Carrier profile · USDOT 983262 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

AMERICAN METALS SUPPLY LLC

60 power unitsavg 4.8 yrMulti-region · 8 statesTAMPA, FL94/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

60Power units

50 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(813) 242-8100 Email dispatchSTEVE.LINGER@AMERICANMETALS.US

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Established 25 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes11 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 249 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

60 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

161 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 21.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 71 vehicle and 161 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

15.8% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 1.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

152 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 11

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 60-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 60
Inspections · 24 mo: 161
Annualized: ≈81 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving48 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance29 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 60
Observed power (24 mo): 50
Trailers (towed): 8

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

46.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

161

FL busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

TAMPA, FL

10840 CROSSROADS COMMERCE BLVD

Top corridor

FL 96 · SC 21 · GA 11

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 47972 USDOT 268015 USDOT 302761 USDOT 1080997 USDOT 1406047 USDOT 631298 USDOT 2803367

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 10840 CROSSROADS COMMERCE BLVD, TAMPA, FL, 33610
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (813) 242-8100
Cell: (704) 785-1948
Fax: (813) 242-8110
Email: steve.linger@americanmetals.us
Web domain: americanmetals.us

Registration

Officers: Steve Linger · Msouth Equity Partners
USDOT / docket: 983262
First registered: Oct 11, 2001
Last MCS-150: Feb 4, 2026 · 2,860,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.46
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,860,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for AMERICAN METALS SUPPLY LLC.

AMERICAN METALS SUPPLY LLC (USDOT 983262) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 161 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 71 vehicle-level and 161 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 60 power units and 55 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN METALS SUPPLY LLC's USDOT number?

AMERICAN METALS SUPPLY LLC's USDOT number is 983262.

Is AMERICAN METALS SUPPLY LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, AMERICAN METALS SUPPLY LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is AMERICAN METALS SUPPLY LLC's safety record?

AMERICAN METALS SUPPLY LLC has a 21.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 249 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).