SUN STEEL EXPRESS INC
USDOT 602357
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (25 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
- Out-of-service rate66.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 602357 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-290215 |
| Legal Name | SUN STEEL EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2197630710 |
| Address | 317 TECH DR, Burns Harbor, IN, 46304 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20060815) |
| 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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2011-11-02 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2011-11-02 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 1999-04-09 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active DISMISSED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 85 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 98 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 / 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 | 3 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 66.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2024-08-05 — IN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (5), 1 (1), 29 (1).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
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) | 25 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 25 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 651,056 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 08-SEP-25 |
SUN STEEL EXPRESS INC operates 25 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in IN.
Nearby
Other carriers in Burns Harbor, IN
- CARRIER EXPRESS INC — USDOT 256943, 94 power units
- TRANS-UNITED INC — USDOT 70750, 45 power units
- STEEL CITIES STEELS INC — USDOT 354999, 3 power units
- CUSTOM PACKING AND SEAL INC — USDOT 473163, 1 power units
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