Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
13.4 yr
Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
34 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is LONGVIEW SCRAP & METAL LTD safe to load? LONGVIEW SCRAP & METAL LTD (USDOT 467482) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in LONGVIEW, TX, operating 8 power units and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 34 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 29 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 28.6% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (93/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
29 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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.
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Leave a reviewLONGVIEW SCRAP & METAL LTD's USDOT number is 467482.
As of 2026-06-13, LONGVIEW SCRAP & METAL LTD is active in the FMCSA register.
LONGVIEW SCRAP & METAL LTD has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).
LONGVIEW SCRAP & METAL LTD operates 8 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
LONGVIEW SCRAP & METAL LTD is based in LONGVIEW, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.