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Critical regulatory warnings
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 191 days (since Feb 18, 2026). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.

STEEL DRAGON CO

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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
Uninsured since · Feb 18, 2026
Blockers
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 191 days (since Feb 18, 2026).
Review these
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 1.90% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 28.6% vs peer 16.1% Details →
On file
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 COLONY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI Details →
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 — STEEL DRAGON CO (USDOT 838909)
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: Active

Blockers:
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — Uninsured 191 days (since Feb 18, 2026).

Cautions:
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 1.90% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 28.6% vs peer 16.1%

On file:
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 — COLONY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/838909/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 838909 Active INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Owner: KRISTINA PAJAK General Freight Produce Cold Food Beverages Paper Products Based in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F

Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 4/5 scored components is 38/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.

F 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
Uninsured · 0/100

No active BIPD/Primary on file since Feb 18, 2026.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 1.9% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 28.6% vs peer median 16.1% (worse). n=25117 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
HIGH · 35/100

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.

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.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

Uninsured since Feb 18, 2026

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 838909
In FMCSA records since Nov 10, 1999 (~26y)
Entity INDIVIDUAL
Owner KRISTINA PAJAK
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Produce, Cold Food, Beverages, Paper Products
Fleet size 40 units
Drivers 60
Annual mileage 8,662,836 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2710 UNITED LN UNIT#A
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007
Mailing
2710 UNITED LN
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 838909
In FMCSA records since Nov 10, 1999 (~26y)
Entity INDIVIDUAL
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 8,662,836 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 28.6% vs 23.4% +5.2 pts
Driver OOS Rate 1.9% vs 6.7% -4.8 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.36 vs 1.80 -0.44
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 40 0 0
Trailers 60 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 12 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 1 1 2
Tow-away 0 1 2 3
Crash reports 0 1 2 3

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 267 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 97 97 0
OOS inspections 3 20 0
OOS percentage 3.09% 20.62%
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
40
Drivers
60
Inspections
267
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
28.6%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
3
12 all-time
Authorities
1
0 active
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

STEEL DRAGON CO had 97 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 22.7%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 8.0. 3 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

97 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (27) and UT (17).

Violation profile

22.7% out-of-service rate, near the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (29.4% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 34 times, 2 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 40 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 60 drivers; Utility, Volvo, and Freightliner are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 28.6% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 25,117 ACTIVE carriers operating 20–60 power units (±50% of this carrier's 40 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
1.9%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 25,117 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +1.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
28.6%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.1%
Median across 25,117 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +12.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (29 months)

2023-08 2025-12

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 27 12 44.4% Nov 18, 2025
Utah (UT) 17 3 17.6% Dec 9, 2025
Illinois (IL) 10 1 10.0% Dec 9, 2025
Nevada (NV) 8 0 0.0% Oct 17, 2025
Arizona (AZ) 6 1 16.7% Jun 18, 2025
New Mexico (NM) 5 2 40.0% May 22, 2025
Iowa (IA) 5 0 0.0% Aug 18, 2025
Missouri (MO) 5 1 20.0% Sep 25, 2025
Indiana (IN) 4 0 0.0% Oct 2, 2025
Wyoming (WY) 2 0 0.0% Jul 25, 2025
Nebraska (NE) 2 0 0.0% Oct 23, 2025
Oklahoma (OK) 2 0 0.0% Jul 23, 2025
Wisconsin (WI) 2 2 100.0% Jun 17, 2025
Kansas (KS) 1 0 0.0% Sep 17, 2025
Texas (TX) 1 0 0.0% Dec 16, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Utility 178
Volvo 146
Freightliner 74
Great Dane 23
Wabash National 5
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 3 0.30 0 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 4 0.14 0 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 6 1.12 1 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 37 7.67 8 Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (267 rows) View all 267 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
86606103 Dec 16, 2025 TX 1 tx-sh-0161-in-dallas-co.-(258-260
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.47A, 396.3A1 No
86547286 Dec 9, 2025 UT 1 NEPHI UT
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
10 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.47E, 393.9A-LHWS Yes
86542106 Dec 9, 2025 IL 3 I-55 NORTHBOUND
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86513580 Dec 8, 2025 UT 3 ut-st.-george-ut
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86376380 Nov 18, 2025 CA 2 EB ANTELOPE SCALE
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.45D-B No
86248310 Nov 3, 2025 CA 1 RAINBOW IF
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Freightliner
2 383.95A-LCDL, 393.9A-HLLH Yes
86130893 Oct 23, 2025 NE 3 NORTH PLATTE WEST BOUND
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86096528 Oct 17, 2025 NV 3 MM 6
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85983825 Oct 2, 2025 CA 1 MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLEQP No
85964774 Oct 2, 2025 IN 3 CHESTERTON IN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85961390 Sep 30, 2025 IN 3 WARSAW IN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
85897704 Sep 25, 2025 UT 1 ut-st.-george-ut
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
3 395.30B1-ELDDFR, 393.45B2-B-AIR, 393.45D-B No
85878721 Sep 25, 2025 MO 1 SAINT JAMES MO
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85845274 Sep 20, 2025 CA 3 MT PASS COMMERCIAL INSPECTION
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85815521 Sep 17, 2025 KS 2 ks-olathe-south-m.c.i.s.-#24w
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LBL No
85783388 Sep 12, 2025 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LCL, 395.8A1-HOSP Yes
85724057 Sep 5, 2025 IL 3
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85715620 Sep 5, 2025 CA 1 DESERT HILLS IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.45B2-BHTD, 392.2-SLLSR, 393.47A-BCFSBD Yes
85739490 Sep 3, 2025 CA 1 MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
8 393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.45A-BHTIJ, 393.9A-LFTSI Yes
85665143 Aug 31, 2025 UT 3 ut-st.-george-ut
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85610529 Aug 26, 2025 CA 2 WB PERALTA SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.40A-B, 393.9A-LFTSI Yes
85583583 Aug 19, 2025 IL 3 I88
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
2 391.11B2-Q, 392.2LC Yes
85543217 Aug 18, 2025 IA 3 I80 EB WILTON RA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85539985 Aug 18, 2025 UT 3 ECHO UT
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85538731 Aug 17, 2025 UT 1 ECHO UT
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.45B2-BHTD, 393.45B2-B-AIR Yes
Recent Crashes (12 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA3702503678 Nov 24, 2025 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
CA8602501957 Jul 5, 2025 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
WI0000124082 Nov 18, 2024 WI 0 0 Yes No Tow
UT2405599856 Aug 3, 2024 UT 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX003463014 Jun 15, 2024 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
MO0000107829 May 2, 2024 MO 0 0 Yes No Tow
WY0202403520 Mar 30, 2024 WY 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA5452400144 Jan 30, 2024 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX6JUEHQE18B Mar 27, 2023 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX001238083 Jul 26, 2018 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
NM0030194806 Nov 26, 2016 NM 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILU140555770 Jul 18, 2016 IL 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 MC369194 common N
MC Certificate Documents (2 PDFs)

