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USDOT 97604MC184843

Chatham Steel Corporation — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

40 years (granted 1985)

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Liability filing

$5M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

76 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Chatham Steel Corporation

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

501 W Boundary St, Savannah, GA 31401-3105

Phone

(912) 233-4182

Power units

25

Drivers

25

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC184843

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 08/28/2017 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 10/02/2017

Insurance filings

91X — Hartford Fire Insurance Company · coverage $5M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.3%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 76 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

19.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 76 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

crexroat@chathamsteel.com — company domain

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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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

6

Reportable crashes

6

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: VA 04/2025 · SC 02/2025 · SC 11/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 112025: 212024: 282023: 16
Level III — Driver-only: 37Level II — Walk-around: 34Level I — Full: 5
DateStateLevel
Jun 25, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026ALLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026TNLevel I — Full
May 4, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 16, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 31, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 19, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 18, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 18, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 18, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 11, 2025ALLevel I — Full
Apr 9, 2025ALLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 3, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 21, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 24, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 27, 2024SCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 25, 2024SCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 15, 2024FLLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 5, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 29, 2024ALLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 21, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 9, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 8, 2024SCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 17, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 11, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 5, 2024ALLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 23, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 15, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 25, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2024SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 1, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 17, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2024SCLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 1, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 23, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 22, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 8, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 24, 2024FLLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 21, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 4, 2023SCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 24, 2023ALLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 24, 2023FLLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 16, 2023ALLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 6, 2023ALLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 29, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 29, 2023VALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 21, 2023ALLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 19, 2023GALevel I — Full
Sep 6, 2023ALLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 23, 2023SCLevel I — Full
Aug 15, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2023VALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 19, 2023ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 13, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 76 of 76 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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