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Company CheckCOMMERCIAL STEEL ERECTION INC · DOT 208053

DBA: CSE INC

153 OLD RAGLAND ROAD, MADISON HEIGHTS, VA, 24572

DOT# 208053 MC# 160568 Madison Heights, Virginia 43 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Feb 19, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Feb 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 out-of-service violations.
Feb 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Sep 22, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 9, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Aug 28, 2025
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

Phone(434) 845-2700

Email[email protected]

Physical Address153 OLD RAGLAND ROAD, MADISON HEIGHTS, VA, 24572

Mailing AddressP O BOX 1030, MADISON HEIGHTS, VA, 24572

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC160568

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating43 years

Company Overview

COMMERCIAL STEEL ERECTION INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Madison Heights, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 43 years, registered with the FMCSA on 12/21/1981. The fleet consists of 30 power units and 41 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 206,839 miles (2025). 2 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 13 inspections are on file. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. The FMCSA has assigned a Conditional safety rating. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, COMMERCIAL STEEL ERECTION INC has a Trust Score of 77/100 (Good).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 .47 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.31 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 1.25 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 16.1 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage206,839 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS25.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS60.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/09/1988

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective10/14/2022

CompanyTRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA

Policy #8L298075

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet30 units

Drivers41

Mileage206,839 mi

Operating43 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total8

Out of Service2

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service3

OOS Rate60.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 08/09/1988 | Rated: 09/19/1988

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

2024

1 · 0 OOS -

2025

5 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

2 · 2 OOS ▲

Crashes

2024

1 crash -

2025

1 crash =

2026

0 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 Feb 2026, 7 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (42.9% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
09/09/2025	Not Reported	VA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/05/2024	INTERSTATE 81	VA	0	1	0	2	Rain	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

22 roadside violations across 7 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 14 violations · 5 OOS

Driver Fitness 3 violations · 2 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 3 violations · 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 (8)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/19/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	LA PLATA MD	8	4	2	2	6	2	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHMOND VA	4	1	0	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
09/22/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	KENTS STORE VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	VA	Full (Level I)	PAMPLIN VA	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	AMHERST VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	POWHATAN VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	VA	Full (Level I)	HALIFAX VA	5	3	0	1	0	2	-	▲Detail
07/02/2024	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MADISON HEIGHTS VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections8

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	14UENQI0603	$1,000,000	12/31/2001	12/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	14UENQI0603	$1,000,000	12/31/2001	12/04/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP 5852245	$1,000,000	12/01/2016	02/27/2017	Replaced
34	CARGO	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	401 78 54	$0	12/01/2001	12/01/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	401 78 54	$0	12/01/2001	04/02/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA	8H802317	$750,000	02/27/2017	10/14/2022	Replaced
34	CARGO	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	K01-151-450648-14	$0	01/23/1997	01/30/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	AS215145064807	$1,000,000	01/01/2000	01/30/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	PST 20 15 08	$0	01/01/1993	10/11/1995	Cancelled
91	BIPD	BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	BA 1329613	$0	01/01/1982	06/28/1998	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC160568	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/08/1982	REVOKED	01/31/1997
MC160568	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/07/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/08/2016
MC160568	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/19/2015	-	-
MC160568	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/12/2006	REVOKED	04/09/2007
MC160568	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/26/2002	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2002
MC160568	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/25/2000	REVOKED	04/09/2007
MC160568	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/02/1990	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/14/1990

No revocation records.

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77/100

Good

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 77

−12

Starts at 100−23 totalFinal 77

Conditional safety rating−12

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

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 25% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 60% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 30 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 30 vehicles (~0.07 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 25% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 60% 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.

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (8)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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