Sims Metal Management — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
67 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Smm Southeast Llc
DBA
Sims Metal Management
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
3220 Deepwater Terminal Road, Richmond, VA 23234
Phone
(804) 308-5890
Power units
33
Drivers
20
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
1.5%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 67 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
10.4%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 67 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
transportationse@simsmm.com — company domain
Domain age
simsmm.com registered 2007-10-05 (19 years)
Mail host
Enterprise (Mimecast)
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
3
Reportable crashes
3
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: VA 03/2026 · VA 02/2026 · VA 12/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 29, 2026 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Apr 29, 2026 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 12, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 27, 2026 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 13, 2026 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 14, 2026 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Jan 9, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 7, 2026 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Dec 2, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 18, 2025 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Nov 7, 2025 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Nov 7, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 22, 2025 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 16, 2025 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Oct 16, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 8, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 22, 2025 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 29, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 13, 2025 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Jul 31, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 24, 2025 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 18, 2025 | NC | Level I — Full |
| May 7, 2025 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Apr 28, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 21, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 14, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 10, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 25, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 10, 2025 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Feb 7, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 4, 2025 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 8, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 19, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 19, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 25, 2024 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Nov 13, 2024 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 8, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 30, 2024 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 22, 2024 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 18, 2024 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 15, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 23, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 21, 2024 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Jul 23, 2024 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Jul 2, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 24, 2024 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 2, 2024 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Apr 4, 2024 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 5, 2024 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Feb 1, 2024 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Jan 30, 2024 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 17, 2024 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Jan 11, 2024 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Dec 13, 2023 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Dec 7, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 13, 2023 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Oct 4, 2023 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 28, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 26, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 15, 2023 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 14, 2023 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Jul 28, 2023 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Jul 26, 2023 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 17, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 17, 2023 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 13, 2023 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 67 of 67 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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