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Motor carrier · USDOT 59696

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES INC, Oakland, CA: USDOT 59696 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES INC filed them on its MCS-150, last updated June 30, 2025. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since June 1, 1974. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedSCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES INC
Doing business asSCHNITZER STEEL PRODUCTS
USDOT number59696
Status on the censusActive
AddressOakland, CA 94607
CountyAlameda County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsDoes not carry hazardous materials
Safety ratingSatisfactory
Power units55 (55 trucks)
Drivers24 (24 with a CDL)
On the register sinceJune 1, 1974
MCS-150 last filedJune 30, 2025
MCS-150 annual mileage870,000 miles (2024)
Cargo carriedOther; Metal: Sheets, Coils, Rolls

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
October 28, 2024CALevel II, walk-around1000
October 23, 2024CALevel III, driver only0000
October 10, 2024CALevel III, driver only0000
October 3, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
September 16, 2024CALevel I, full0000
September 3, 2024CALevel III, driver only1000
August 28, 2024CALevel I, full0000
August 7, 2024CALevel I, full1000
July 17, 2024CALevel I, full0000
July 16, 2024CALevel I, full1000
June 11, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
June 5, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
May 29, 2024CALevel I, full0000
May 15, 2024CALevel I, full0000
March 25, 2024CALevel I, full0000
January 31, 2024CALevel I, full0000
January 10, 2024CALevel I, full0000
December 26, 2023CALevel III, driver only0000
December 6, 2023CALevel II, walk-around0000
November 7, 2023CALevel I, full0000
September 25, 2023CALevel I, full5404

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
December 8, 2021CAUnincorporated01Yes
June 18, 2018CAOakland00Yes
July 5, 2001CASacramento00Yes

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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How this page was built: FMCSA Company Census File, read October 15, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers the safety record of motor carrier USDOT 59696, SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES INC of Oakland, CA, listing 55 power units, 24 drivers, 21 roadside inspections, and 3 crashes on file. The page also shows 1 inspection with an out-of-service order, along with the carrier's MCS-150 filing dated June 30, 2025.