CLIFFS EQUIPMENT RENTALS INC

USDOT 847331 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat Company officer: STEPHEN LAKEMAN Company officer 2: CLIFFORD LAKEMAN Machinery / Large Objects Garbage / Refuse Based in WELLINGTON, FL

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — CLIFFS EQUIPMENT RENTALS INC (USDOT 847331)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/847331/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
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TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 40% · 2/5 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

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

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: Clear to review.

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 847331

In FMCSA records since Jan 5, 2000 (~26y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer STEPHEN LAKEMAN

Company officer 2 CLIFFORD LAKEMAN

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Machinery / Large Objects, Garbage / Refuse

Fleet size 3 units

Drivers 3

Annual mileage 13,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (561) 793-0322

Email: [email protected]

Physical

3100 FAIRLANE FARMS ROAD

WELLINGTON, FL 33414

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 847331

In FMCSA records since Jan 5, 2000 (~26y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 13,000 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

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

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	1	0	0
Trailers	1	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 1 crashes →

	6–12 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	0	0
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

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

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

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Crashes (24m)

Authorities

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

CLIFFS EQUIPMENT RENTALS INC is a corporation based in WELLINGTON, FL, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 847331. 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 3 power units and 3 drivers, with 3 roadside inspections on file. 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

CLIFFS EQUIPMENT RENTALS INC is a small fleet, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Wellington, FL. FMCSA records show no roadside inspections in the last 24 months but 1 reportable crash during the same window. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, down 50% versus the prior 24 months, most heavily in FL (1 stops), with Level 1 inspections the most common.

Violation profile

Top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 3 drivers; Big tex and Ford are the most-inspected makes.

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Big Tex		1
Ford		1
Load King		1
Mack		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	—	Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	9.00	9	—	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 (3 rows) View all 3 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
82170095	Jul 16, 2024	FL	1	WELLINGTON FL	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK FL IL16IE · 1FDUF5HTXFEB81238	4	393.43(d), 390.21T(b)(2), 393.78(a)	Yes
81254352	Mar 28, 2024	FL	2	DELRAY BEACH FL	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR FL IL93IE · 1M2AA18Y9XW107083	2	393.9(a), 392.2	No
78388730	Apr 8, 2023	FL	2	SR-91 BOCA RATON	—	2	392.2	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
FL2756789105	Nov 2, 2025	FL	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
DELRAY BEACH FL	FL	1	0
SR-91 BOCA RATON	FL	1	0
WELLINGTON FL	FL	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	3	0
393.43(d)	No or defective automatic trailer brake	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.78(a)	Windshield condition defective	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.95(a)(1)	Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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