Carrier profile · USDOT 898062 · MC-976813 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Hazleton Scrap Recycling Inc

18 power unitsavg 9.2 yrLocal · 1 statesANDREAS, PA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-976813 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.2Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(570) 778-2215 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average85.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo85.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.2 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — 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.

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Vehicle OOS 85.71% on 14 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 85.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

85.7% · 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 38.5 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 18-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 14 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 8 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not 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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Zurich American’16–’18

Lancer’18–’21

United Financial’21–’24

Great West’24–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2021	$750K	10
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Oct 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

63.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Pennsylvania: 16 inspections

Home base

ANDREAS, PA

78 WALNUT LANE

Most inspections: PA

16 inspections

PA 16

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2444324 USDOT 4122129Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2451605 USDOT 4122129 USDOT 2444324 USDOT 587997

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ptd.net — 991 carriers: USDOT 5572 USDOT 10479 USDOT 10692 USDOT 11757 USDOT 38054 USDOT 38062 USDOT 38071 USDOT 38104

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: 78 WALNUT LANE, ANDREAS, PA, 18211
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (570) 778-2215
Fax: (570) 386-2773
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: ptd.net

Registration

Officer: Paul D Warner Jr
USDOT / docket: 898062 · MC-976813
First registered: Aug 9, 2000
Last MCS-150: Dec 26, 2025 · 76,847 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

76,847

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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86%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

12 of 14 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

95violation records

40OOS-tagged records

12 of 14inspections 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

4260%25 / 42

Brakes

2536%9 / 25

Lights

1540%6 / 15

Unsafe driving

130%0 / 13

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

67%Nov 24 to May 252 / 3

100%May 25 to Nov 254 / 4

67%Nov 25 to May 262 / 3

100%May 26 to Nov 264 / 4

Top 3 codes (21 of 95 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)13
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects4

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393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components4
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps4
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45D-BHTC Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.83G Exhaust system2
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps2
396.3A1-TFCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak2
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LLPL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201A-VLRB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203A-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SUBL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207C-SDLS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45A-BHTBS Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45A-BLHF Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45DLUV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.51C-BAPG Brake warning devices1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.70B1I-CDPBRW Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A4-PBME Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BARS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1DLDSYEL 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 HAZLETON SCRAP RECYCLING INC.

HAZLETON SCRAP RECYCLING INC (USDOT 898062) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 85.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 26, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HAZLETON SCRAP RECYCLING INC's USDOT number?

HAZLETON SCRAP RECYCLING INC's USDOT number is 898062, and its motor carrier number is MC-976813.

Is HAZLETON SCRAP RECYCLING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is HAZLETON SCRAP RECYCLING INC's safety record?

HAZLETON SCRAP RECYCLING INC has a 85.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).