INDIANA STEEL CARRIERS INC
USDOT 2017701
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (27 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate25% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations3 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 2017701 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-713272 |
| Legal Name | INDIANA STEEL CARRIERS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 2198842703 |
| Address | 2558 KERRY DR, Valparaiso, IN, 46385 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 90 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 94 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 87 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 32 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 25% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-04-12 — TX — 1 injured
- 2026-04-02 — IN — towaway
- 2026-03-02 — IL — towaway
- 2024-04-17 — OH — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (13), 2 (12), 16 (10).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
3 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 3984364 · USDOT 4205972 · USDOT 4222543
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 27 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 27 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,194,352 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 24-OCT-25 |
INDIANA STEEL CARRIERS INC operates 27 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in IN.
Nearby
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- PORTER HOSPITAL LLC — USDOT 1902185, 9 power units
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