Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1429578 · MC-540298
GILBERT IRON & STEEL LLC
DBA GLOBAL RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION
19 power unitsCHARLOTTE, NC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-540298 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
19Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 21 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 19 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 14.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2020 yr active
since 2005Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
20 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is GILBERT IRON & STEEL LLC safe to work with?
Is GILBERT IRON & STEEL LLC safe to load? GILBERT IRON & STEEL LLC (USDOT 1429578, MC-540298) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in CHARLOTTE, NC, operating 19 power units and 18 drivers. Operating authority has been active 20 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
GIGILBERT IRON & STEEL LLC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+3 earlier
State Pennsylvania · 08–11
Commerce Industry · 11–13
20052013
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 13 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE | Dec 2011 → Jun 2013 | $750k | 4 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Dec 2008 → Dec 2011 | $750k | 5 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | May 2008 → Dec 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2006 → May 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA | Nov 2005 → Dec 2006 | $750k | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 19
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CHARLOTTE, NC
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
richard gilbert — 12 carriers: USDOT 330160USDOT 592027USDOT 1020742USDOT 2406251USDOT 2828714USDOT 3002068USDOT 3191395USDOT 4142566
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2800 NORTH TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28206
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 790406, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28206
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (704) 332-9752
- Cell
- (617) 620-9992
- Fax
- (704) 342-5388
- Web domain
- globalrecyc.com
Registration
- Officers
- Richard Gilbert · Steven Gilbert
- USDOT / docket
- 1429578 · MC-540298
- First registered
- 10/27/2005
- Last MCS-150
- 01/25/2012 · 1,600,000 mi (2011)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.49
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is GILBERT IRON & STEEL LLC's USDOT number?
GILBERT IRON & STEEL LLC's USDOT number is 1429578, and its motor carrier number is MC-540298.
Is GILBERT IRON & STEEL LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, GILBERT IRON & STEEL LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is GILBERT IRON & STEEL LLC's fleet?
GILBERT IRON & STEEL LLC operates 19 power units and 18 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is GILBERT IRON & STEEL LLC based?
GILBERT IRON & STEEL LLC is based in CHARLOTTE, NC.