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LEFELD WELDING & STEEL SUPPLIES INC

DBA: LEFELD INDUSTRIAL AND WELDING SUPPLIES

Joins 7 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 19, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution
Review these
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.
On file
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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TruckCodex risk summary — LEFELD WELDING & STEEL SUPPLIES INC (USDOT 446189)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/446189/
As of: Oct 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 446189 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: MITCH LEFELD Company officer 2: CINDY MEYER Other (COMPRESSED GASES AND BULK LIQUID NITROGEN) Based in COLDWATER, OH

FMCSA census as of Oct 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
NR

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=58278 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.

Fleet size changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Power Units +10 (6 → 16) · Aug 16, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +16 (7 → 23) · Aug 16, 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 446189
In FMCSA records since May 17, 1991 (~35y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer MITCH LEFELD
Company officer 2 CINDY MEYER
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Other (COMPRESSED GASES AND BULK LIQUID NITROGEN)
Fleet size 16 units
Drivers 23
Annual mileage 103,729 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (419) 678-2397
Email: [email protected]
Physical
600 N 2ND ST
COLDWATER, OH 45828-9774
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 446189
In FMCSA records since May 17, 1991 (~35y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 103,729 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.14 vs 1.80 -1.66
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
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 Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0
Trailers 4 0 0
Trucks 5 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 9 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 7 7 3
OOS inspections 0 1 1
OOS percentage 0% 14.29% 33.33%
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
16
Drivers
23
Inspections
9
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
0

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

Compared against 58,278 ACTIVE carriers operating 8–24 power units (±50% of this carrier's 16 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 58,278 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
12.5%
Median across 58,278 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. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 7 23
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 6 16
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Aug 16, 2026 Aug 16, 2026

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

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2024-06 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Ohio (OH) 6 1 16.7% Oct 15, 2026
Indiana (IN) 1 0 0.0% Oct 27, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
International 7
Custom Scott 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (9 rows) View all 9 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89279805 Oct 15, 2026 OH 2 CELINA OH
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
OH PWK5820 · 1HTEVTAR6SS453507
0 — No
89277733 Oct 14, 2026 OH 1 WAPAKONETA OH
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
OH PNC6980 · 1HTMMMML4KH532215
2 396.3A1-BOS, 393.48A-BIBD Yes
89027281 Sep 16, 2026 OH 2 WAPAKONETA OH
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Custom Scott
OH PWQ8444 · 1HSDJAPR4FH525847
0 — No
86239962 Nov 3, 2025 OH 2 WAPAKONETA OH
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
OH PWK5820 · 1HTEVTAR6SS453507
0 — No
86166907 Oct 27, 2025 IN 2 PORTLAND IN
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
OH PXA3481 · 1HTEVTAR2MH155696
1 392.2-SLLDL No
84634613 May 9, 2025 OH 2 ST MARYS OH
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
OH PXA3481 · 1HTEVTAR2MH155696
0 — No
82984836 Oct 21, 2024 OH 2 WAPAKONETA OH
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
OH PWK5820 · 1HTEVTAR6SS453507
0 — No
81829746 Jun 10, 2024 OH 2 —
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
OH PWQ8444 · 1HSDJAPR4FH525847
3 396.17(c), 393.75(b), 393.9(a) No
79283705 Jul 31, 2023 OH 2 ROADSIDE
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
OH PML2855 · 1HTEVTAR2MH155696
2 172.407, 172.301(a)(1) No
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
WAPAKONETA OH OH 4 1
PORTLAND IN IN 1 0
CELINA OH OH 1 0
ROADSIDE OH 1 0
ST MARYS OH OH 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
172.301(a)(1) No proper shipping name and/or ID# marking on non-bulk package Hazardous Materials 1 0
172.407 Label does not meet specifications Hazardous Materials 1 0
393.75(b) Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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