Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 753284
SIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
DBA SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT
12 power unitsavg 5 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
12Power units
2 observed · MCS-150
1Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
5.0Avg age (yr)
2020–2023 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-03
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 28 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageMultiple injury crashes
Operating authority2828 yr active
since 1998Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
1 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersNewer
5 yr
Model years 2020–2023 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is SIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION safe to work with?
Is SIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION safe to load? SIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION (USDOT 753284) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in HOUSTON, TX, operating 12 power units and 12 drivers. Operating authority has been active 28 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 13 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (94/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-07-03.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-07-03
SSSIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION 94
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Safety
13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)4 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)4 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
0.0% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.2 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 12-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
- 12
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 4
- Annualized
- ≈2 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr
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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)
- 12
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 2
- Trailers (towed)
- 1
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2023
Newest model yr
2020
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo44
TX busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
HOUSTON, TX
Top corridor
TX
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
@simsmm.com — 18 carriers: USDOT 216521USDOT 310299USDOT 756129USDOT 883311USDOT 917158USDOT 949540USDOT 952201USDOT 1404932
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)1212
Observed (24 mo)22
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 90 HIRSCH ROAD, HOUSTON, TX, 77020
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (713) 671-2900
- Fax
- (713) 671-0621
- Web domain
- simsmm.com
Registration
- Officers
- John Glyde · Michael Henderson Jr
- USDOT / docket
- 753284
- First registered
- 06/12/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 09/12/2024 · 29,942 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 809717085
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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Frequently asked
What is SIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION's USDOT number?
SIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION's USDOT number is 753284.
Is SIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION authorized to operate?
As of 2026-07-03, SIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION is active in the FMCSA register.
What is SIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION's safety record?
SIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).
How big is SIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION's fleet?
SIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION operates 12 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION based?
SIMS SOUTHWEST CORPORATION is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.