Carrier profile · USDOT 838909 · MC-369194 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Steel Dragon Co

40 power unitsavg 8.5 yrMulti-region · 15 statesELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL62/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-369194 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

40Power units

30 observed · MCS-150

58Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

2010–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(312) 270-0260 Email dispatchteam.steeldragon@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 2010–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

96 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 49 vehicle and 96 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

36.8% · 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 7.4 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

91 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 13

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 40-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 40
Inspections · 24 mo: 96
Annualized: ≈48 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving58 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance40 · 10 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance28 · 7 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 18 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sentry Select’03–’07

Lancer’08–’19

Sentry Select’19–’22

Ace Property’22–’25

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2025 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2022	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Dec 2008	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2003 → Nov 2007	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Nov 2003	$750K	2
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Nov 2000 → Nov 2001	$750K	2
TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1999 → Nov 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 40
Observed power (24 mo): 30
Trailers (towed): 58

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.5 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

86.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

2710 UNITED LN UNIT#A

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IL

CA 27 · UT 17 · IL 10

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: 6 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2378508 USDOT 3624204 USDOT 4252071 USDOT 2576752 USDOT 4399096 USDOT 4309430Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (41 trucks · 29 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2493671 USDOT 3955586 USDOT 4484187 USDOT 2539925 USDOT 3032289 USDOT 3703243 USDOT 4202307 USDOT 4278200

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: 2710 UNITED LN UNIT#A, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, 60007
Mailing address: 2710 UNITED LN, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, 60007
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (312) 270-0260
Fax: (630) 274-8043
Email: team.steeldragon@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Kristina Pajak
USDOT / docket: 838909 · MC-369194
First registered: Nov 10, 1999
Last MCS-150: Oct 31, 2024 · 8,662,836 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,662,836

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 STEEL DRAGON CO.

STEEL DRAGON CO (USDOT 838909) has a Vektor safety score of 62/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 96 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 49 vehicle-level and 96 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 40 power units and 60 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 31, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is STEEL DRAGON CO's USDOT number?

STEEL DRAGON CO's USDOT number is 838909, and its motor carrier number is MC-369194.

Is STEEL DRAGON CO authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, STEEL DRAGON CO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STEEL DRAGON CO's safety record?

STEEL DRAGON CO has a 38.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 243 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 62/100 (tier: high_risk).

How big is STEEL DRAGON CO's fleet?

STEEL DRAGON CO operates 40 power units and 60 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is STEEL DRAGON CO based?

STEEL DRAGON CO is based in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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