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CHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION

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Company CheckCHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION · DOT 97604

501 W BOUNDARY ST, SAVANNAH, GA, 31401-3105

DOT# 97604 MC# 184843 Savannah, Georgia 40 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Aug 6, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 16, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 10, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 23, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 19, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 19, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address501 W BOUNDARY ST, SAVANNAH, GA, 31401-3105

Mailing AddressP O BOX 2567, SAVANNAH, GA, 31402-2567

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC184843

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating40 years

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 .5 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .03 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .28 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.14 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage4,365,102 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)6

Fatal0

Driver OOS2.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS34.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/13/2009

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyHARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #72 CSE S53305

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet25 units

Drivers25

Mileage4,365,102 mi

Operating40 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)6

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away4

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total49

Out of Service1

OOS Rate2.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total23

Out of Service8

OOS Rate34.8%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/13/2009 | Rated: 01/25/1994

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

13 · 4 OOS -

2024

28 · 6 OOS ▲

2025

21 · 4 OOS ▼

2026

15 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

5 crashes ▲

2025

2 crashes ▼

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 Aug 2026, 46 inspections, 9 resulted in out-of-service (19.6% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 12 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (7)

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
04/23/2025	GRAYSON PARKWAY	VA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/19/2025	COLUMBIA	SC	1	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
11/19/2024	SUMTER	SC	1	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
08/02/2024	BIRMINGHAM	AL	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/31/2024	MEBANE	NC	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/11/2024	SPARTANBURG	SC	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/13/2024	SPARTANBURG	SC	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

30 roadside violations across 46 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

Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 3 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 13 violations · 9 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 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 (77)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/06/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLANTON AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	VIRGINIA BEACH VA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARLEYVILLE SC	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON NC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2026	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROANOKE RAPIDS NC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HIGH SHOALS NC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2026	AL	Full (Level I)	DORA AL	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	3	3	0	0	3	3	-	▲Detail
05/04/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRANVILLE COUNTY, I-85, N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARLEYVILLE SC	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2026	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	HERTFORD WEIGH STATION, HWY 17	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINSTON GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I95 NEAR EXOT 22	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRANVILLE COUNTY, I-85, N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	PRATTVILLE AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/31/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	US17 BYPASS AT EXIT 218	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LATTA SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-40W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	PROSPERITY SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/11/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	VANCE COUNTY, I-85, S	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-77 NORTH SURRY COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2025	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	TRENTON SC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2025	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAYCE SC	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/11/2025	AL	Full (Level I)	COLLINSVILLE AL	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	IRONDALE AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAUDERDALE COUNTY	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	UNION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOKES BLUFF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAUDERDALE COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	WESTVILLE SC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION S	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	EXIT 17 OFF RAMP	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST COLUMBIA SC	2	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
11/25/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST COLUMBIA SC	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/15/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOWLING GREEN FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MADISON HEIGHTS VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I59 COLLINSVILLE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SOUTH BOSTON VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST COLUMBIA SC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROCK HILL SC	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 59 N@ASHVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT PAYNE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	DAVIDSON COUNTY, I-85, S	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/23/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 76 SUMTER COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-85 NB ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MADISON HEIGHTS VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HERTFORD WEIGH STATION, HWY 17	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	SC PRIMARY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/17/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-26 E	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-85 SB ROADSIDE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	95	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/01/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I 540 NEAR BUFFALO RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	NC 226 TRUCK PULL OFF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/22/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-26 WB DORCHESTER COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MADISON HEIGHTS VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I587 AT 53 EXIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOBE SOUND FL	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/21/2023	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN COUNTY, I-85, S	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-77 NB ROADSIDE	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US27 BRANFORD SCALE-SOUTH	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2023	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2023	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I 65 N@HOOVER	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2023	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RT 58 AT EVANS CREEK RD	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2023	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2023	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	GA	Full (Level I)	MONROE CO I/S NB	9	1	4	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/23/2023	SC	Full (Level I)	US 52 WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY	7	2	0	0	7	2	-	▲Detail
08/15/2023	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I587 AT 53 EXIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections48

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Driver Fitness 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	BA5265021RA	$1,000,000	10/14/1986	09/22/2017	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC184843	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/28/1985	REVOKED	10/02/2017
MC184843	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/19/2017	-	-

No revocation records.

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91/100

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 91

Starts at 100−9 totalFinal 91

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−4

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 34.7826% vs national avg 20.72%.

-4

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 6 crash(es) across 25 vehicles (~0.24 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−4 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 6 crash(es) across 25 vehicles (~0.24 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 34.7826% 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.

CHATHAM STEEL CORPORATION

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (7)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (77)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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