SIMSMETAL EAST LLC
USDOT 1814720 · Doing business as SIMS METAL
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (97 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate17.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1814720 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-856041 |
| Legal Name | SIMSMETAL EAST LLC |
| DBA Name | SIMS METAL |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 9738560417 |
| Address | 1 LINDEN AVE EAST, Jersey City, NJ, 07305 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 81 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 80 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 70 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 17.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-04-10 — PA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-12-31 — PA — towaway
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 97 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 20 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 235,368 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 16-OCT-24 |
SIMSMETAL EAST LLC operates 97 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in NJ.
Nearby
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- EAST COAST BULK CORP — USDOT 1885103, 22 power units
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