Metal Recycling Services LLC
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 4
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 20
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 21
- Annualized
- ≈11 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.132 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 40 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 20 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 19, 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2019 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2017 | SC | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2016 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2016 | NC | 0 | 2 | No |
| Aug 9, 2013 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2013 | NC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 4, 2012 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 13, 2008 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2008 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2007 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2006 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2005 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2005 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2005 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2004 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2003 | SC | 0 | 2 | No |
| May 6, 2003 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |