Carrier profile · USDOT 433178 · MC-856404 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Belton Metal Co Inc

9 power unitsavg 11.6 yrRegional · 3 statesBELTON, SC68/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-856404 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 70.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

75.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 43.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.6 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

66%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

43%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

97%

Vehicle Maintenance

Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance41 · 36 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving35 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Oct 2, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues

1No log / no ELD

0False logs

0Drove over hours

Crash history· 16 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2023	1	0	0	1
2020	2	0	0	2
2018	1	0	0	1
2013	2	0	1	2
2011	1	0	0	1
2010	2	1	1	2
2007	1	0	1	1
2004	1	0	0	1
2003	1	0	0	1
2002	1	0	0	1
2000	2	0	0	2
1998	1	0	0	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Dec 8, 2023	SC	0	0	Yes
Oct 30, 2020	SC	0	0	Yes
Jun 10, 2020	SC	0	0	Yes
Aug 22, 2018	SC	0	0	Yes
Sep 25, 2013	SC	0	1	Yes
Sep 25, 2013	SC	0	0	Yes
Mar 24, 2011	SC	0	0	Yes
Aug 19, 2010	TN	1	1	Yes
May 19, 2010	NC	0	0	Yes
May 21, 2007	SC	0	1	Yes
May 6, 2004	SC	0	0	Yes
Mar 24, 2003	SC	0	0	Yes
Oct 9, 2002	SC	0	0	Yes
Jul 25, 2000	SC	0	0	Yes
Feb 17, 2000	SC	0	0	Yes
Jan 21, 1998	SC	0	0	Yes