Modern Recycling Services LLC

Doing business as Modern Recycling Services

Norristown, PA · Interstate · 22 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Jul 27, 2010 (16 years) · Authority since Jun 23, 2016 (10 years)

No risk signals in the last-known data

How risk signals work

Nothing in the FMCSA record matched our risk signals. That is not a guarantee, and it does not confirm who you are talking to; follow the checks below. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

Operating authority
Last known: Active
MC970710: Common carrier, Contract carrier active
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
10.0%
1 of 10 vehicle inspections (small sample) · Pennsylvania avg 20.9%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

Green means the FMCSA record shows it. It does not confirm who you are talking to, or that a policy covers your specific load.

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus before booking.

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Operating authority

MC970710 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Common carrier
Common Carrier
Active
Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $750,000)
First grantedJun 23, 2016 (10 years ago)
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
Logistec/TTS Resident Agents Service
Authority history for MC970710 · 1 event
DateAuthorityAction
Jun 23, 2016Motor carrierGranted

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 2059855

Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC970710PrimaryAmerican Automobile Insurance Company
Policy MXA80326188 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Jun 17, 2017Active

Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

15inspections
10.0%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 10 · Pennsylvania avg 20.9%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 15 · Pennsylvania avg 5.4%
5violations written on inspection reports

By quarter inspections and vehicle out-of-service rate

Bar height: inspections in the quarter. Percentage: vehicles put out of service, of vehicle inspections. The first and last quarters are partial.

Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months

Power units: 8

8 straight trucks

Kenworth 6Mack 2Hino 1Isuzu 1

22 power units declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.

10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Jun 30, 2026PA20No
Mar 6, 2026PA20No
Jan 14, 2026PA30No
Dec 5, 2025PA30No
Nov 26, 2025PA31No
Oct 21, 2025PA20No
Oct 21, 2025PA20No
Oct 15, 2025PA20No
Oct 7, 2025PA20No
Sep 4, 2025PA30No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Pennsylvania average covers 99,684 vehicle and 169,174 driver inspections of all Pennsylvania-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile · SAFER snapshot

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

4 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 1 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 5 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceSharePennsylvania share
Vehicle Maintenance3175.0%67.0%
Unsafe Driving1025.0%15.1%
4 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
Brake Out Of Service · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3963A1BOS
11
State/Local Laws - Following too closely
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLFC
10
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB
10
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 20, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Pennsylvania column is the mix across all Pennsylvania-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 20, 2026

USDOT number2059855
MC / docketMC970710
Legal nameMODERN RECYCLING SERVICES LLC
DBA nameMODERN RECYCLING SERVICES
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units22
Drivers18
Annual mileage640,000 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedJul 27, 2010 · 16 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateNov 19, 2025
Email domain on file@modernrecyclingservices.com

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Tractors40
Straight trucks180
Trailers50

Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.

Cargo carried

Garbage/RefuseOtherScrap Metal

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about Modern Recycling Services LLC

What does Modern Recycling Services LLC's operating authority allow?

MC970710: Common carrier (may haul regulated property for hire for the general public); Contract carrier (may haul regulated property for hire under continuing contracts with specific shippers).

Which information about Modern Recycling Services LLC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking Modern Recycling Services LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2059855. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (610) 275-1592, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC970710, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 20, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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