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPRINGFIELD OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SOUTH BEND IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST MARYS OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAGOLA	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPRINGFIELD OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 35 MM 59	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	WABAUNSEE COUNTY - 197	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	BENTON AR	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57 SB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	LA	Full (Level I)	BREAUX BRIDGE LA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/22/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	NORWALK OH	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CARUTHERSVILLE MO	4	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/23/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHARLESTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2024	TX	Full (Level I)	IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE	10	3	0	0	10	3	-	▲Detail
08/17/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 35 NB MM 59	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-35 M.M 59 REST ARE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLYMOUTH IN	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEMPSTEAD CO (HOPE EAST STN)	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	SALINE COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections32

Unsafe Driving 10 viols

HOS Compliance 7 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0051160	$1,000,000	10/24/2012	08/31/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0051160	$1,000,000	08/31/2013	04/03/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0051160	$1,000,000	05/20/2010	10/24/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0051160	$1,000,000	05/20/2010	12/03/2012	Name Changed
34	CARGO	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0051160	$0	05/20/2010	12/03/2012	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0051160	$1,000,000	04/03/2014	06/27/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	MMT H25549090	$1,000,000	02/28/2023	02/14/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	MMT H25549090	$1,000,000	02/28/2023	02/28/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA945723901	$750,000	02/28/2022	02/28/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORTATION RRG INC	PT-24020484-01	$750,000	02/14/2024	02/14/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC713272	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/29/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/25/2012
MC713272	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/27/2010	REVOKED	07/06/2015
MC713272	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	03/16/2022	-	-
MC713272	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/01/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/14/2024
MC713272	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/21/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/14/2025

No revocation records.

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 12.9032% vs national avg 5.51%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 27 vehicles (~0.11 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 27 vehicles (~0.11 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 12.9032% vs national avg 5.51%.

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.

INDIANA STEEL CARRIERS INC

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Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (37)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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