PAGE STEEL INC

DBA: PAGE STEEL TRANSPORTATION

PAGE STEEL INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 23 power units and 8 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Page, AZ. Across 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 31.3% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is on file.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Jul 1, 2021
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 14.3% Details →
On file
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file NATIONAL RESIDENT AGENT SERVICE, INC. Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — PAGE STEEL INC (USDOT 167152)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 14.3%

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — NATIONAL RESIDENT AGENT SERVICE, INC.
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/167152/
As of: Sep 23, 2026
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USDOT 167152 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: DOUGLAS GARDNER Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Construction Based in PAGE, AZ

FMCSA census as of Sep 23, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 88/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 14.3% (worse). n=44533 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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: Caution.

  • Power Units −4 (27 → 23) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +2 (6 → 8) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical street 2040 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE → 1970 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 167152
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer DOUGLAS GARDNER
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Construction
Fleet size 23 units
Drivers 8
Annual mileage 386,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1970 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
PAGE, AZ 86040
Mailing
PO BOX 1687
PAGE, AZ 86040
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 167152
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 386,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.25 vs 1.80 -0.55
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
Active liability insurance
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2016-01-29 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 19 0 0
Trailers 99 0 0
Trucks 4 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 29 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 16 16 0
OOS inspections 1 4 0
OOS percentage 6.25% 25%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
23
Drivers
8
Inspections
29
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
33.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
10
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
0 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

PAGE STEEL TRANSPORTATION had 16 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 31.3%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 4.0.

Inspection profile

16 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in AZ (12) and CA (2).

Violation profile

31.3% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (35.3% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 4 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 27 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 6 drivers; Freightliner, Peterbilt, and Fontaine are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 44,533 ACTIVE carriers operating 11–35 power units (±50% of this carrier's 23 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 44,533 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
33.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 44,533 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +19 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 3 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change · 1 address change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 2040 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE 1970 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
      Seen 89 times · first May 25, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 6 8
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 27 23
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (17 months)

2023-10 2026-07

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Arizona (AZ) 12 2 16.7% Jun 18, 2026
California (CA) 2 2 100.0% Jul 9, 2026
Nevada (NV) 1 1 100.0% Feb 27, 2026
Utah (UT) 1 0 0.0% Mar 18, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 11
Peterbilt 9
Fontaine 5
Transcraft 2
Bravo Trai 1
Chevrolet 1
Commercial 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 0.43 0 Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 8 4.38 4 Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (29 rows) View all 29 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88371290 Jul 9, 2026 CA 2 CAJON SCALES
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.207F-SDAS Yes
88196504 Jun 18, 2026 AZ 1
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88108314 Jun 9, 2026 AZ 2
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88027892 Jun 1, 2026 AZ 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.104F3-C No
87347273 Mar 18, 2026 UT 1 MONTICELLO UT
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87241068 Feb 27, 2026 NV 3 NV
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 383.51A-SOUT Yes
86743663 Jan 7, 2026 AZ 2 LITCHFIELD PARK AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86126571 Oct 21, 2025 AZ 3 PAGE AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86084811 Oct 16, 2025 AZ 2 LITCHFIELD PARK AZ
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.78A-WS, 393.95A1 No
85934594 Sep 30, 2025 AZ 3 PAGE AZ
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84007722 Feb 26, 2025 AZ 2 PAGE AZ
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.78A-WS, 393.9A-LIL No
83866539 Feb 10, 2025 AZ 2 PAGE AZ
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
6 393.41-BNPB, 390.21TB2-DOT, 393.95F Yes
83338447 Dec 2, 2024 AZ 2 SEDONA AZ
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.45D-BAAL, 392.9A2-C, 393.60C Yes
83197804 Nov 15, 2024 CA 2 NORTH CAJON SCALES
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.45D-BAAL, 393.45D-BHTC, 393.100B-C Yes
83044008 Oct 24, 2024 AZ 1 TEEC NOS POS AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82799818 Sep 24, 2024 AZ 1 PHOENIX AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 390.21T(b)(2) No
82663362 Sep 9, 2024 AZ 1 SEDONA AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.45(d), 393.45(b)(2), 393.17(b)(2) No
82230777 Jul 26, 2024 UT 3 ut-st.-george-ut
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
81466307 Apr 23, 2024 AZ 3 FREDONIA AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
80892356 Feb 16, 2024 NV 2 SLOAN CHECK SITE I-15
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.11, 395.30(b)(1), 390.21T(a) No
80460057 Dec 20, 2023 NV 3 ROADSIDE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
80009393 Oct 25, 2023 NV 3 SLOAN CHECKSITE
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 395.30(b)(1) No
79808879 Sep 18, 2023 AZ 1 MAVERIK
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
80451014 Sep 15, 2023 AZ 1 TEECNOSPOS PORT OF ENTRY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
4 396.3(a)(1), 393.53(b), 393.47(e) Yes
79275417 Jul 26, 2023 CA 2 CAJON SCALES
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.110(b), 392.2 Yes
Recent Crashes (10 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
UT2103997481 Jun 30, 2021 UT 0 2 Yes No Injury
AZ0000026122 May 30, 2019 AZ 0 0 Yes No Tow
AZ0000007033 Feb 9, 2019 AZ 0 0 Yes No Tow
AZ0003484225 Dec 1, 2018 AZ 0 1 Yes No Injury
UT1505977354 Sep 9, 2015 UT 0 0 Yes No Tow
UT1505757234 Aug 18, 2015 UT 0 0 Yes No Tow
UT1500705674 Jan 30, 2015 UT 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA0002598190 Apr 18, 2006 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
AZ0014341281 May 27, 2005 AZ 0 0 Yes No Tow
NV0049636120 Apr 15, 1996 NV 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC204050 common N
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jan 29, 2016 MC204050-P Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY BAP 0093735 91X $1,000,000 Jul 1, 2021 On file ACTIVE
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY BAP 0093735 BIPD/Primary Dec 1, 2015 Jul 1, 2021 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CLP31105T BIPD/Primary Dec 1, 2009 Jan 5, 2016 CANCELLED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. CLP-33105-A BIPD/Primary Jul 17, 1990 Dec 1, 2009 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 1, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Jan 29, 2016
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Jan 11, 2016
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  4. Jan 11, 2016
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  5. Jan 5, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  6. Dec 1, 2009
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  7. Aug 3, 1990
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 4 0
393.110(b) Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
395.30(b)(1) Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD Hours of Service 2 0
395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) Hours of Service 2 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.134 No/improper securement of roll/hook container Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.17(b)(2) Lamps and reflectors inadequate Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.47(d) All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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