Carrier profile · USDOT 398592 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Hobbs Iron & Metal Inc

DBA STEEL DEPOT

7 power unitsavg 14.8 yrLocal · 2 statesHOBBS, NM86/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

Network & Fraud

Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@steel-depot.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 1545876 USDOT 1658180 USDOT 1696019

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gene day — 2 carriers: USDOT 1545876

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 4 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer

Authorities: 4
Combined power: 15
States: 2
Oldest authority: Jun 27, 1990
Active now: 2

HOBBS IRON & METAL INC· viewingUSDOT 398592
7PU
ARTESIA METALS INCUSDOT 1545876
6PU
DAYSEY STEELUSDOT 1658180
1PU
STEEL TRUSS AND FRAME FABRICATORS LLCUSDOT 1696019
1PU

Affiliated entities· hover to preview

ARTESIA METALS INC DAYSEY STEEL STEEL TRUSS AND FRAME FABRICATORS LLC