BELL STEEL COMPANY
Pensacola, FL · MC identifier not reported
BELL STEEL COMPANY (USDOT 89770) runs a private fleet of 6 power units out of Pensacola, Florida. Roadside inspections recorded 6 different power units by VIN, in line with its reported fleet of 6. Inspectors stopped its vehicles 9 times in two years across 2 states, most often in Florida.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 89770 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | BELL STEEL COMPANY |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | Not reported |
| Reported physical address | 530 S C ST, PENSACOLA, FL, 32502, US |
| Reported business phone | (850) 432-1545 |
| Reported power units | 6 |
| Reported drivers | 6 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Sep 10, 2025 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Randall Bell Iii, Ryan Berkley |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Mailing address | P O BOX 12109, PENSACOLA, FL, 32591-2109 |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Safety review · Jun 11, 1987 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Oct 15, 1987 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
BELL STEEL COMPANY reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
9 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 2 states. Inspected in 8 of 25 months; busiest Nov 2025 with 2.
| Inspections | 9 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 9) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 25.0% (1 of 4) |
| Violations | 8 across 5 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 1 |
| Crashes | 1 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 1 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit13922SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other1393110CCCargo - Insufficient tiedowns (with headerboard/blocking). At least one tiedown for every 10 feet of article length or fraction thereof139330BBattery - Not protected139395A4EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Pensacola record
BELL STEEL COMPANY reports 6 power units. The Pensacola, Florida directory contains 2,588 census records, of which 2,268 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
BELL STEEL COMPANY reports PRIVATE PROPERTY in the census and lists 1 cargo categories.
- Metal sheets, coils and rolls
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 320 | 12.4% |
| 1 | 1,380 | 53.3% |
| 2–5 | 639 | 24.7% |
| 6–20: this carrier’s band | 203 | 7.8% |
| 21–100 | 38 | 1.5% |
| Over 100 | 8 | 0.3% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Sep 10, 2025
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.
Shared contact details
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