Carrier profile · USDOT 181089 · MC-480838 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Shapiro Metals Company

DBA SHAPIRO METALS

34 power unitsavg 12.5 yrMulti-region · 8 statesST LOUIS, MO86/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-480838 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linksshapirometals.comFMCSA SAFER

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.

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3002193USDOT 4578198USDOT 2135472Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (5 trucks · 5 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3002193USDOT 4578198USDOT 2135472USDOT 4243538USDOT 2497935

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)34
Observed (24 mo)19
Shared w/ other carriers6

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

Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT

VINCarriersInspectionsFirst seenLast seen
0000000000000000013291,784Jun 12, 2023Aug 6, 2026
3HSDZTZR1JN535610View sourced platform decode26Mar 2, 2026Jul 27, 2026
3HSDZAPR0RN139736View sourced platform decode22Aug 28, 2025Jun 24, 2026
3AKJHLDR7MSMP1510View sourced platform decode23Oct 2, 2024Jan 8, 2026
3AKJGEDV4JSKC8272View sourced platform decode23Jul 31, 2023Dec 2, 2025
3HCDZAPR1JL453987View sourced platform decode22Mar 27, 2024Dec 20, 2024