CHILDERS BROTHERS INC

USDOT 1399991 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: CORY DAVIS Other (FOUNDATION EQUIPMENT) Based in CANYON, TX
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Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
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  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 33.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 5.30% Details →
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TruckCodex risk summary — CHILDERS BROTHERS INC (USDOT 1399991)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 33.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 5.30%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1399991/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 5.3% (worse). n=107361 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1399991
In FMCSA records since Jul 28, 2005 (~21y)
Company officer CORY DAVIS
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Other (FOUNDATION EQUIPMENT)
Fleet size 8 units
Drivers 5
Annual mileage 75,117 mi
Contact & address
Physical
6401 EAST STATE HWY 217
CANYON, TX 79015
Mailing
P O BOX 1419
CANYON, TX 79015
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1399991
In FMCSA records since Jul 28, 2005 (~21y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 75,117 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 33.3% vs 6.7% +26.6 pts
Violations per Inspection 3.67 vs 1.80 +1.87
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trailers 11 0 0
Trucks 8 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 3 3 0
OOS inspections 1 2 0
OOS percentage 33.33% 66.67%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
8
Drivers
5
Inspections
4
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
33.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

CHILDERS BROTHERS INC is a motor carrier based in CANYON, TX, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 1399991. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 8 power units and 5 drivers, with 4 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 33.3%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Carrier overview

CHILDERS BROTHERS INC is a small fleet, operating 8 power units and 5 drivers, based in Canyon, TX. Across 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 66.7% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.2% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in TX (3 stops).

Violation profile

66.7% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.2% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (33.3% of violations); top code 393.78 (Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 8 power units (small fleet) and 5 drivers; Ram, Bigt, and Texl are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 107,361 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–12 power units (±50% of this carrier's 8 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
33.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 107,361 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
33.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
5.3%
Median across 107,361 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +28 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2025-07 2026-05

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Texas (TX) 3 2 66.7% May 4, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Ram 4
Big Tex 2
Other 1
Texl 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 2.22 2 Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service 1 0.66 1 Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 7.22 7 Jul 27, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (4 rows) View all 4 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87764971 May 4, 2026 TX 2
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.100(a), 393.95A Yes
86739516 Dec 31, 2025 TX 2 IH27 NB ABERNATHY SCALE
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2RG No
85276381 Jul 17, 2025 TX 2
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
10 393.9TS, 393.9, 383.23A2 Yes
82107082 Jul 10, 2024 TX 2
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 395.8, 395.8(f)(1) No
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
IH27 NB ABERNATHY SCALE TX 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) Hours of Service 1 0
395.8(f)(1) Driver’s record of duty status not current Hours of Service 1 0
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