RALPH CLAYTON & SONS
USDOT 309317
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (259 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate6.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)9 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 309317 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | RALPH CLAYTON & SONS |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | PARTNERSHIP |
| Phone | 7327517668 |
| Address | 1355 CAMPUS PARKWAY, Neptune, NJ, 07753 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20050415) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 60 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 6.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 9 total (0 fatal, 6 with injuries, 8 towaway) |
- 2026-06-17 — NJ — towaway
- 2026-05-29 — NJ — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-04-23 — NJ — towaway
- 2026-02-09 — NJ — 4 injured, towaway
- 2025-12-10 — NJ — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 47 (21), 20 (3), 23 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 259 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 185 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,155,579 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 08-APR-26 |
RALPH CLAYTON & SONS operates 259 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in NJ.
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