CLAIRON METALS CORPORTATION

CLAIRON METALS CORPORTATION is a small fleet, operating 7 power units and 4 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Covington, GA. Across 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 28.6% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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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 Driver 14.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 20.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — CLAIRON METALS CORPORTATION (USDOT 950701)
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 — Driver 14.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 20.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/950701/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 950701 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: ROBERT MADDEN Company officer 2: CHUCK BERRY General Freight Based in COVINGTON, GA

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). 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
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 14.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 20% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=142791 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 950701
In FMCSA records since Apr 30, 2001 (~25y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer ROBERT MADDEN
Company officer 2 CHUCK BERRY
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 7 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 50,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
11194 ALCOVY RD
COVINGTON, GA 30014
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 950701
In FMCSA records since Apr 30, 2001 (~25y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 50,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 20.0% vs 23.4% -3.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 14.3% vs 6.7% +7.6 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.57 vs 1.80 +0.77
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 5

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 8 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 7 7 0
OOS inspections 1 1 0
OOS percentage 14.29% 14.29%
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
7
Drivers
4
Inspections
8
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
20.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
0
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

CLAIRON METALS CORPORTATION had 7 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 28.6%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is hos at 4.0.

Inspection profile

7 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in SC (4) and GA (3).

Violation profile

28.6% out-of-service rate, above the 19.4% national average; led by Hours of Service (8.3% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 7 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; International and Freightliner are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 20.0% 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 142,791 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–11 power units (±50% of this carrier's 7 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
14.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 142,791 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +14.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
20%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 142,791 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +20 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (8 months)

2024-09 2026-09

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
South Carolina (SC) 4 2 50.0% Jun 10, 2025
Georgia (GA) 3 0 0.0% Sep 15, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
International 5
Freightliner 3
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 0.14 0 Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 3 4.14 4 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 2.81 3 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 1.60 2 Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (8 rows) View all 8 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89027305 Sep 15, 2026 GA 3 COVINGTON GA
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84945331 Jun 10, 2025 SC 1 BATESBURG SC
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
6 392.9AA2-OA, 395.3A1-HOSPD, 395.3A2-HOSPD Yes
84651521 May 13, 2025 SC 1 BATESBURG SC
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
7 395.8A, 392.2-SLL No
84349243 Apr 9, 2025 GA 1 GROVETOWN GA
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83668609 Jan 15, 2025 SC 1 BATESBURG SC
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.9A-LHLI No
83420625 Dec 12, 2024 GA 3 CRAWFORDVILLE GA
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.82DUMT No
83069807 Nov 4, 2024 SC 1 LEXINGTON SC
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 395.8A1-HOSP, 393.95K-EE, 390.21TB2-DOT Yes
82710215 Sep 16, 2024 GA 3 GROVETOWN GA
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 392.2, 391.41(a) No
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
BATESBURG SC SC 3 1
GROVETOWN GA GA 2 0
COVINGTON GA GA 1 0
CRAWFORDVILLE GA GA 1 0
LEXINGTON SC SC 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 0
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. Driver Fitness 1 0

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