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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3979780· MC727050· CARRIER· EIN 92-0526075
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STEEL LINE TRANSPORT LLC

336 W US HIGHWAY 30 STE 201, VALPARAISO, IN, 46385(219) 476-1300dcooper@tcservices.bizSARAH MURPHY
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE
Vehicle OOS
50%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
25%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
58
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 50% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 25% — above the 6.7% 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

MC727050

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

Common
None
Contract
Active
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$1M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 10/02/2025
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE· policy L25A8000
Authority history (10) ▾
09/05/2025CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/29/2025)
12/15/2022MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED
09/28/2015CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/07/2015)
07/02/2015CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/30/2015)
04/13/2015CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/17/2015)
07/14/2014CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/30/2014)
07/15/2013CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/13/2013)
07/16/2012CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/13/2012)
07/14/2011CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/11/2011)
10/22/2010MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED→ TRANSFER CONSUMMATED (12/12/2022)
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (25) ▾
  1. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/17/2024 → 10/02/2025
  2. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/08/2022 → 01/17/2024
  3. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KTransferred
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/02/2019 → 12/08/2022
  4. PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/02/2015 → 10/02/2019
  5. CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.$1MName Changed
    CARGO · eff 07/29/2015 → 11/02/2015
  6. CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.$750KName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/29/2015 → 11/02/2015
  7. CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/29/2015 → 10/02/2015
  8. CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/15/2015 → 07/29/2015
  9. CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.$1MCancelled
    CARGO · eff 04/15/2015 → 07/29/2015
  10. CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/29/2014 → 05/08/2015
  11. CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.$1MCancelled
    CARGO · eff 07/29/2014 → 05/08/2015
  12. CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/29/2014 → 04/15/2015
  13. CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.$1MReplaced
    CARGO · eff 07/29/2014 → 04/15/2015
  14. CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/10/2013 → 08/10/2014
  15. CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.$1MCancelled
    CARGO · eff 08/10/2013 → 08/10/2014

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.

Vehicle2 inspections · 50% OOS · National 22%
Driver4 inspections · 25% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

4 inspections · 11 violations (4 OOS) · 67% of inspections had an OOS finding.

4
Inspections
11
Violations
4
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

11
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • TN4
  • KY2

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.

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 50% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 25% vs the 6.7% 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

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.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

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).

6
Inspections
11
Violations
4
Out-of-service
29
CSA points
1
Crashes
2
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

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

5 truck 5 trailer 1 incomplete vehicle
2023 MACK Granite
1M1GR4GY6PM037788· P274779 LA
2023 X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC
4U3A0532XPL022522· 335576T TN
2023 MACK Granite
1M1GR4GY9PM037784· P274781 LA
2006 TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
1TKA048296M102876· U696295 TN
2024 KENWORTH T880
1XKZD49X9RJ345154· 242833 KS
2014 LANDOLL CORPORATION Landoll Corporation
1LH440UH4E1020547· 102260T TN
2012 KENWORTH T8 Series
1XKDD40X1CJ331490· R7183HY TN
2020 LANDOLL CORPORATION 855F
1LH855WJ9L1E27288· 076166T TN
2024 KENWORTH T880
1XKZD49X8RJ380316· 247022 KS
2020 X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC
4U3A05327LL018924· 175797T TN
2016 PETERBILT 348
2NP3LJ0XXGM325560· S1928HY TN

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

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
8
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
8
8 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi8 drivers
Company officer
SARAH MURPHY
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2022-11-02
Last MCS-150 update
2025-10-09
Census status
Active

Fleet: 8 trucks · 8 owned tractors · 8 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.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses, officers or emails with 6 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

6
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
3
Strong links
Strong· 3
1
KEYSTONE LINES
USDOT 372135Active· VALPARAISO, IN
Strong
Officer
2
MERGE FREIGHT LLC
USDOT 2226746Active· VALPARAISO, IN
Strong
Email
3
THUNDERBIRD LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 2236890Active· VALPARAISO, IN
Strong
Email
Medium· 2
PARTNERS EXP LLC
USDOT 3921657Active· VALPARAISO, IN
Medium
Address
US1 SHORTHAUL LLC
USDOT 4333703Inactive· VALPARAISO, IN
Medium
MailingAddress

This carrier’s phone is shared by many carriers (likely a dispatch/registration service), so phone links are omitted. 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

28 events
  1. 10/09/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.2M mi reported (2025)

  2. 10/02/2025Insurance filed — AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy L25A8000

  3. 10/02/2025Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN361476

  4. 09/05/2025CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/29/2025)

  5. 01/17/2024Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN336641

  6. 12/15/2022MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
  7. 12/08/2022Insurance transferred — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN270519

  8. 11/02/2022Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

  9. 10/02/2019Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2702009

  10. 11/02/2015Insurance name changed — CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.

    CARGO · policy 29501562

  11. 10/02/2015Insurance replaced — CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 29501562

  12. 09/28/2015CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/07/2015)

  13. 07/29/2015Insurance cancelled — CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 29501562

  14. 07/02/2015CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/30/2015)

  15. 05/08/2015Insurance cancelled — CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 29501562

  16. 04/15/2015Insurance replaced — CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 29501562

  17. 04/13/2015CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/17/2015)

  18. 08/10/2014Insurance cancelled — CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy TR29501562

  19. 07/29/2014Insurance replaced — CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy TR29501562

  20. 07/14/2014CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/30/2014)

  21. 08/10/2013Insurance cancelled — CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy TW29145776

  22. 07/15/2013CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/13/2013)

  23. 08/10/2012Insurance cancelled — CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy TW29145776

  24. 07/16/2012CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/13/2012)

  25. 08/10/2011Insurance cancelled — CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 29145776

  26. 07/14/2011CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/11/2011)

  27. 10/22/2010MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED

    TRANSFER CONSUMMATED (12/12/2022)

  28. 10/06/2010Insurance replaced — CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 29145776

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-10-09
Reported mileage
231,914 mi (2025)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 25, 2026, 8:57 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.