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JOSH STEEL COMPANY

USDOT 51735 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated CORPORATION Company officer: STEVEN JOSHOWITZ Company officer 2: JAMES JOSHOWITZ Other (SCRAP METAL) Based in BRADDOCK, PA Grade A · 95
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 · Oct 1, 2018
Review these
  • 1 fatality on crash record 5 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
Org: CORPORATION
Company officer: STEVEN JOSHOWITZ
Company officer 2: JAMES JOSHOWITZ
Cargo: Other (SCRAP METAL)
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — JOSH STEEL COMPANY (USDOT 51735)
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
Officer(s): STEVEN JOSHOWITZ (Company officer); JAMES JOSHOWITZ (Company officer 2)
Organization: CORPORATION

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 5 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/51735/
As of: Jul 17, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · compliance grade

Compliance grade A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 95/100). Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 signals
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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=132130 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 compliance grade from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority
Insurance

OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X · $1,000,000

1 active policy

BOC-3 agent

ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 51735
MC / docket MC1030175
Entity CORPORATION
Business org CORPORATION
Company officer STEVEN JOSHOWITZ
Company officer 2 JAMES JOSHOWITZ
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Other (SCRAP METAL)
Fleet size 6 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 53,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (412) 351-3500
Email: [email protected]
Physical
46 SIXTH STREET
BRADDOCK, PA 15104
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 51735
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 53,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
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 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active insurance
Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 3 0 0
Trailers 6 0 0
Trucks 3 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 5 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 4 4 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 25% —
National average 6.67% 22.26% 4.44%

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
6
Drivers
2
Inspections
5
FMCSA roadside history
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
0
5 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

JOSH STEEL COMPANY is a corporation based in BRADDOCK, PA, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 51735. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, with a safety rating of Satisfactory. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 6 power units and 2 drivers, with 5 roadside inspections on file. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier overview

JOSH STEEL COMPANY is a small fleet, operating 6 power units and 2 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Braddock, PA. Across 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet recorded a 0.0% out-of-service rate, with no reportable crashes on file. BIPD/Primary insurance is on file with OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

Inspection profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in PA (4 stops), with Level 2 inspections the most common.

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate; led by Unsafe Driving (50.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 6 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Kenworth, International, and Strg are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 132,130 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–9 power units (±50% of this carrier's 6 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 132,130 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
0%
Median across 132,130 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-09 2026-04

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
2 violations
Vehicle Maintenance
2 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Pennsylvania (PA) 4 1 25.0% Apr 23, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 3
Borg Co. 1
International 1
Strg 1
Trail-Eze 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 — Jul 13, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 13, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 13, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 2.33 2 — Jul 13, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 12.33 12 — Jul 13, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (5 rows) View all 5 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87678208 Apr 23, 2026 PA 1 GLASSPORT PA
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AF92035 · 1XKDD40X9CJ313111
3 9A-LSLIWR, 45D-BAAL, 45C-BSG Yes
86373521 Nov 19, 2025 PA 2 ON STEUBENVILLE PIKE AT ITS RA
STRG TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AG63321 · 2FWJAZDE58AAD0119
3 392.16-D, 393.11A1-LHLM, 393.45D-B No
84522753 Apr 28, 2025 PA 2 SR 79 SB AT BRIDGEVILLE REST A
KW STRAIGHT TRUCK
PA AG88611 · 1NKZX4EX5LJ395001
0 — No
82628346 Sep 10, 2024 PA 3 —
INTERNATIO STRAIGHT TRUCK
PA AH34158 · 3HTPCAPT6PN041605
1 392.2 No
81856091 Jun 7, 2024 PA 1 BROWN AVENUE AT ROLAND RD
KW TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AF92035 · 1XKDD40X9CJ313111
2 396.17(c), 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (5 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
PA604649200X Mar 15, 2006 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA604573600X Mar 15, 2006 PA 1 2 No No Fatal
PA908208100A Jul 23, 1999 PA 0 1 Yes No Injury
PA707197200A Jul 21, 1997 PA 0 1 Yes No Injury
PA3025531002 Mar 4, 1993 PA 0 0 Yes Yes Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1030175
Active
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View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Apr 18, 2019 MC1030175-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
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
OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY BAS 56289892 91X $1,000,000 Oct 1, 2018 On file ACTIVE
AMERICAN FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY BAS 56289892 BIPD/Primary — Oct 1, 2018 Oct 1, 2018 REPLACED
AMERICAN FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY BAS 56289892 BIPD/Primary — Oct 1, 2018 May 10, 2019 CANCELLED
OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY BAS 56289892 BIPD/Primary — Oct 1, 2018 Oct 1, 2018 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 10, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMERICAN FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY
  2. Apr 18, 2019
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Oct 1, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
BROWN AVENUE AT ROLAND RD PA 1 0
GLASSPORT PA PA 1 1
ON STEUBENVILLE PIKE AT ITS RA PA 1 0
SR 79 SB AT BRIDGEVILLE REST A PA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued Unsafe Driving 2 0
396.17(c) No proof of periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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How to verify JOSH STEEL COMPANY

