USDOT 3979780MC727050

Steel Line Transport Llc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

15 years (granted 2010)

Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

7 on file

Out-of-service

OOS rate at 2x national average or worse

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Steel Line Transport Llc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

336 W Us Highway 30 Ste 201, Valparaiso, IN 46385

Phone

(219) 476-1300

Power units

8

Drivers

8

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC727050

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

91X American Inter-fidelity Exchange · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

14.3%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 7 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

42.9%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 7 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

dcooper@tcservices.biz — company domain

Mail host

Self-hosted / other

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: TN 10/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2025: 42023: 3
Level III — Driver-only: 3Level II — Walk-around: 2Level I — Full: 2
DateStateLevel
Dec 4, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 24, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 19, 2023TNLevel I — Full
Oct 10, 2023TNLevel I — Full
Jul 27, 2023GALevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 7 of 7 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

No recent news coverage found for "Steel Line Transport Llc" — for most small carriers, no news is good news.

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