Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3556042
SHEET METAL CONNECTORS INC
8 power unitsFRIDLEY, MN
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
8Power 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 6 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 8 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority55 yr active
since 2021Insurance (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
5 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SHEET METAL CONNECTORS INC safe to work with?
Is SHEET METAL CONNECTORS INC safe to load? SHEET METAL CONNECTORS INC (USDOT 3556042) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in FRIDLEY, MN, operating 8 power units and 6 drivers. Operating authority has been active 5 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
SMSHEET METAL CONNECTORS INC 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?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 8
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
FRIDLEY, MN
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@smcduct.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 510633USDOT 3975241USDOT 4383923
Shares a company officer with other carriers
james r myers — 4 carriers: USDOT 2172210USDOT 2692033USDOT 3396013
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5850 MAIN STREET NE, FRIDLEY, MN, 55432
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (763) 572-0000
- Fax
- (763) 572-1100
- jmyers@smcduct.com
- Web domain
- smcduct.com
Registration
- Officers
- James R Myers · Cathryn Myers
- USDOT / docket
- 3556042
- First registered
- 01/22/2021
- Last MCS-150
- 09/09/2021 · 1 mi (2020)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- 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 SHEET METAL CONNECTORS INC's USDOT number?
SHEET METAL CONNECTORS INC's USDOT number is 3556042.
Is SHEET METAL CONNECTORS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SHEET METAL CONNECTORS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is SHEET METAL CONNECTORS INC's fleet?
SHEET METAL CONNECTORS INC operates 8 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SHEET METAL CONNECTORS INC based?
SHEET METAL CONNECTORS INC is based in FRIDLEY, MN.