Carrier profile · USDOT 2764858 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Pacific Steel Group

31 power unitsavg 11 yrRegional · 3 statesSAN DIEGO, CA93/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

31Power units

30 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(760) 987-4848 Email dispatchf.scurlock@pacificsteelgroup.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.8% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

31 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

47 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 23.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 42 vehicle and 47 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

21.4% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 14.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 31-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 31
Inspections · 24 mo: 47
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving25 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 31
Observed power (24 mo): 30
Trailers (towed): 39

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

27.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

SAN DIEGO, CA

4805 MURPHY CANYON RD

Top corridor

CA 42 · NV 3 · WA 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3797976 USDOT 4459918 USDOT 3518204Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2888236 USDOT 3995264 USDOT 4459918 USDOT 2661659 USDOT 2952406 USDOT 3658233 USDOT 2879410 USDOT 3518204

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@pacificsteelgroup.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2997086

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4805 MURPHY CANYON RD, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92123
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (760) 987-4848
Fax: (858) 251-1131
Email: f.scurlock@pacificsteelgroup.com
Web domain: pacificsteelgroup.com

Registration

Officers: Jon M Scurlock · Monica Kamoss
USDOT / docket: 2764858
First registered: Jul 1, 2015
Last MCS-150: Aug 19, 2025 · 1,380,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,380,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PACIFIC STEEL GROUP.

PACIFIC STEEL GROUP (USDOT 2764858) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 47 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 42 vehicle-level and 47 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 31 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 19, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PACIFIC STEEL GROUP's USDOT number?

PACIFIC STEEL GROUP's USDOT number is 2764858.

Is PACIFIC STEEL GROUP authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, PACIFIC STEEL GROUP is active in the FMCSA register.

What is PACIFIC STEEL GROUP's safety record?

PACIFIC STEEL GROUP has a 23.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 91 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is PACIFIC STEEL GROUP's fleet?

PACIFIC STEEL GROUP operates 31 power units and 27 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PACIFIC STEEL GROUP based?

PACIFIC STEEL GROUP is based in SAN DIEGO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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