WEST MEMPHIS STEEL CORP

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Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book

Blockers

Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Review these

1 fatality on crash record 10 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →

On file

OOS rate better than size peers

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — WEST MEMPHIS STEEL CORP (USDOT 134320)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Cautions:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 10 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/134320/
As of: Sep 4, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 134320 Inactive CORPORATION Authorized For-Hire Company officer: BRYON BESSER Company officer 2: JULIE BESSER Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Other (STEEL) Based in WEST MEMPHIS, AR

FMCSA census as of Sep 4, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 77/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 12.5% (better). n=64843 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Do not book.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Status NOT_AUTH → INACTIVE · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 134320

In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer BRYON BESSER

Company officer 2 JULIE BESSER

Operation Authorized For-Hire

Cargo carried

Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Other (STEEL)

Fleet size 14 units

Drivers 17

Annual mileage 87,723 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (870) 735-8244

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1100 THOMPSON AVE

WEST MEMPHIS, AR 72301-4067

Mailing

P O BOX 697

WEST MEMPHIS, AR 72303-0697

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 134320

In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation Authorized For-Hire

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 87,723 mi

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased
Truck tractors	3	9
Trailers	12	7
Trucks	1	1

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 10 crashes →

	6–12 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	0	0
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

10 all-time

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 14 power units (mid-sized fleet); 17 drivers.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 64,843 ACTIVE carriers operating 7–21 power units (±50% of this carrier's 14 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 64,843 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

12.5%

Median across 64,843 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -12.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 status change

Record Changes

May 25, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Status NOT_AUTH INACTIVE
  FMCSA Company Census

Recent Inspections

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (10 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
AR2025571352	Nov 20, 2025	AR	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TN0101699321	Jul 12, 2017	TN	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
MO0000032735	Dec 23, 2008	MO	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MS9014080002	Sep 8, 2008	MS	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
TN0050205527	Mar 31, 2008	TN	1	0	Yes	No	Fatal
TN0050129000	Dec 28, 2007	TN	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
AR0007054578	Oct 24, 2007	AR	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
AR0009508221	Feb 20, 1995	AR	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
AR0092060508	Dec 15, 1992	AR	0	2	Yes	No	Injury
AR90031670	Jun 26, 1990	AR	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots