Carrier profile · USDOT 1960656 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Cascades Holding US Inc

DBA METRO RETAIL RECYCLING SERVICES AND CASCADES RECOVERY PLUS

40 power unitsavg 3.4 yrRegional · 5 statesROCHESTER, NY87/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

40Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

22Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.4Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(585) 527-8110 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average32.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.4 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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Vehicle OOS 32.43% on 37 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 32.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 37 vehicle and 49 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.0% · 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 17.6 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

49 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 7

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 40-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 40
Inspections · 24 mo: 49
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving34 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 20 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 40
Observed power (24 mo): 24
Trailers (towed): 22

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

84.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New York: 40 inspections
Massachusetts: 3 inspections
Vermont: 3 inspections
Pennsylvania: 2 inspections
Connecticut: 1 inspections

Home base

ROCHESTER, NY

1845 EMERSON ST

Most inspections: NY

40 inspections

NY 40 · MA 3 · VT 3

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 16130 USDOT 290790 USDOT 3213270 USDOT 4031162 USDOT 63904 USDOT 91805

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cascades.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 1199380 USDOT 2361686 USDOT 3147166

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1845 EMERSON ST, ROCHESTER, NY, 14606
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (585) 527-8110
Fax: (585) 527-8125
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: cascades.com

Registration

Officer: Ushas Varghese
USDOT / docket: 1960656
First registered: Oct 29, 2009
Last MCS-150: Jul 17, 2026 · 1,556,375 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Apr 3, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 1.33
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,556,375

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 2026

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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32%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

12 of 37 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

62violation records

20OOS-tagged records

12 of 37inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

2282%18 / 22

Brakes

130%0 / 13

Lights

1315%2 / 13

Unsafe driving

130%0 / 13

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

14%Nov 24 to May 251 / 7

33%May 25 to Nov 254 / 12

33%Nov 25 to May 264 / 12

50%May 26 to Nov 263 / 6

Top 3 codes (20 of 62 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)11
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)5
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4

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392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components4
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)4
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing3
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.87A-FPLA Warning flags on projecting loads2
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
383.23A2-LCDLNP Operating without a valid CDL1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.100C-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.110B2II-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CASCADES HOLDING US INC.

CASCADES HOLDING US INC (USDOT 1960656) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 37 vehicle-level and 49 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 40 power units and 38 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 17, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Apr 3, 2016 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CASCADES HOLDING US INC's USDOT number?

CASCADES HOLDING US INC's USDOT number is 1960656.

Is CASCADES HOLDING US INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. CASCADES HOLDING US INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is CASCADES HOLDING US INC's safety record?

CASCADES HOLDING US INC has a 32.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 103 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CASCADES HOLDING US INC's fleet?

CASCADES HOLDING US INC operates 40 power units and 38 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CASCADES HOLDING US INC based?

CASCADES HOLDING US INC is based in ROCHESTER, NY, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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