Carrier profile · USDOT 335494 · MC-425290 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

United Scrap Metal Inc

35 power unitsavg 9.4 yrRegional · 6 statesCICERO, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-425290 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

35Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.4Avg age (yr)

2001–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 780-6800 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 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

35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.4 yr

Model years 2001–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — 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

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 30.00% on 10 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

15 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 30.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 65.4 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 35-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 35
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’04 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Hartford Fire’03–now

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2004

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Jan 2004	$750K	2
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → May 2003	$750K	1

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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): 35
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

41.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 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

IL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Illinois: 5 inspections
Indiana: 4 inspections
Missouri: 3 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections

Home base

CICERO, IL

1545 S CICERO AVENUE

Most inspections: IL

5 inspections

IL 5 · IN 4 · MO 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.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2351504 USDOT 3988613 USDOT 2201322

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@unitedscrap.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 1794299 USDOT 2351504 USDOT 4003918

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: 1545 S CICERO AVENUE, CICERO, IL, 60804
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (708) 780-6800
Fax: (708) 780-0029
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: unitedscrap.com

Registration

Officers: Bryan English · Brad Serlin
USDOT / docket: 335494 · MC-425290
First registered: Dec 6, 1988
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2025 · 1,494,962 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 11, 2009
D-U-N-S: 37601085

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,494,962

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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30%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 10 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

35violation records

9OOS-tagged records

3 of 10inspections 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.

Brakes

1020%2 / 10

Unsafe driving

90%0 / 9

Lights

80%0 / 8

Other vehicle maintenance

786%6 / 7

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

70%

15%

30%

67%Nov 24 to May 252 / 3

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 2

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 2

33%May 26 to Nov 261 / 3

Top 3 codes (10 of 35 records)

392.82A1 Using a hand-held mobile phone5
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.47A-BCLMBD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.134B-CRHLC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1

Before you tender

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Brakes

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for UNITED SCRAP METAL INC.

UNITED SCRAP METAL INC (USDOT 335494) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2004 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.0% 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 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 35 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 11, 2009 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNITED SCRAP METAL INC's USDOT number?

UNITED SCRAP METAL INC's USDOT number is 335494, and its motor carrier number is MC-425290.

Is UNITED SCRAP METAL INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. UNITED SCRAP METAL INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNITED SCRAP METAL INC's safety record?

UNITED SCRAP METAL INC has a 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).