LEON IRON & METAL

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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
Review these
  • Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
On file
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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 — LEON IRON & METAL (USDOT 204740)
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:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/204740/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 204740 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Conditional rated Company officer: JOHN FOLDS Company officer 2: MARC FRIEDMAN Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Based in TALLAHASSEE, FL

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 86/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 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
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 9.1% (better). n=88672 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional 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.

  • Physical street 1351 AENON CHURCH ROAD → 3720 WOODVILLE HWY · Aug 28, 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 204740
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer JOHN FOLDS
Company officer 2 MARC FRIEDMAN
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls
Fleet size 10 units
Drivers 7
Annual mileage 452,728 mi
Contact & address
Physical
3720 WOODVILLE HWY
TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304
Mailing
1351 AENON CHURCH ROAD
TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 204740
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 452,728 mi
Safety Rating Conditional
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.45 vs 1.80 -1.35
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
Truck tractors 8 0 0
Trailers 13 0 0
Trucks 2 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 20 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 11 11 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 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
10
Drivers
7
Inspections
20
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes
2
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier a Conditional safety rating.

Risk intelligence

LEON IRON & METAL had 11 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 4.0.

Inspection profile

11 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in FL (10) and GA (1).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 393.100(b) (Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo) cited 1 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 10 power units (small fleet) and 7 drivers; Mack, Grai, and Fruehauf are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 88,672 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–15 power units (±50% of this carrier's 10 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 88,672 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
9.1%
Median across 88,672 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -9.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 address change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 1351 AENON CHURCH ROAD 3720 WOODVILLE HWY
      Seen 8 times · first Aug 19, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (15 months)

2023-09 2026-08

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
Florida (FL) 10 0 0.0% Aug 7, 2026
Georgia (GA) 1 0 0.0% Jan 15, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Mack 18
Grai 3
Constructi 1
Fruehauf 1
Gram 1
Maur 1
Maurell Tr 1
Miller 1
Miller Tra 1
Other 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 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 4.00 4 Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (20 rows) View all 20 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88646579 Aug 7, 2026 FL 2 0 No
87653330 Apr 21, 2026 FL 3 GRAND RIDGE FL
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87610797 Apr 16, 2026 FL 3 TALLAHASSEE FL
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86828483 Jan 15, 2026 GA 3 TOWNSEND GA
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86052597 Oct 13, 2025 FL 3 TALLAHASSEE FL
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85376934 Jul 28, 2025 FL 3 TALLAHASSEE FL
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84707954 May 14, 2025 FL 2 JASPER FL
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.9A-LIL, 393.9A-LSML, 393.9A-LLPL No
83351060 Dec 6, 2024 FL 3 GRAND RIDGE FL
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82945216 Oct 16, 2024 FL 2 LEE FL
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LSML No
82725639 Sep 18, 2024 FL 3 OLD TOWN FL
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82601696 Sep 3, 2024 FL 2 LEE FL
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.55(e) No
81938731 Jun 17, 2024 FL 2 PERRY FL
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9(a) No
80663626 Jan 15, 2024 FL 1 LEE FL
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LSLIWR Yes
80635049 Jan 10, 2024 FL 1 LEE FL
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
80354231 Dec 5, 2023 FL 3 US19 NB
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
80104765 Nov 3, 2023 FL 2 JACKSONVILLE
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
79916538 Oct 10, 2023 FL 2 MCSAP HCC I-10 SANTA ROSA
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.100(b) Yes
79727986 Sep 19, 2023 FL 2 LAMONT
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
79754634 Sep 18, 2023 FL 3 MADISON, FLORIDA
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
78541545 May 3, 2023 FL 3 I10 SNEADS WIM-EAST
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
FL8368105706 Jul 12, 2016 FL 0 0 Yes No Tow
FL7189260500 Jun 1, 2010 FL 0 1 Yes No Injury
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.100(b) Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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