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Company CheckUNITED SCRAP METAL INC · DOT 335494

1545 S CICERO AVENUE, CICERO, IL, 60804

DOT# 335494 MC# 425290 Cicero, Illinois 24 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jun 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 30, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 27, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address1545 S CICERO AVENUE, CICERO, IL, 60804

Mailing Address1545 S CICERO AVENUE, CICERO, IL, 60804

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC425290

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating24 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 1.01 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .1 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6.41 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,494,962 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS6.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS45.5% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/05/2009

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyLEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #1282872

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet35 units

Drivers33

Mileage1,494,962 mi

Operating24 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total16

Out of Service1

OOS Rate6.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total11

Out of Service5

OOS Rate45.5%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/05/2009 | Rated: 03/11/2009

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

9 · 5 OOS ▲

2025

5 · 2 OOS ▼

2026

6 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 13 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (23.1% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
05/27/2025	Cicero	IL	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

27 roadside violations across 13 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 17 violations · 7 OOS

Unsafe Driving 9 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (21)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/17/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN IN	2	0	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/03/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-90	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORSYTH GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST. LOUIS MO	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLYMOUTH IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-290	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WASHINGTON IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-290 W/B AT AUSTIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	6	4	0	0	0	4	-	▲Detail
12/10/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	ST GENEVIEVE MO	7	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
08/26/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	WARREN IN	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN IN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-294 S/B	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/25/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57 S/B AT MP53	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	WEST HARRISON IN	7	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/23/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I70 EB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections15

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 7 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	01LX63456540	$0	10/22/2001	01/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	83 UEN 0B1787	$1,000,000	01/01/2003	01/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	83 UEN 0B1787	$1,000,000	01/01/2003	03/25/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	F3Y00466901	$750,000	01/01/2002	05/12/2003	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC425290	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/29/2002	-	-

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90/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 6.25% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 45.4545% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 6.25% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 45.4545% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

UNITED SCRAP METAL INC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (21)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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