Carrier profile · USDOT 356825 · MC-344160 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

VSM INC

DBA VALLEY SCRAP METAL

5 power unitsavg 12.5 yrLocal · 1 statesKIRTLAND, NM100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-344160 ACTIVE

Authority & Insurance

Active operating authority by type and the full insurance continuity timeline — insurer, policy, coverage, and any lapses — so you can confirm they can legally and adequately haul your load today.

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Valley Forge’97–’04

Granite State’03–’20

United Financial’20–now

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Nov 2025	$750K	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2003 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1997 → Mar 2004	$750K	2