Carrier profile · USDOT 1372756 · MC-559768 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Recycling Concepts of West Mi Inc

22 power unitsavg 8.1 yrMulti-region · 15 statesGRAND RAPIDS, MI74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-559768 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

39 observed · MCS-150

40Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average6.7% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

89 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 42.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 47 vehicle and 89 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

45.5% · 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 1.7 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

87 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 8

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 89
Annualized: ≈45 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving77 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 7 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 12 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 5 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’26 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Netherlands’06–’26

2006201120162021now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2006 → Mar 2026	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 39
Trailers (towed): 40

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

59.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

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

Home base

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

5015 52ND STREET SE

Top corridor

WA ⇄ MI

WA 27 · OR 20 · MI 10

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: 7 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2951582 USDOT 4027414 USDOT 4248984 USDOT 3048488 USDOT 3189484 USDOT 2974191 USDOT 1884571 USDOT 3150981Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (36 trucks · 36 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 16130 USDOT 86820 USDOT 372783 USDOT 1725461 USDOT 2828725 USDOT 2953815 USDOT 3150981 USDOT 3923883

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jon yates — 2 carriers: USDOT 2473436

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5015 52ND STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49512
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (616) 942-8888
Fax: (616) 942-6688
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Jon Yates · Mark Sipin
USDOT / docket: 1372756 · MC-559768
First registered: May 16, 2005
Last MCS-150: Mar 26, 2025 · 1,638,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 16, 2017
Recordable crash rate: 6.67
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,638,000

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 RECYCLING CONCEPTS OF WEST MI INC.

RECYCLING CONCEPTS OF WEST MI INC (USDOT 1372756) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 89 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 47 vehicle-level and 89 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 22 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 26, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 16, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RECYCLING CONCEPTS OF WEST MI INC's USDOT number?

RECYCLING CONCEPTS OF WEST MI INC's USDOT number is 1372756, and its motor carrier number is MC-559768.

Is RECYCLING CONCEPTS OF WEST MI INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, RECYCLING CONCEPTS OF WEST MI INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RECYCLING CONCEPTS OF WEST MI INC's safety record?

RECYCLING CONCEPTS OF WEST MI INC has a 42.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 114 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is RECYCLING CONCEPTS OF WEST MI INC's fleet?

RECYCLING CONCEPTS OF WEST MI INC operates 22 power units and 22 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RECYCLING CONCEPTS OF WEST MI INC based?

RECYCLING CONCEPTS OF WEST MI INC is based in GRAND RAPIDS, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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