Carrier profile · USDOT 126634 · MC-204590 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

YAFFE IRON & METAL CO INC

11 power unitsavg 10.1 yrRegional · 3 statesMUSKOGEE, OK80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-204590 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.1Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(918) 687-7543 Email dispatchmwhite@YAFFECO.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes19 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.1 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 6.0 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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Transcontinental’95–’04

Ace American’04–’08

New Hampshire’07–’12

National Union’12–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jul 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Dec 2012 → Jul 2025	$750K	14
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Dec 2012	$750K	2
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Apr 2008	$750K	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2003 → Oct 2003	$750K	2
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1995 → Jun 2004	$750K	1
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1994 → Nov 1995	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1993 → Jan 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

38.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

MUSKOGEE, OK

G STREET AND LEXINGTON

Top corridor

TX ⇄ OK

TX 10 · OK 10 · MO 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@yaffeco.net — 12 carriers: USDOT 244064 USDOT 283983 USDOT 330856 USDOT 609016 USDOT 786455 USDOT 793308 USDOT 828841 USDOT 844549

Shares a company officer with other carriers

matt white — 12 carriers: USDOT 226297 USDOT 458234 USDOT 1451989 USDOT 1694910 USDOT 1876709 USDOT 2047313 USDOT 2115597 USDOT 2394519

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: G STREET AND LEXINGTON, MUSKOGEE, OK, 74403
Mailing address: P O BOX 916, MUSKOGEE, OK, 74402-0916
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (918) 687-7543
Cell: (918) 781-2740
Email: mwhite@yaffeco.net
Web domain: yaffeco.net

Registration

Officer: Matt White
USDOT / docket: 126634 · MC-204590
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 22, 2025 · 401,460 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 1, 2004
D-U-N-S: 32997496

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

401,460

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 YAFFE IRON & METAL CO INC.

YAFFE IRON & METAL CO INC (USDOT 126634) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 22, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 1, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is YAFFE IRON & METAL CO INC's USDOT number?

YAFFE IRON & METAL CO INC's USDOT number is 126634, and its motor carrier number is MC-204590.

Is YAFFE IRON & METAL CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, YAFFE IRON & METAL CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is YAFFE IRON & METAL CO INC's safety record?

YAFFE IRON & METAL CO INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 41 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).