Carrier profile · USDOT 320980 · MC-1507894 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Robertson Metal Recycling LLC

17 power unitsLocal · 1 statesHETTINGER, ND50/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-1507894 NO AUTHORITYRATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.0Avg age (yr)

2012–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(701) 567-2568 Email dispatchnancy@robertsonmetal.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 17-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

ND busiest

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

Home base

HETTINGER, ND

216 HIGHWAY 12 EAST

Top corridor

ND 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

reginald robertson — 2 carriers: USDOT 4051874

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.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 216 HIGHWAY 12 EAST, HETTINGER, ND, 58639-1236
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (701) 567-2568
Fax: (701) 264-5090
Email: nancy@robertsonmetal.com
Web domain: robertsonmetal.com

Registration

Officers: Reginald Robertson · Daniel Robertson
USDOT / docket: 320980 · MC-1507894
First registered: Jul 18, 1988
Last MCS-150: Nov 3, 2024 · 59,616 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jan 3, 1994
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

59,616

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 ROBERTSON METAL RECYCLING LLC.

ROBERTSON METAL RECYCLING LLC (USDOT 320980) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I 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 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 2 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 17 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 3, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jan 3, 1994 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ROBERTSON METAL RECYCLING LLC's USDOT number?

ROBERTSON METAL RECYCLING LLC's USDOT number is 320980, and its motor carrier number is MC-1507894.

Is ROBERTSON METAL RECYCLING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ROBERTSON METAL RECYCLING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ROBERTSON METAL RECYCLING LLC's safety record?

ROBERTSON METAL RECYCLING LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.

How big is ROBERTSON METAL RECYCLING LLC's fleet?

ROBERTSON METAL RECYCLING LLC operates 17 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ROBERTSON METAL RECYCLING LLC based?

ROBERTSON METAL RECYCLING LLC is based in HETTINGER, ND, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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