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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1404356· MC1333805· CARRIER· EIN 82-0499179
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UNITED METALS LLC

311 ALBANY, CALDWELL, ID, 83605(208) 562-5571tom@umrecycling.comBRETT EKART
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$2M BIPD
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC1333805

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$2M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$2M coverageeff 06/01/2026
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.· policy 2507690
Authority history (1) ▾
11/18/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (1) ▾
  1. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/01/2021 → 06/01/2023

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle3 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver5 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
33
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
29
17 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.6M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi7 drivers
  • Interstate · <100 mi10 drivers
  • Intrastate · <100 mi12 drivers
Company officer
BRETT EKART
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
6784310
Registered since
2005-08-10
Last MCS-150 update
2025-11-20
Census status
Active

Fleet: 33 trucks · 9 owned tractors · 161 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Activity history

5 events
  1. 06/01/2026Insurance filed — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 2507690

  2. 11/20/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.6M mi reported (2025)

  3. 06/01/2023Insurance replaced — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

    BIPD/Primary · policy 2507690

  4. 11/18/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  5. 08/10/2005Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-11-20
Reported mileage
590,000 mi (2025)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history

  1. October, 2021

    • Moved to CALDWELL, ID

  2. June, 2021

    • Drivers grew to 25

  3. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — UNITED METALS LLC, ,

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 30, 2026, 5:07 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.