CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1739223· MC1794744· CARRIER· EIN 38-3204248
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SST LEASING LLC

24601 VREELAND ROAD, FLAT ROCK, MI, 48134(734) 789-9700jbabcock@targetsteel.netMICHAEL LARRY SIMONE
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
71.4%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
73
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 71.4% — well above the 22% national average1 crash in the last 24 months

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC1794744

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 02/02/2026
ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy 3X692158
Authority history (1) ▾
02/24/2026MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle7 inspections · 71.4% OOS · National 22%
Driver8 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

8 inspections · 39 violations (10 OOS) · 60% of inspections had an OOS finding.

8
Inspections
39
Violations
10
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

27
total

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • MI10

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 90% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing16 violations · 7 OOS (24 mo)
Tires3 OOS3 viol36%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS2× · 30%
  • 393.75A3-TFLTires - Front, leaking or inflation 50% or less than of the maximum inflation pressure1× · 6%
Brakes1 OOS6 viol24%
  • 393.45B2-BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.1× · 7%
  • 396.3A1-OALOther - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system.1× · 5%
  • 393.48A-BIBDDrum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle1× · 5%
Load securement2 OOS2 viol22%
  • 393.100B-CCargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV1× · 16%
  • 393.104F3-CCargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown1× · 6%
Lighting / lamps1 OOS4 viol15%
  • 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.1× · 5%
  • 393.11A1-CSLRRConspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 19971× · 4%
  • 393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative1× · 4%
What to do
  • Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 27 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 71.4% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

▲ Trending worse
3
Inspections
11
Violations
2
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Other 91%Vehicle Maintenance 9%
Focus here first
1Other
10 violations · 1 OOS · 91% of recent
  • 393.47E×6Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
  • 392.2-SLLEWA2×2State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
  • 392.2-SLLUCRState/Local Laws - Failure to pay UCR fee
Do this
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
2Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 1 OOS · 9% of recent
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
Do this
  • Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

10
Inspections
39
Violations
10
Out-of-service
165
CSA points
6
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

14 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

6 trailer 5 truck 2 incomplete vehicle 1 other
2021 FREIGHTLINER SD122seen 3×
3AKJGND11MDMN5073· BD45769 MI
2004 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURINGseen 3×
5MAPA50864C007935· F003062 MI
2013 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH1DN563507· BD67955 MI
2017 KENWORTH T880
1XKZD40X0HJ137207· BB85251 MI
2006 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc
1RNF48A426R012778· E389354 MI
2004 WESTERN STAR 4900
5KJJALAV54PM39224· BD45784 MI
2026 HOLDEN INDUSTRIES, INC Holden Trailers
12HFB4587TN534934· E154094 MI
2014 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH9EN166368· BD67954 MI
2017 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
5MAPA5327HA038751· F188945 MI
1983 KENWORTH 548CH
2NKHLN9X9DM350743· BD67956 MI
2013 FREIGHTLINER Coronado
3ALXFB008DDFB6518· BA65154 MI
2023 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
5MAPA4847PA064771· E699035 MI
2013 TRANSCRAFT/WABASH Combo Steel/Alum Flatbed
1TTF482C6D3762794· F188947 MI
DORS
1DTP16Z48RP033913· F188943 MI

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

1

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
9
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
9
9 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.3M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi9 drivers
Company officer
MICHAEL LARRY SIMONE
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2008-02-19
Last MCS-150 update
2026-02-02
Census status
Active

Fleet: 9 trucks · 9 owned tractors · 9 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, officers or emails with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

3
Connected carriers
2
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Strong· 2
1
TARGET LEASING LLC
USDOT 3271063Active· FLAT ROCK, MI
Strong
EmailShared VIN · 1
5MAPA4847PA064771
2
TARGET METAL BLANKING INC
USDOT 3901055Active· FLAT ROCK, MI
Strong
Officer
Medium· 1
CONTRACTORS STEEL COMPANY
USDOT 277886Active· BELLEVILLE, MI
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1TTF482C6D37627941DTP16Z48RP033913

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

4 events
  1. 02/24/2026MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  2. 02/02/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.3M mi reported (2025)

  3. 02/02/2026Insurance filed — ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 3X692158

  4. 02/19/2008Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
—
Last review
2015-07-08
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-02-02
Reported mileage
319,998 mi (2025)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history
  1. April, 2022

    • Fleet shrank to 9 power units
    • Drivers shrank to 9
  2. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — SST LEASING, ,

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 27, 2026, 9:55 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.