Carrier profile · USDOT 335494 · MC-425290 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

United Scrap Metal Inc

35 power unitsavg 10 yrRegional · 5 statesCICERO, IL68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-425290 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

35Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

2001–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 780-6800 Email dispatchjaquino@unitedscrap.com

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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 average44.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.1% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 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-mo44.4%

▲ 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

Asset-based

35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 2001–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 43.3 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 35-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: 35
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 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 ’04 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Hartford Fire’03–now

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2004

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Mar 2004	$750K	2
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → May 2003	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 35
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

26.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

CICERO, IL

1545 S CICERO AVENUE

Top corridor

IN ⇄ IL

IN 5 · IL 5 · MO 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2351504 USDOT 3988613

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@unitedscrap.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 1794299 USDOT 2351504 USDOT 4003918

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 1545 S CICERO AVENUE, CICERO, IL, 60804
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (708) 780-6800
Email: jaquino@unitedscrap.com
Web domain: unitedscrap.com

Registration

Officers: Bryan English · Brad Serlin
USDOT / docket: 335494 · MC-425290
First registered: Dec 6, 1988
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2025 · 1,494,962 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 11, 2009
D-U-N-S: 37601085

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,494,962

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 UNITED SCRAP METAL INC.

UNITED SCRAP METAL INC (USDOT 335494) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2004 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 35 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 11, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNITED SCRAP METAL INC's USDOT number?

UNITED SCRAP METAL INC's USDOT number is 335494, and its motor carrier number is MC-425290.

Is UNITED SCRAP METAL INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, UNITED SCRAP METAL INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNITED SCRAP METAL INC's safety record?

UNITED SCRAP METAL INC has a 44.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 23 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is UNITED SCRAP METAL INC's fleet?

UNITED SCRAP METAL INC operates 35 power units and 33 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNITED SCRAP METAL INC based?

UNITED SCRAP METAL INC is based in CICERO, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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