Proceed with caution on A-LINE IRON & METALS INC: Out-of-service rate 83% is above the ~21% national average.
A-LINE IRON & METALS INC
DBA: PUSH IRON AND METALS-WATERLOO
DOT 1527792
Medium Risk
Authority
✓ Active
Insurance
Unknown
Safety Rating
Satisfactory
OOS Rate
43.8%
7/16 inspections
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8 trucks · 4 drivers
WATERLOO, IA
2006
Whole Public Record
Identity & Registration
- USDOT number
- 1527792
- Entity / operation
- Interstate
- Location
- WATERLOO, IA
- Registered
- Jul 10, 2006
Operating Status
- Operating status
- Active
- MCS-150 biennial update
- Currentnext due Feb 28, 2027
- MCS-150 last filed
- Feb 21, 2025
- MCS-150 mileage
- 125,000 mi
Authority & Insurance
- Common authority
- None
- Contract authority
- None
- Broker authority
- None
- BIPD insurance on file
- Not requiredNo for-hire authority — verify coverage with a certificate of insurance
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
Fleet
- Power units
- 8
- Drivers
- 4
Safety Snapshot
- Safety rating
- Satisfactoryrated 20061120
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.0%FMCSA official rate (national avg 5.51%)
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 83.3%FMCSA official rate (national avg 21%)
- Crashes, last 24 months
- 0
- Recent inspections
- 16most recent on record
- Recordable crash rate
- —
CSA BASIC Status
Not publicly scored — no SMS BASIC data on file for this carrier.
View full BASIC scores on FMCSA SMS →Pulled live from FMCSA — census, licensing & insurance, and SMS BASIC records. OOS rates marked "FMCSA official rate" come from FMCSA’s carrier safety record; any others are computed from this carrier’s most recent roadside inspections on record. Informational only.
Recent Inspections (16)
| Date | LevelLevel 1 is the most thorough inspection (full vehicle and driver review). Level 2 is a walk-around. Level 3 is driver-only. Level 5 is vehicle-only without driver present. | State | ViolationsThe total number of violations found during this roadside inspection, including both driver and vehicle issues. | StatusOut-of-Service (OOS) means the violation was serious enough that the vehicle or driver was ordered off the road until the issue is corrected. | Expand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11/2026 | Level 3 | IA | 2 | Passed | |
| 4/15/2026 | Level 2 | IA | 7 | OOS Violation | |
| 1/30/2026 | Level 3 | IA | 2 | Passed | |
| 10/28/2025 | Level 1 | IA | 7 | OOS Violation | |
| 10/1/2025 | Level 2 | IA | 4 | Passed | |
| 3/28/2025 | Level 2 | IA | 7 | OOS Violation | |
| 3/10/2025 | Level 3 | IA | 2 | Passed | |
| 2/21/2025 | Level 3 | IA | 1 | Passed | |
| 1/29/2025 | Level 2 | IA | 4 | OOS Violation | |
| 1/27/2025 | Level 3 | IA | 0 | Passed | |
| 11/14/2024 | Level 2 | IA | 3 | OOS Violation | |
| 8/13/2024 | Level 3 | IA | 1 | Passed | |
| 7/26/2024 | Level 2 | IA | 4 | OOS Violation | |
| 7/10/2024 | Level 3 | IA | 1 | Passed | |
| 7/3/2024 | Level 2 | IA | 2 | OOS Violation | |
| 6/3/2024 | Level 3 | IA | 2 | Passed |
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