Carrier profile · USDOT 326047 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Wright's Scrap Metals
DBA WRIGHT'S SCRAP AND RECYCLING
8 power unitsavg 10.6 yrLocal · 1 statesBEAUMONT, TX81/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONAL
Network & Fraud
Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2965693USDOT 3260407
Shares a company officer with other carriers
mel wright — 2 carriers: USDOT 1716266
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)88
Observed (24 mo)44
Shared w/ other carriers22
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
| VIN | Carriers | Inspections | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1XKYD49X8KJ364120View sourced platform decode | 3 | 4 | Aug 3, 2023 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| 1JJV532B3LM217957View sourced platform decode | 2 | 4 | Aug 23, 2024 | Aug 29, 2025 |
Owner / group view· confidence: officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 2 related authorities · joined by officer
- Authorities
- 2
- Combined power
- 11
- States
- 2
- Oldest authority
- Aug 25, 1988
- Active now
- 2
- WRIGHT'S SCRAP METALS· viewingUSDOT 3260478PU
- WRIGHT BROS LLCUSDOT 17162663PU
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