JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INC

USDOT 104269 · Chicago, IL

Not for-hire

Quick answers

What is JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INC's USDOT number?
JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INC is registered under USDOT 104269, based in Chicago, IL. FMCSA classifies it as a private (not-for-hire) carrier.
How large is JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INC's fleet?
JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INC reports 128 power units and 129 drivers in its FMCSA record in Chicago, IL.

Answers reflect the public FMCSA record as of June 6, 2026; figures can change at any time.

Operating snapshot

128Power units (fleet size)
129Drivers reported
52Years since registration
7.4MAnnual miles reported (2025)
Chicago, ILHome base
159Inspections (24 mo)

Public FMCSA census & inspection records · as of 2026-06-06

58
Moderate
HaulReport estimate · highest estimated percentile
Hours-of-Service Compliance is this carrier's highest reconstructed BASIC percentile at the 57.7th percentile among 4,727 safety-event peers. Across 2 rated categories, 1 is estimated Low. Higher percentile = more inspection-violation activity recorded relative to peers. An independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score.
Estimated from public FMCSA data · updated 2026-06-08 · How we calculate this

JOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INC is a private property motor carrier based in Chicago, IL, operating 128 power units and 129 drivers, and has been registered with FMCSA for about 52 years (since 1974). In this public FMCSA inspection snapshot it has 159 recorded inspections, with a vehicle out-of-service rate of 22.5% (about the same as the 21.2% snapshot benchmark) and a driver out-of-service rate of 0.0% (below the 5.2% benchmark). HaulReport's highest reconstructed BASIC percentile for this carrier is Hours-of-Service Compliance at the 57.7th percentile (estimated band: Moderate), ranked among 4,727 safety-event peers — an independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score.

HaulReport interpretation — auto-generated from the public FMCSA data below and our percentile estimates.

Estimated BASIC percentiles

Hours-of-Service ComplianceModerate
57.7 pctl · CI 5363
BASIC measure: 0.31Insp. w/ violation: 159Peer group: 4,727
Vehicle MaintenanceLow
48.3 pctl · CI 4353
BASIC measure: 4.04Insp. w/ violation: 71Peer group: 19,381

Out-of-service rates

Vehicle OOS22.5%about the same as the 21.2% snapshot benchmark · 71 inspections
Driver OOS0.0%below the 5.2% snapshot benchmark · 159 inspections

Out-of-service rate = inspections resulting in an out-of-service order ÷ inspections. The benchmark is the inspection-weighted rate across this FMCSA snapshot — not an official national average. Rates are shown only with at least 5 inspections.

MCS-150 biennial update

Due September 2026
Next biennial update dueSeptember 2026
Recurring update monthSeptember, even-numbered years
Last MCS-150 update on fileSeptember 25, 2025

FMCSA sets each carrier's biennial update month from the last two digits of the USDOT number (last digit → month, second-to-last digit → odd/even year) — it is required even when nothing has changed. This is a schedule derived from the public rule, not a compliance determination. Verify and file on FMCSA · Deadline calculator

Change history & operating authority

  1. July 19, 2026phone changed— → 6782914175

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Operating-authority status is from FMCSA's licensing system; the change history is HaulReport's own append-only daily record (FMCSA does not publish change history). This is a factual record, not an official CSA score or safety rating, and can change at any time. Verify on FMCSA SAFER · See this carrier's changes in the daily FMCSA activity feed

Carrier facts (public FMCSA data)
Verbatim public facts from FMCSA datasets. Only the percentile/band/confidence figures above are HaulReport reconstructions — not official FMCSA or CSA scores.
USDOT number104269
Legal nameJOSEPH T RYERSON & SON INC
LocationCHICAGO, IL
Operating classificationNot for-hire (per FMCSA census)
Power units (fleet size)128
Drivers129
Reported annual mileage7,367,158 (reported for 2025)
FMCSA registered1974 (~52 years)
Last MCS-150 updateSeptember 25, 2025
Next MCS-150 update dueSeptember 2026
Inspections (trailing 24 mo)159
Published BASIC measures2

State reference data: Truck-crash statistics for Illinois — state-wide totals for all carriers registered in Illinois, not specific to this carrier.

FMCSA data as of 2026-06-06 · Last synced 2026-06-08 · Method: how these percentiles are reconstructed · Canonical: https://haulreport.com/carrier/104269/