Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 949540
METAL MANAGEMENT-NORTHEAST INC
DBA SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT
13 power unitsNEWARK, NJ
CARRIER INACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
13Power 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 25 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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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 13 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2525 yr active
since 2001Insurance (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
25 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is METAL MANAGEMENT-NORTHEAST INC safe to work with?
Is METAL MANAGEMENT-NORTHEAST INC safe to load? METAL MANAGEMENT-NORTHEAST INC (USDOT 949540) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in NEWARK, NJ, operating 13 power units and 10 drivers. Operating authority has been active 25 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
MMMETAL MANAGEMENT-NORTHEAST 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.
02
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)
- 13
- 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
NEWARK, NJ
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 753284USDOT 756129USDOT 883311USDOT 917158USDOT 952201USDOT 1404932
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael henderson — 26 carriers: USDOT 354459USDOT 479780USDOT 480880USDOT 723259USDOT 1219506USDOT 1476723USDOT 1853976USDOT 1897525
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- FT OF HAWKINS STREET, NEWARK, NJ, 07105
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 5158, NEWARK, NJ, 07105
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (201) 577-3136
- Fax
- (973) 395-9228
- Web domain
- simsmm.com
Registration
- Officer
- Michael Henderson
- USDOT / docket
- 949540
- First registered
- 04/24/2001
- Last MCS-150
- 02/09/2010 · 174,000 mi (2009)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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 METAL MANAGEMENT-NORTHEAST INC's USDOT number?
METAL MANAGEMENT-NORTHEAST INC's USDOT number is 949540.
Is METAL MANAGEMENT-NORTHEAST INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, METAL MANAGEMENT-NORTHEAST INC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is METAL MANAGEMENT-NORTHEAST INC's fleet?
METAL MANAGEMENT-NORTHEAST INC operates 13 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is METAL MANAGEMENT-NORTHEAST INC based?
METAL MANAGEMENT-NORTHEAST INC is based in NEWARK, NJ.