Norman W Fries Inc
DBA CLAXTON POULTRY FARMS
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 rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 4
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 51
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 24
- Annualized
- ≈12 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Oct 14, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 87 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2025 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 13, 2024 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2023 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2021 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2021 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2020 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2019 | GA | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2019 | SC | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 4, 2019 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2019 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2019 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2019 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2018 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2018 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2018 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2018 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |