BRYAN IRON & METAL

BRYAN, TX

DBA: TEXAS COMMERCIAL WASTE

BRYAN IRON & METAL is a mid-sized fleet, operating 19 power units and 15 drivers, based in Bryan, TX. Across 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 80.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with 5 reportable crashes. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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 Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 14.3% Details →
1 fatality on crash record 19 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — BRYAN IRON & METAL (USDOT 1990294)
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 — Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 14.3%
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 19 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1990294/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1990294 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: MELVIN LIPSITZ Company officer 2: ROSE SHROEDER Garbage / Refuse Based in BRYAN, TX

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). 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

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 14.3% (worse). n=54013 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.

Field change history →

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 1990294

In FMCSA records since Feb 1, 2010 (~16y)

Company officer MELVIN LIPSITZ

Company officer 2 ROSE SHROEDER

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Garbage / Refuse

Fleet size 19 units

Drivers 15

Annual mileage 920,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (979) 775-7171

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1820 N HARVEY MITCHELL

BRYAN, TX 77806

Mailing

PO BOX 645

BRYAN, TX 77806

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1990294

In FMCSA records since Feb 1, 2010 (~16y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 920,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 6.00 vs 1.80 +4.20

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

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
Trucks	19	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 19 crashes →

	6–12 months	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0	0
Injuries	1	4	5
Tow-away	2	3	5
Crash reports	2	3	5

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 13 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	5	5	0
OOS inspections	0	4	0
OOS percentage	0%	80%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

50.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

19 all-time

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

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.

Risk intelligence

TEXAS COMMERCIAL WASTE had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 80.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 21.0. 5 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in TX (5 stops).

Violation profile

80.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (21.4% of violations); top code 393.9 (Inoperable Required Lamp) cited 5 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 19 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 15 drivers; Mack is the most-inspected make.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 50.0% 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 54,013 ACTIVE carriers operating 9–29 power units (±50% of this carrier's 19 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 54,013 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

50%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

14.3%

Median across 54,013 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +35.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (9 months)

2023-09 2025-11

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)	5	4	80.0%	Nov 11, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Mack		9
Kenworth		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	6	—	20.77	21	—	Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (13 rows) View all 13 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86301797	Nov 11, 2025	TX	2	—	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK TX BZK9800 · 1M2AX04C79M006156	6	393.209D, 393.9, 393.60C	Yes
84644226	May 7, 2025	TX	2	FM 60 EB 626	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK TX VTR0057 · 1M2AX04C99M006157	8	393.9, 393.9TS, 393.134	Yes
83185417	Nov 13, 2024	TX	1	US190 SB MM664	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK TX 1L10645 · 1M2AG11C77M051900	5	393.47E, 393.95A, 393.53B	No
83017472	Oct 24, 2024	TX	1	TX6 NB	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK TX KVZ0451 · 1M2AX04C1JM038931	6	396.3A1BOS, 393.47E, 393.75A3	Yes
83017768	Oct 23, 2024	TX	2	SH 30 MP 628	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK TX AF71162 · 1M2AX04C99M006157	5	393.134, 396.17C, 393.9	Yes
82426105	Aug 15, 2024	TX	2	SH 30 MP 628	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK TX KYM5820 · 1M2AX13C1JM043456	0	—	No
82303354	Jul 30, 2024	TX	2	tx-13385--tx36	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK TX 1L10645 · 1M2AG11C77M051900	0	—	No
81591662	May 7, 2024	TX	2	—	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK TX GZG5143 · 1M2AT04C97M005342	0	—	No
80852297	Feb 9, 2024	TX	2	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK TX 1L10643 · 3BKDLP0X0GF106836	1	393.45(b)(2)	No
79812167	Sep 27, 2023	TX	2	TX21 EB	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK TX 1L10642 · 1M2AG11C56M038027	1	396.5(b)	No
79511019	Aug 23, 2023	TX	2	606 SH 6 NB	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK TX 1L10642 · 1M2AG11C56M038027	3	393.75(a)(3), 393.45(b)(2), 396.5(b)	Yes
79387931	Jul 31, 2023	TX	2	FM 2818 MP 408	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK TX SBC2070 · 1NKDLP0X9GJ125578	2	396.3(a)(1), 393.134	Yes
79239062	Jul 20, 2023	TX	2	SH 30 MP 628	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK TX AF71162 · 1M2AX04C99M006157	6	393.95(f), 393.9(a), 392.2	No

Recent Crashes (19 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
TX7BZAHQE1GI	Dec 18, 2025	TX	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
TX7BZ9HQE1FV	Dec 17, 2025	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX724CHQE1PK	Jan 9, 2025	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX71Q9HQE1SQ	Dec 9, 2024	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX711BHQE1Z5	Nov 23, 2024	TX	0	4	Yes	No	Injury
TX6X68HQE1WE	Jul 10, 2024	TX	1	1	Yes	No	Fatal
TX6C89HQE1LP	Jun 20, 2022	TX	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
TX614AHQE1WX	May 21, 2021	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX5L68HQE1KC	Oct 4, 2019	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX52IBHQE1V4	Nov 29, 2017	TX	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
TX4UJBHQE12I	Mar 1, 2017	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX4PUEHQE1WS	Sep 13, 2016	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX4EDDHQE13L	Jul 20, 2015	TX	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
TX4E7DHQE1WT	Jul 17, 2015	TX	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
TX4D99HQE19C	Jun 1, 2015	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX4BUFHQE1N8	Apr 10, 2015	TX	0	2	Yes	No	Injury
TX3XIAHQE1FG	Dec 5, 2013	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX3RI8HQE1GQ	Mar 30, 2013	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX3C98HQE1K5	Sep 26, 2011	TX	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
SH 30 MP 628	TX	3	1
606 SH 6 NB	TX	1	1
FM 2818 MP 408	TX	1	1
FM 60 EB 626	TX	1	1
TX21 EB	TX	1	0
TX6 NB	TX	1	1
US190 SB MM664	TX	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	Vehicle Maintenance	5	1
393.134	No/improper securement of roll/hook container	Vehicle Maintenance	3	3
390.21(a)	Not marked in accordance with regulations	General/Admin	2	0
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	2	1
396.5(b)	Oil and/or grease leak	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.95(f)	Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

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Field change history

Field change history
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