Carrier profile · USDOT 1894996 · MC-681700 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC

14 power unitsavg 7.6 yrMulti-region · 15 statesNEWPORT, MN94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-681700 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

23Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.6Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(651) 459-2511 Email dispatchpermits@metro-transport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 69 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.6 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

41 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 41 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 5.2 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 5

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 14-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 41
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’24 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Zurich American’10–’13

Hallmark’13–’19

Great Divide’14–’22

Nautilus’19–’23

Great West’23–now

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2023

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$5M	1
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$5M	1
NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Dec 2022	$5M	1
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2022 → Oct 2022	$5M	3
NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Oct 2023	$5M	2
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Dec 2022	$5M	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Oct 2014	$5M	1
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Mar 2019	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Oct 2013	$5M	1
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Aug 2013	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Aug 2013	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2013	$5M	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2009 → Jul 2010	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 23

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

36.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

NEWPORT, MN

37 21ST STREET

Top corridor

MN 9 · WI 8 · IA 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 690096 USDOT 4435751 USDOT 207991 USDOT 1348411 USDOT 203412 USDOT 1225207 USDOT 308790 USDOT 223708

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 37 21ST STREET, NEWPORT, MN, 55055
Mailing address: PO BOX 289, NEWPORT, MN, 55055
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (651) 459-2511
Fax: (651) 458-0705
Email: permits@metro-transport.com
Web domain: metro-transport.com

Registration

USDOT / docket: 1894996 · MC-681700
First registered: May 28, 2009
Last MCS-150: Feb 6, 2026 · 1,066,528 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 3, 2022
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,066,528

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC.

METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1894996) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 28, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 41 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 41 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 3, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 1894996, and its motor carrier number is MC-681700.

Is METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC's safety record?

METRO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC has a 14.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 69 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).