TRI-STATE SCRAP METAL INC is active and insured, but its safety score (trust score 70/100) is below the 'trusted' bar — verify before high-value loads.
TRI-STATE SCRAP METAL INC
DOT 882384
High Risk
Authority
✓ Active
Insurance
Unknown
Safety Rating
Not Rated
OOS Rate
40.0%
2/5 inspections
—
5 trucks · 2 drivers
ASHEVILLE, NC
2000
Whole Public Record
Identity & Registration
- USDOT number
- 882384
- Entity / operation
- Interstate
- Location
- ASHEVILLE, NC
- Registered
- May 24, 2000
Operating Status
- Operating status
- Active
- MCS-150 biennial update
- Currentnext due Apr 30, 2028
- MCS-150 last filed
- Mar 3, 2026
- MCS-150 mileage
- 117,880 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
- 5
- Drivers
- 2
Safety Snapshot
- Safety rating
- Not Rated
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.0%FMCSA official rate (national avg 5.51%)
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 50.0%FMCSA official rate (national avg 21%)
- Crashes, last 24 months
- 0
- Recent inspections
- 5most 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 (5)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/20/2026 | Level 3 | NC | 0 | Passed | |
| 6/9/2026 | Level 2 | NC | 1 | Passed | |
| 4/7/2026 | Level 3 | NC | 0 | Passed | |
| 1/29/2026 | Level 1 | NC | 4 | OOS Violation | |
| 12/12/2023 | Level 2 | NC | 2 | OOS Violation |
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