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DBA: D L METAL RECYCLING SERVICE

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Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 33.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00% Details →
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TruckCodex risk summary — DL METALS (USDOT 2679465)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 33.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2679465/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2679465 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: DONALD W LUBKE Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Based in ANAHEIM, CA

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=276430 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • DBA — → D L METAL RECYCLING SERVICE · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2679465
In FMCSA records since Jun 12, 2015 (~11y)
Company officer DONALD W LUBKE
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 60,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (714) 906-9113
Email: [email protected]
Physical
970 N TUSTIN AVE STE# 208
ANAHEIM, CA 92807
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2679465
In FMCSA records since Jun 12, 2015 (~11y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 60,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 33.3% vs 6.7% +26.6 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.83 vs 1.80 -0.97
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 2 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 2 1 0
OOS percentage 33.33% 16.67% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
2
Drivers
2
Inspections
6
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
33.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

D L METAL RECYCLING SERVICE had 6 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 50.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 5.0.

Inspection profile

6 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in CA (6 stops).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (66.7% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Hino and Isuzu are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 276,430 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
33.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,430 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
33.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,430 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • DBA — D L METAL RECYCLING SERVICE
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (6 months)

2025-01 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
3 violations
2 OOS · 66.7%
Driver Fitness
1 violation
1 OOS · 100.0%
Unsafe Driving
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 6 3 50.0% Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Hino 4
Isuzu 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 2 — 3.09 3 — Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 5.25 5 — Aug 24, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88781208 Aug 24, 2026 CA 1 CACHE CREEK
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 91123U3 · 54DC4W1B5DS800044
0 — No
88328718 Jul 6, 2026 CA 3 W/B PERALTA SCALE
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 36216R1 · 5PVNJ8JV0E4S56327
1 393.95A4-EEUS No
88112475 Jun 11, 2026 CA 2 W/B PERALTA SCALE
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 36216R1 · 5PVNJ8JV0E4S56327
4 383.91A-LCDL, 392.2-SLLSR, 393.95A4-EEUS Yes
87011076 Feb 10, 2026 CA 1 ca-w/b-orangethorpe-ave-/-state-c
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 91123U3 · 54DC4W1B5DS800044
4 393.110B1-C, 392.9A-DFSL, 392.2-SLLDL Yes
83802227 Feb 6, 2025 CA 2 SB CARSON SCALES
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 36216R1 · 5PVNJ8JV0E4S56327
0 — No
83641156 Jan 17, 2025 CA 2 WB PERALTA SCALE
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
CA 36216R1 · 5PVNJ8JV0E4S56327
1 391.11B4 Yes
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
W/B PERALTA SCALE CA 2 1
CACHE CREEK CA 1 0
SB CARSON SCALES CA 1 0
WB PERALTA SCALE CA 1 1
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