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Carrier Vetting Report
Generated Oct 23, 2026
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UNITED SCRAP METAL FLORIDA INC
USDOT 4003918 · EIN 92-0981368
21240 LAKE PATIENCE RD, LAND O LAKES, FL, 34638-3654
(813) 996-9866 · BRAD SERLIN
100
Low risk
Risk factors
No red flags in the public FMCSA record
Snapshot
Operating authority
—
Liability insurance
No active filing
Safety rating
Not rated
Power units / drivers
9 / 18
Inspections / CSA pts (24mo)
8 / 31
Crashes (24 mo)
0
CSA breakdown — violations by BASIC
Hours-of-Service Compliance21 pts
Vehicle Maintenance10 pts
Other2 pts
Top cited violations (by CSA points)
CodeBASICCountOOSCSA pts
395.8A1-HOSPHours-of-Service Compliance1121
393.45D-BAALVehicle Maintenance116
393.53B-BVehicle Maintenance14
390.19B2-BIENNIAL—10
393.47E—10
Most inspected states
FL8
Next monthly SMS run — projection
BASICOfficial (Oct 2026)ProjectedEst. %ileTrend
Hours-of-Service Compliance1.401.61—▲ worse
Vehicle Maintenance9.5010.00—▲ worse
Latest inspection 2026-08-29. “Projected” recomputes the SMS formula on today’s record — an estimate, not an official FMCSA figure. “Est. %ile” is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers (FMCSA marks the percentile itself “Not Public”), shown as a likely range.
Recommendations — what's driving each score
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average · high impact
• Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
• Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
Generated from the public inspection record. Percentiles/projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures.
90-day safety improvement plan
Last 90 days: 1 inspections, 1 violations, 1 OOS, 0 clean · trending worse.
1. Hours-of-Service Compliance1 viol · 1 OOS · 100%
395.8A1-HOSP
✓ Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
✓ Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
🎓 Coach the driver & document it
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Equipment — 7 vehicles seen in inspections
3 incomplete vehicle2 truck1 trailer1 other
Company profile
Officer
BRAD SERLIN
Annual mileage
0.1M mi (2024)
CDL drivers
9
Registered since
2022-12-29
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Connections — 3 carriers
Shares identifiers with 3 carriers (1 via shared VINs).
CarrierUSDOTLinkStrength
UNITED SCRAP TRANSPORT FLEET LLC2351504emailstrong
Activity history (recent)
07/17/2025 — MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2024)
12/29/2022 — Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Generated by VioCodes from current public FMCSA data (Census, Licensing & Insurance, SMS/MCMIS, QCMobile). VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. Informational only — verify current coverage and status directly before making a vetting decision. Full interactive profile at viocodes.yuriance.net/carrier/4003918.