RALPH CLAYTON & SONS LLC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 202612 inspections · 6 violations (2 OOS) · 16.7% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.134(b)(3)Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Rear of container not properly secured
7
1× · sev 7
- 2393.11A1-LRRVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper
3
1× · sev 3
- 3393.75G-TAOWVehicle Maint.1 OOS
Tires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit
3
1× · sev 3
- 4393.11A1-LCLVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing
2
1× · sev 2
- 5393.95(a)Vehicle Maint.
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2
1× · sev 2
- 6393.78A-WSVehicle Maint.
Washers - Inoperative washing system.
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- NJ12
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.
- Tighten pre-trip/post-trip DVIR discipline and the PM schedule
- Fix defects before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA5 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY
- Intrastate · <100 mi44 drivers
- Company officer
- WILLIAM R CLAYTON
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
- Registered since
- 2005-04-20
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-05-01
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 44 trucks.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers or officers with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
2 events- 05/01/2024MCS-150 update filed
0.5M mi reported (2023)
- 04/20/2005Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-05-01
- Reported mileage
- 482,466 mi (2023)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — RALPH CLAYTON & SONS LLC, ,
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