C&M AUTO CARRIERS INC

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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 Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00% Details →

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TruckCodex risk summary — C&M AUTO CARRIERS INC (USDOT 2837272)
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 33.3% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2837272/
As of: Sep 1, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2837272 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MARILYN LAURA CLOTHIER Company officer 2: CURT CLOTHIER Motor Vehicles Based in CLEBURNE, TX

FMCSA census as of Sep 1, 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 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=276096 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.

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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 2837272

In FMCSA records since Jan 9, 2016 (~10y)

Company officer MARILYN LAURA CLOTHIER

Company officer 2 CURT CLOTHIER

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Motor Vehicles

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 37,500 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (817) 808-6958

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1550 CR 1107A

CLEBURNE, TX 76031

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2837272

In FMCSA records since Jan 9, 2016 (~10y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 37,500 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 9.00 vs 1.80 +7.20

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
Trucks	2	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	1	1	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	100%	—
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 (24m)

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

C&M AUTO CARRIERS INC had 1 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 30.0.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in TX (1 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (33.3% of violations); top code 393.78 (Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Kenworth 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 276,096 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 276,096 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

33.3%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 276,096 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

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

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2023-10 2025-04

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Vehicle Maintenance

9 violations

3 OOS · 33.3%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Texas (TX)	1	1	100.0%	Apr 25, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		2
Kenworth		2
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 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	30.00	30	—	Aug 31, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
84546396	Apr 25, 2025	TX	2	IH20 MM419 EB WEIGH	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK TX MHH9442 · 2NKHHN7X9BM274037	9	393.75C, 393.75A3, 393.75A1	Yes
81975048	Jun 21, 2024	TX	2	IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK TX MHH9442 · 2NKHHN7X9BM274037	0	—	No
81250902	Apr 1, 2024	TX	2	IH20 WB	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK TX RBM7091 · 1FVHBGAS21HH87601	0	—	No
79823354	Oct 2, 2023	TX	2	US84 WB	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR TX RBM7091 · 1FVHBGAS21HH87601	1	393.9(a)	No
79733626	Aug 3, 2023	TX	2	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK TX RBM7091 · 1FVHBGAS21HH87601	2	393.78, 395.8(f)(1)	No
78320001	Apr 5, 2023	TX	2	tx-ih-0020-in-tarrant-co.-(424-45	—	2	393.78, 393.9(a)	No

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
IH20 MM419 EB WEIGH	TX	1	1
IH20 WB	TX	1	0
IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE	TX	1	0
US84 WB	TX	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	Vehicle Maintenance	3
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	2
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	Vehicle Maintenance	1
395.8(f)(1)	Driver’s record of duty status not current	Hours of Service	1

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