MASON ROAD SHEET METAL INC

USDOT 2018325 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: CHRISTOPHER JINKS Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Building Materials Based in HOUSTON, TX

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 mixed vs peers Driver 33.3% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 0.00% (better, peer 14.3%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →

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TruckCodex risk summary — MASON ROAD SHEET METAL INC (USDOT 2018325)
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 mixed vs peers — Driver 33.3% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 0.00% (better, peer 14.3%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2018325/
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 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 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 14.3% (better). n=44433 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.

Fleet size changes

Daily change log ↓

Power Units +8 (15 → 23) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Drivers +8 (7 → 15) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

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 2018325

In FMCSA records since Apr 8, 2010 (~16y)

Company officer CHRISTOPHER JINKS

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Building Materials

Fleet size 23 units

Drivers 15

Annual mileage 283,185 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (713) 466-5054

Email: [email protected]

Physical

6450 CLARA RD STE 190

HOUSTON, TX 77041

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2018325

In FMCSA records since Apr 8, 2010 (~16y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 283,185 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 33.3% vs 6.7% +26.6 pts

Violations per Inspection 2.33 vs 1.80 +0.53

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%

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
Truck tractors	7	0	0
Trailers	55	0	0
Trucks	16	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	0	0
OOS percentage	33.33%	0%	—
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)

33.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

MASON ROAD SHEET METAL INC is a motor carrier based in HOUSTON, TX, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 2018325. 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 23 power units and 15 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

MASON ROAD SHEET METAL INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 23 power units and 15 drivers, based in Houston, TX. Across 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 33.3% 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

33.3% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.2% national average; led by Hours of Service (0.0% of violations); top code 390.21(a) (Not marked in accordance with regulations) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 15 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 7 drivers; Peterbilt, Ford, and Other 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 44,433 ACTIVE carriers operating 11–35 power units (±50% of this carrier's 23 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

33.3%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 44,433 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

14.3%

Median across 44,433 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -14.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

May 25, 2026
- Drivers 7 15
  FMCSA Company Census
- Power Units 15 23
  FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2025-01 2025-06

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	1	33.3%	Jun 19, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ford		2
Other		2
Peterbilt		2
Wabash National		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	6.66	7	—	Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	1.00	1	—	Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	4.00	4	—	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
85051484	Jun 19, 2025	TX	2	IH10 WB WINNIE SCALE	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK TX SLT9293 · 2NPKHM6X2PM874854	0	—	No
84670960	May 13, 2025	TX	1	IH10 WB KINGSBURY SCALE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR IN 3661056 · 1XPCDP9X4SD705257	0	—	No
83708303	Jan 16, 2025	TX	1	tx-ih-0035-in-hill-co.-(357-370)	FORD TRUCK TRACTOR TX SYC4771 · 1FDUF5GT7PEC04445	7	383.23A2, 383.51A-SIN, 395.24C2II	Yes
80219099	Nov 8, 2023	TX	2	—	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK TX SYC4771 · 1FDUF5GT7PEC04445	6	396.17(c), 392.2, 393.95(a)	No

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
TX6WVBHQE1HX	Jul 2, 2024	TX	3	Yes	No	Injury
TX6OGDHQE1LK	Sep 6, 2023	TX	1	Yes	No	Injury
TX4DN9HQE1OJ	Jun 17, 2015	TX	1	Yes	No	Injury

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
IH10 WB KINGSBURY SCALE	TX	1	0
IH10 WB WINNIE SCALE	TX	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
390.21(a)	Not marked in accordance with regulations	General/Admin	1
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1
393.104(b)	Damaged securement system/tiedowns	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.104(f)(4)	Cargo securement - tiedown damaged	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	1
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	1

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