Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Dec 19, 2014 11 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $750,000 / $750,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Public carrier record · USDOT 197224
METALPLATE GALVANIZING LP
Birmingham, AL · MC 893864, MC 524440
METALPLATE GALVANIZING LP (USDOT 197224, MC 893864), a carrier in Birmingham, Alabama, lists 27 power units and 27 drivers on its MCS-150. Its vehicle out-of-service rate of 43.5% is above the 22.9% across all carriers. Inspectors identified 23 different power units by VIN over two years, close to the 27 it reports.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive1 active · since Dec 2014
Insurance1 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactoryNov 17, 1983
Power units27as reported
Drivers27as reported
Inspections38latest Sep 15, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 197224 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | METALPLATE GALVANIZING LP |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 893864, MC 524440 |
| Reported physical address | 1120 39TH ST N, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35234-2456, US |
| Reported business phone | (205) 595-4700 |
| Reported power units | 27 |
| Reported drivers | 27 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Gray Sloop, Adam Brown |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Mailing address | P O BOX 966, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35201-1463 |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Historical audit record · Sep 26, 1983 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Nov 17, 1983 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
METALPLATE GALVANIZING LP reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
38 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 6 states. Inspected in 18 of 25 months; busiest May 2026 with 5.
| Inspections | 38 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 2.6% (1 of 38) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 43.5% (10 of 23) |
| Violations | 44 across 19 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 17 |
| Crashes | 2 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 1 / 2 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 2 |
| Crashes FMCSA found not preventable | 1 of 2 |
Most frequent published violation codes
39524HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner4393104BCCargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns2393110BInsufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo239347EBrake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt239355ENo or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/19982
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Not-preventable findings come from FMCSA’s Crash Preventability Determination Program. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Birmingham record
METALPLATE GALVANIZING LP reports 27 power units. The Birmingham, Alabama directory contains 4,187 census records, of which 3,363 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
METALPLATE GALVANIZING LP reports PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 9 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Metal sheets, coils and rolls
- Logs, poles, beams and lumber
- Building materials
- Machinery and large objects
- Intermodal containers
- Oilfield equipment
- Farm supplies
- Construction
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 824 | 19.7% |
| 1 | 1,846 | 44.1% |
| 2–5 | 995 | 23.8% |
| 6–20 | 337 | 8.0% |
| 21–100: this carrier’s band | 122 | 2.9% |
| Over 100 | 63 | 1.5% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Apr 13, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC893864 | Phoenix Insurance Company | $750,000 | May 18, 2019 | BMC-91X | 1E769622 |
Process agent (BOC-3)
- Evilsizor Process Servers IncLittleton, CO · MC893864
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against METALPLATE GALVANIZING LP’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- GrantedMC893864 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
A notice or status line describes the docket, not the reason behind it. Check Motus for the current status before booking.
Shared contact details
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Explore these reported cargo categories
General freightBuilding materialsMachinery and large objectsMetal sheets, coils and rollsLogs, poles, beams and lumberIntermodal containers
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