Carrier profile · USDOT 2495361 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

GRIFFIN GORDON RECYCLING LLC

DBA GORDON RECYCLERS LLC

10 power unitsavg 15.4 yrLocal · 1 statesHICKORY, NC86/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(828) 327-4311 Email dispatchatipps@gordoniron.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Established 12 yearsVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.4 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%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 — 8 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 7.2 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 10-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HICKORY, NC

1065 3RD AVENUE DR NW

Top corridor

NC 16

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 402837Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2138535 USDOT 402837

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@gordoniron.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 402837

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1065 3RD AVENUE DR NW, HICKORY, NC, 28601
Mailing address: PO BOX 667, HICKORY, NC, 28603
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (828) 327-4311
Email: atipps@gordoniron.com
Web domain: gordoniron.com

Registration

Officer: Anthony Tipps
USDOT / docket: 2495361
First registered: Apr 14, 2014
Last MCS-150: Jan 15, 2026 · 133,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

133,000

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for GRIFFIN GORDON RECYCLING LLC.

GRIFFIN GORDON RECYCLING LLC (USDOT 2495361) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 15, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GRIFFIN GORDON RECYCLING LLC's USDOT number?

GRIFFIN GORDON RECYCLING LLC's USDOT number is 2495361.

Is GRIFFIN GORDON RECYCLING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, GRIFFIN GORDON RECYCLING LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is GRIFFIN GORDON RECYCLING LLC's safety record?

GRIFFIN GORDON RECYCLING LLC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).