# Scrap metal hauling software that connects the pull, the scale ticket and the settlement

> Scrap metal recycling hauling is the roll off and trailer operation that moves ferrous and nonferrous material from generators to a processing yard, then weighs, grades and settles it. US apparent consumption of iron and steel scrap ran about 63 million tons in 2024, with domestic purchases valued near $24 billion. Neurobird holds one record per pull, from container placement through the scale ticket to the graded settlement.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/scraphaul/
- Product: Neurobird Scrap Metal Recycling Hauling Dispatch Platform
- Niche: scrap metal recycling hauling
- Buyer: scrap yards and metal haulers
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-21

## What Neurobird Scrap Metal Recycling Hauling does

- Track every container by location, customer and days since placement
- Join the driver's pull to the scale ticket and the graded weight without retyping
- Settle to the grade and price that applied on the day the load was weighed
- Keep hours of service and securement records against the same trip as the ticket

## How it works

1. **Track the can, not the trip** Every container has a location, a customer and a day count. Idle cans surface before the customer calls about a swap.
2. **Join pull to ticket** The driver's pull, the gate weight and the grading decision land on one record, so a disputed settlement is a read rather than an investigation.
3. **Settle to the day** Prices move. Settlement uses the grade and price that applied when the load was weighed, not when somebody got to the paperwork.

## From the source material

> Recycling of scrap also conserves energy because the remelting of scrap requires much less energy than the production of iron or steel products from iron ore.

Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, iron and steel scrap, https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2025/mcs2025-iron-steel-scrap.pdf

## Industry context

- **63** Million tons of iron and steel scrap in US apparent consumption in 2024, up from 62 million tons in 2023. (source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, iron and steel scrap, https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2025/mcs2025-iron-steel-scrap.pdf)
- **$24B** Estimated value of domestic purchases of iron and steel scrap in 2024, a 4 percent decrease from $24.7 billion in 2023. (source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, iron and steel scrap, https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2025/mcs2025-iron-steel-scrap.pdf)
- **49 CFR 395** Federal hours of service rules, which govern the driver time behind every roll off route and every long haul to a mill. (source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, 49 CFR Part 395, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-395)
- **49 CFR 393** Cargo securement rules covering how loose and baled metal must be contained and secured in transit. (source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, 49 CFR Part 393, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-393)
- **1910.147** The OSHA lockout and tagout standard, which applies to the balers, shears and shredders that a hauled load ends up in. (source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.147)

## Pricing

- Single yard: $150 per yard, per month
- Hauling operation: $310 per yard, per month
- Multi yard: $580 per yard, per month

## Questions

### What does scrap metal hauling actually involve?

Scrap metal recycling hauling is the roll off and trailer work that moves ferrous and nonferrous material from generators to a processing yard, weighs it, grades it and settles payment. US apparent consumption of iron and steel scrap was about 63 million tons in 2024, and domestic purchases were valued near $24 billion.

### Why is container tracking such a problem?

Because a container earns nothing while it sits. A yard with 200 cans placed and no location record cannot tell which ones are full, which are idle at a closed shop, and which customer has been holding 4 of them for 90 days.

### What causes disputes on settlement?

Grade and deduction. The generator sold what they believed was prepared 2 steel, the yard downgraded it for contamination or took a moisture and dirt deduction, and nothing on paper connects the driver's pull to that decision.

### Does this replace our scale software?

No. It reads the ticket. Container placement, pull scheduling, driver records and settlement live here, and the scale system keeps doing what it does at the gate.

## Sources

- [USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, iron and steel scrap](https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2025/mcs2025-iron-steel-scrap.pdf)
- [49 CFR Part 395, hours of service](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-395)
- [49 CFR Part 393, cargo securement](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-393)
- [EPA sustainable materials management](https://www.epa.gov/smm)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/