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

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 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

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

15%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

14%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

60%

Vehicle Maintenance

Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 23 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 18 total · 1 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2025	1	0	0	1
2020	1	0	0	1
2019	1	0	0	1
2018	1	0	1	1
2016	1	0	1	0
2015	1	0	0	1
2014	1	0	0	1
2010	1	0	1	1
2008	1	0	1	0
2007	2	0	1	2
2006	1	0	0	1
2004	2	0	0	2
2002	1	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1	1
1996	1	0	0	1
1995	1	0	0	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
May 27, 2025	IL	0	0	Yes
Dec 4, 2020	IL	0	0	Yes
Mar 4, 2019	IL	0	0	Yes
Sep 14, 2018	IL	0	1	Yes
Sep 12, 2016	IL	0	4	No
Feb 10, 2015	IL	0	0	Yes
Mar 27, 2014	IL	0	0	Yes
Jan 25, 2010	IN	0	1	Yes
May 29, 2008	IL	0	1	No
Dec 26, 2007	IL	0	1	Yes
Sep 19, 2007	IL	0	0	Yes
Nov 20, 2006	IL	0	0	Yes
Oct 1, 2004	IL	0	0	Yes
Jan 23, 2004	IL	0	0	Yes
Feb 12, 2002	IL	1	0	Yes
Jul 15, 2000	IL	0	1	Yes
Oct 28, 1996	IN	0	0	Yes
Jul 1, 1995	IN	0	0	Yes