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Company CheckUNIVERSAL SCRAP METALS INC · DOT 594048

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

2500 WEST FULTON STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60612

DOT# 594048 Chicago, Illinois

PRIVATE CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Aug 18, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jun 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 1, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Dec 6, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 6, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2500 WEST FULTON STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60612

Mailing Address2500 WEST FULTON STREET, CHICAGO, IL, 60612

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

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 1.36 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .85 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .97 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 10.41 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage989,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS14.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS38.5% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/06/2026

Last checked08/18/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet33 units

Drivers26

Mileage989,000 mi

MCS-15008/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total21

Out of Service3

OOS Rate14.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total13

Out of Service5

OOS Rate38.5%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

6 · 2 OOS -

2024

12 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

9 · 3 OOS =

2026

7 · 2 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

3 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

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, 22 inspections, 7 resulted in out-of-service (31.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 10 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
12/06/2024	CHICAGO	IL	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/06/2024	CHICAGO	IL	1	4	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/13/2024	COLUMBUS	IN	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

72 roadside violations across 22 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 42 violations · 10 OOS

Unsafe Driving 26 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 3 violations · 2 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 0 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 (34)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/29/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	IL-173	5	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	94	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/01/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	218 - I-94 NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	IL	Full (Level I)	I-57	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	IL	Full (Level I)	033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B	11	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/25/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/26/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/26/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALPARAISO IN	3	1	2	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	8	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/14/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-90 S/B AT KIMBALL AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	3	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
06/06/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PORTAGE IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-90 EASTBOUND MP 21	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	D03	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLIAMSPORT IN	5	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/13/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-290 WB	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-290	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/23/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	13	4	0	0	0	4	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-290	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/24/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALPARAISO IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/26/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	KENOSHA SWEF	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/22/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-294 SB	7	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELKHART IN	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 MM 23.5EB	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2023	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	IL 1/17	5	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/27/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	EXIT 66	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2023	IL	Full (Level I)	BOLINGBROOK - I-55 S/B	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/18/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-90	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections22

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Driver Fitness 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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76/100

Good

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 76

−10

Starts at 100−24 totalFinal 76

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

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

Operating history unknown−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers, a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 14.2857% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 38.4615% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 33 vehicles (~0.06 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 33 vehicles (~0.06 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 14.2857% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 38.4615% 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.

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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 (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (34)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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