  1. Verify USDOT and MC numbers match the carrier's documents. Compare the USDOT number and MC docket on this page to the numbers on the carrier's invoice, rate confirmation, or load-board listing. A mismatch between the carrier's claimed numbers and the registered legal name is the single most common red flag.
  2. Check active operating authority and insurance status. Confirm the Authority Records show at least one ACTIVE docket for the type of operation you're booking, and that the Active Insurance card lists a current BIPD/Primary policy. A revoked authority or uninsured carrier cannot legally operate.
  3. Review safety rating and SMS BASIC scores. Check the carrier's FMCSA safety rating (if any) and the SMS BASIC table. A high percentile in any BASIC category — especially Unsafe Driving, HOS, or Vehicle Maintenance — is worth investigating before tendering a load.
  4. Examine inspection and crash history. Open the Inspection History and Crash History subpages for the full record. Look for patterns: repeat OOS findings on the same unit, multiple crashes in a short window, or violations clustered in one BASIC category.
  5. Cross-reference real-time data with FMCSA SAFER. For the most current snapshot — within 24 hours of any insurer filing or authority change — click through to the FMCSA SAFER lookup. TruckCodex mirrors SAFER and L&I daily; SAFER itself reflects filings within 24 hours.

Frequently asked questions about JOSH STEEL COMPANY

Is JOSH STEEL COMPANY an active motor carrier? ▾
Yes. JOSH STEEL COMPANY is registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 51735 and is currently shown as Active in the agency's Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Active status means the carrier may legally operate, contingent on continuous insurance and authority filings.
What is JOSH STEEL COMPANY's safety rating? ▾
JOSH STEEL COMPANY's FMCSA safety rating is Satisfactory. A Satisfactory rating means FMCSA evaluators determined the carrier had an adequate safety management program at the time of the most recent compliance review. Safety ratings are assigned only after a formal compliance review; most carriers in the FMCSA database are unrated.
How many inspections has JOSH STEEL COMPANY had? ▾
5 roadside inspections are on file for JOSH STEEL COMPANY in FMCSA's MCMIS database. Each inspection is summarized in the Inspection History section below — sortable by date, state, level, and out-of-service result. Newer inspections are pulled from the FMCSA SMS data feed daily.
What is JOSH STEEL COMPANY's out-of-service rate? ▾
JOSH STEEL COMPANY has no out-of-service findings on its inspection record. Across 5 inspections, no driver or vehicle has been placed out of service — a clean record relative to the national averages of roughly 6.7% (driver) and 23.4% (vehicle).
Where is JOSH STEEL COMPANY based? ▾
JOSH STEEL COMPANY reports its physical address to the FMCSA as 46 SIXTH STREET, BRADDOCK, Pennsylvania 15104. Carriers must file a Form MCS-150 every two years to keep their address current; an outdated address is a common compliance flag.
Does JOSH STEEL COMPANY have valid operating authority? ▾
Yes. JOSH STEEL COMPANY holds 1 active FMCSA operating authority (MC1030175). Each docket appears in the Authority Records section below with its full event history. Active authority means the carrier may legally operate as a for-hire carrier, contingent on current insurance and BOC-3 process-agent filings.
How many trucks and drivers does JOSH STEEL COMPANY operate? ▾
JOSH STEEL COMPANY self-reports 6 power units and 2 drivers on its most recent FMCSA Form MCS-150 filing. Power-unit and driver counts come from the carrier directly and are required to be updated every two years; very large fluctuations between filings can indicate fleet changes worth investigating.
Has JOSH STEEL COMPANY had any crashes? ▾
5 FMCSA-reportable crashes are on file for JOSH STEEL COMPANY in MCMIS. A reportable crash is one resulting in a fatality, an injury requiring transport for medical attention, or a vehicle disabled and towed from the scene. The full crash log is on the Crashes subpage with date, state, and outcome details.

About FMCSA carrier records

Every commercial motor carrier operating in the United States is required to register with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and obtain a USDOT number. The USDOT number is a permanent, unique identifier — once assigned, it stays with the carrier for life and is never reissued to another company. Carriers must update their registration every two years on Form MCS-150 to keep their address, fleet size, and operating data current.

Carrier safety data lives in FMCSA's Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS): roadside inspections, crashes, out-of-service findings, and the seven Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) that make up the SMS scoring methodology. For-hire carriers must also hold operating authority — an MC, FF, or MX docket number — which is separate from the USDOT number and requires continuous insurance and BOC-3 process-agent filings to remain active.

TruckCodex mirrors FMCSA's public SAFER and L&I systems on a daily refresh cycle. Every record on this page reflects what FMCSA has on file. We do not edit or modify carrier data — for real-time confirmation immediately before a transaction, click through to the FMCSA SAFER lookup linked in the related records section above. Safety ratings, when present, come from formal compliance reviews; most active carriers have not been reviewed and are correctly listed as unrated.

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