CASH FOR SCRAP INC

Doing business as C4S REFRIGERANT & DEMOLITION

El Cajon, CA · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · 1 power unit · Not rated · USDOT since Mar 8, 2021 (5 years)

Do not book until these are resolved · 2 signals

How risk signals work

At least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is not authorized (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate well above the state average40.0% vs California average 19.8%.
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Operating authority
Last known: Not authorized
MC1309150: no authority granted
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
40.0%
2 of 5 vehicle inspections (small sample) · California avg 19.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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

MC1309150 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Operating authorityNot authorized
FMCSA has not granted common, contract, broker or forwarder authority on this docket.

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 3583884 ↗

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

5inspections
40.0%vehicle out-of-service
2 of 5 · California avg 19.8%
20.0%driver out-of-service
1 of 5 · California avg 6.3%
10violations written on inspection reports
5 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 29, 2026CA11No
Sep 14, 2026CA11No
Feb 18, 2026CA23Yes
Dec 10, 2025CA23Yes
Nov 14, 2025CA22No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 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 California average covers 398,742 vehicle and 510,354 driver inspections of all California-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), 3 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 10 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 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 serviceShareCalifornia share
Vehicle Maintenance3275.0%71.7%
Driver Fitness1125.0%3.2%
4 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CMV while in violation of state medical certification regulations
Medical Certificate · Driver Fitness · code 3922MCSR
11
Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and more than 1100 lbs
Tiedown · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393110B2IC
11
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
11
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617CPI
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the California column is the mix across all California-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 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

1crashes
0fatal
0injury
1tow-away
Crash details
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Jul 29, 2025San Diego, CA00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number3583884
MC / docketMC1309150
Legal nameCASH FOR SCRAP INC
DBA nameC4S REFRIGERANT & DEMOLITION
OperationIntrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Business type—
Power units1
Drivers1
Annual mileage100,000 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedMar 8, 2021 · 5 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateApr 8, 2025

Cargo carried

OtherScrap 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 CASH FOR SCRAP INC

What does CASH FOR SCRAP INC's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for CASH FOR SCRAP INC (MC1309150), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about CASH FOR SCRAP INC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data. 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 CASH FOR SCRAP INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3583884. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (619) 547-5139, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1309150, 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 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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