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
Dec 7, 2004 MC369194-P REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Oct 19, 2004 MC369194 NC REVOCATION NC →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (17 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY TINCA8205389 BIPD/Primary Nov 17, 2025 Nov 17, 2025 REPLACED
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TINCA8205389 BIPD/Primary Nov 17, 2025 Feb 18, 2026 CANCELLED
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY TINCA8205389 BIPD/Primary Nov 17, 2025 Nov 17, 2025 REPLACED
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY TINCA8205389 BIPD/Primary Nov 17, 2025 Jan 25, 2026 CANCELLED
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY H08883300 BIPD/Primary Nov 17, 2022 Nov 17, 2025 CANCELLED
COLONY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY IM256552 34 Jan 25, 2022 On file ACTIVE
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0048555001 BIPD/Primary Nov 17, 2019 Nov 17, 2022 REPLACED
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0047788 BIPD/Primary Nov 17, 2008 Nov 17, 2019 REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY TN588514 BIPD/Primary Nov 17, 2007 Nov 17, 2008 REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY TN588514 BIPD/Primary Nov 17, 2007 Dec 22, 2008 CANCELLED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY FJ771407-8003-041 BIPD/Primary Nov 22, 2004 Nov 17, 2007 REPLACED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY FJ771407-8003-031 BIPD/Primary Nov 17, 2003 Nov 22, 2004 NAME CHANGED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. 386646 BIPD/Primary Nov 17, 2002 Nov 17, 2003 CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. 373249 BIPD/Primary Nov 17, 2001 Nov 17, 2002 CANCELLED
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION 46-A2-CM-0008110-00 BIPD/Primary Nov 19, 2000 Nov 17, 2001 REPLACED
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION 46-A2-CM-0008110-00 BIPD/Primary Nov 19, 2000 Nov 19, 2001 CANCELLED
TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY VT 0004829 BIPD/Primary Nov 19, 1999 Nov 19, 2000 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Feb 18, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Jan 28, 2026
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Jan 26, 2026
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  4. Jan 25, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Jan 8, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  6. Nov 17, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  7. Nov 17, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Nov 17, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Nov 17, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Nov 17, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Dec 22, 2008
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Nov 17, 2008
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Nov 17, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Nov 22, 2004
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  15. Nov 22, 2004
    insurance
    NAMECHG — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Nov 22, 2004
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  17. Nov 17, 2003
    insurance
    CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  18. Nov 17, 2002
    insurance
    CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  19. Nov 19, 2001
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
  20. Nov 17, 2001
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
  21. Nov 19, 2000
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY
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 34 2
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 25 7
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 14 2
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 8 8
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy Vehicle Maintenance 6 2
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 6 0
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 Vehicle Maintenance 5 0
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service Hours of Service 4 3
392.71(a) Using or equipping a CMV with radar detector Unsafe Driving 3 0
393.207(f) Air suspension pressure loss Vehicle Maintenance 3 1
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