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MID CAROLINA STEEL & RECYCLING CO
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Company CheckMID CAROLINA STEEL & RECYCLING CO · DOT 2880640
Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight
7425 FAIRFIELD ROAD, COLUMBIA, SC, 29203
PRIVATE CARRIER
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Due-diligence certificate
10
Power Units
7
Drivers
1
Crashes (24-Month)
Not reported
Insurance
Not Rated
Safety Rating
42
Inspections
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Public record
5 events tracked · latest Aug 26, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓Safety & compliance 5
- Aug 26, 2026Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
- Aug 6, 2026Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
- Jul 14, 2026Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
- Jul 13, 2026Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
- Apr 2, 2026Crash reported (no fatalities).
Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.
Company Information
Legal NameMID CAROLINA STEEL & RECYCLING CO
DOT Number2880640
Entity TypePrivate Carrier
Operating StatusA - Active
LocationColumbia, South Carolina
Added04/19/2016
MCS-15011/07/2025
Contact Details
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Physical Address7425 FAIRFIELD ROAD, COLUMBIA, SC, 29203
Mailing AddressPO BOX 25509, COLUMBIA, SC, 29224
Operating Authorities
Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY
Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Operation Classification
Private (Property)Private Only
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 .77 · 1 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Hours-of-Service Compliance
measure 0 · 0 insp with violations
Clean
Driver Fitness
measure .25 · 1 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Controlled Substances / Alcohol
measure 0 · 0 insp with violations
Clean
Vehicle Maintenance
measure 8.96 · 11 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.
Mileage
Annual Mileage180,000 miles
Mileage Year2022
VMT SourceMCS-150 Form
Drivers
7
Interstate
0
Intrastate
0
CDL
7
Total
Interstate >100mi0
Interstate <100mi0
Intrastate >100mi0
Intrastate <100mi0
Safety Summary
Safety RatingNot Rated
Total Crashes (24-mo)1
Fatal0
Driver OOS4.0% avg 5.5%
Vehicle OOS47.1% avg 20.7%
SmartWay PartnerNo
Quick Facts
StatusActive
TypePrivate Carrier
Fleet10 units
Drivers7
Mileage180,000 mi
MCS-15011/2025
Safety & Inspection Data
Crash Summary
Total Crashes (24-mo)1
Fatal0
Injury1
Tow-Away0
Driver Inspections
Total25
Out of Service1
OOS Rate4.0%
National Avg5.5%
Below National Average
Vehicle Inspections
Total17
Out of Service8
OOS Rate47.1%
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
1 · 1 OOS -
2024
13 · 3 OOS ▲
2025
19 · 6 OOS ▲
2026
6 · 5 OOS ▼
Crashes
2023
0 crashes -
2024
1 crash ▲
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 Aug 2026, 26 inspections, 12 resulted in out-of-service (46.2% OOS rate).
Driver Out-of-Service
1 OOS
Vehicle Out-of-Service
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/02/2026 | MONTICELLO ROAD AT AQUA ROAD | GA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Clear | Dry | Daylight |
| 05/09/2024 | COLUMBIA | SC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Severe Crosswinds | Dry | Daylight |
Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months
40 roadside violations across 26 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
32 violations · 19 OOS
Unsafe Driving
7 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 (39)
| Date | State | Level | Location | Violations | OOS | Driver Viol | Driver OOS | Vehicle Viol | Vehicle OOS | HazMat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26/2026 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | LEXINGTON SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 08/06/2026 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | LEXINGTON SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/14/2026 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | LEXINGTON SC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/13/2026 | SC | Driver-Only (Level III) | JENKINSVILLE SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/03/2026 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | COLUMBIA SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 04/14/2026 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | LEXINGTON SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 12/30/2025 | SC | Driver-Only (Level III) | LEXINGTON SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 11/24/2025 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | LEXINGTON SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 10/23/2025 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | FOUNTAIN INN SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 09/23/2025 | SC | Full (Level I) | COLUMBIA SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | ▲Detail |
| 08/26/2025 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | GILBERT SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 08/18/2025 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | ALCOLU SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 08/07/2025 | SC | Driver-Only (Level III) | PELION SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/16/2025 | SC | Driver-Only (Level III) | LEXINGTON SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/14/2025 | SC | Driver-Only (Level III) | ELGIN SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/09/2025 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | LEXINGTON SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/30/2025 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | LEXINGTON SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/30/2025 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | COLUMBIA SC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/20/2025 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | ELGIN SC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/14/2025 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | LEXINGTON SC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | ▲Detail |
| 04/15/2025 | SC | Driver-Only (Level III) | COLUMBIA SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 04/08/2025 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | FOUNTAIN INN SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/13/2025 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | COLUMBIA SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 02/25/2025 | SC | Full (Level I) | PROSPERITY SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 02/14/2025 | SC | Driver-Only (Level III) | PROSPERITY SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 12/06/2024 | SC | Driver-Only (Level III) | COLUMBIA SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/29/2024 | SC | Driver-Only (Level III) | I-20 WB LEXINGTON COUNTY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/20/2024 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | I-20 WB ROADSIDE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/14/2024 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | I-20 WB LEXINGTON COUNTY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/15/2024 | SC | Full (Level I) | I-20 WB LEXINGTON COUNTY | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 04/30/2024 | SC | Full (Level I) | I-20 EB AIKEN COUNTY SCALES | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/07/2024 | SC | Driver-Only (Level III) | US 321 RICHLAND COUNTY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/05/2024 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | US 1 AIKEN COUNTY | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 02/05/2024 | SC | Driver-Only (Level III) | SC 302 LEXINGTON COUNTY | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/18/2024 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | I-77 SB ROADSIDE | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/12/2024 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | I-385 SB ROADSIDE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/03/2024 | SC | Driver-Only (Level III) | I-385 NB ROADSIDE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/02/2024 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | I-20 EB DARLINGTON COUNTY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 12/13/2023 | SC | Walk-Around (Level II) | I-20 EB ROADSIDE | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
Detailed Inspection Report
Safety Performance Percentiles
FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.
Total Inspections24
Unsafe Driving
1 viols
Driver Fitness
1 viols
Vehicle Maintenance
11 viols
Licensing & Insurance
No insurance history records.
No active insurance policies.
No authority history.
No revocation records.
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