ALLEN STEELE CO INC

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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

Violations per Inspection above national average 4.00 vs 1.80 national (+2.20).

On file

OOS rate better than size peers

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — ALLEN STEELE CO INC (USDOT 994172)
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:
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 4.00 vs 1.80 national (+2.20).

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/994172/
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 994172 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: RICHARD STEELE Company officer 2: TRAVIS STEELE Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in BARABOO, WI

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 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 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

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 15.4% (better). n=30515 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: Caution.

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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 994172

In FMCSA records since Dec 17, 2001 (~24y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer RICHARD STEELE

Company officer 2 TRAVIS STEELE

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Machinery / Large Objects, Construction

Fleet size 32 units

Drivers 29

Annual mileage 2,503,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (608) 254-2595

Email: [email protected]

Physical

S2044 COUNTY ROAD T

BARABOO, WI 53913

Mailing

P O BOX 430

LAKE DELTON, WI 53940-0430

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 994172

In FMCSA records since Dec 17, 2001 (~24y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 2,503,000 mi

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 4.00 vs 1.80 +2.20

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%

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	3	0	0
Trailers	10	0	0
Trucks	29	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	2	2	0
OOS percentage	66.67%	66.67%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

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

ALLEN STEELE CO INC had 3 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 13.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in WI (3 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (12.5% of violations); top code 393.55(c)(1) (Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system.) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 32 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 29 drivers; Ford, Rampart, and Sterling t are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 30,515 ACTIVE carriers operating 16–48 power units (±50% of this carrier's 32 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 30,515 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

15.4%

Median across 30,515 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -15.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2024-03 2026-04

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
Wisconsin (WI)	3	3	100.0%	Apr 23, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ford		1
Freightliner		1
Mack		1
Rampart		1
Sterling T		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	2	—	4.20	4	—	Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	3	—	13.00	13	—	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 (4 rows) View all 4 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87678922	Apr 23, 2026	WI	2	PARDEEVILLE WI	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK WI PB8542 · 1M2B197C3KM006280	4	100B-C, 2-SLLED, 9A-LSML	Yes
85202145	Jul 11, 2025	WI	2	COLUMBUS WI	STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK WI PB9439 · 2FZHATDA27AX30465	6	383.95-LCDL, 393.9A-LCL, 393.55C1-B	Yes
85202135	Jul 11, 2025	WI	2	BARABOO WI	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK WI DG98756 · 1FT8W3BT7HEC65734	6	383.23A2-LCDLN, 393.43DBMA, 396.17C-PI	Yes
81147797	Mar 14, 2024	WI	1	JANESVILLE WI	STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Freightliner WI PB9439 · 2FZHATDA27AX30465	6	396.5B-HWSL, 393.45B2-B, 393.9A-LCL	Yes

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
WI0000121057	Oct 4, 2023	WI	Yes	No	Tow
WI0000113104	Jan 31, 2021	WI	Yes	No	Tow
WI0000046362	May 5, 2005	WI	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
BARABOO WI	WI	1	1
COLUMBUS WI	WI	1	1
JANESVILLE WI	WI	1	1
PARDEEVILLE WI	WI	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.55(c)(1)	Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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Field change history

Field change history
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