Carrier profile · USDOT 308790 · MC-206500 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Metropolitan Gravel Co Inc

DBA METRO GRAVEL

70 power unitsavg 12.7 yrRegional · 3 statesNEWPORT, MN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-206500 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

70Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.7Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(651) 458-0170 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

70 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.7 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 35.71% on 14 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

39 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 35.7%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 — 14 vehicle and 39 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · 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 32.0 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

37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 70-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 70
Inspections · 24 mo: 39
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

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 Driving58 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

North River’95–’02

Acuity A’05–’08

Western National’08–’11

West Bend’11–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SECURA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2011 → Jun 2024	$750K	5
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2008 → Jan 2011	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Feb 2008	$750K	1
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2004 → Jan 2005	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2004	$750K	1
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1995 → Jan 2002	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Jan 1994 → Jan 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 70
Observed power (24 mo): 24
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

60.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Minnesota: 32 inspections
Wisconsin: 5 inspections
Iowa: 2 inspections

Home base

NEWPORT, MN

37 21ST ST

Most inspections: MN

32 inspections

MN 32 · WI 5 · IA 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3517511 USDOT 4239242 USDOT 3109139Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3720064 USDOT 4037541 USDOT 3517511 USDOT 4239242 USDOT 3109139 USDOT 1894996

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 37 21ST ST, NEWPORT, MN, 55055-0289
Mailing address: P O BOX 289, NEWPORT, MN, 55055
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (651) 458-0170
Fax: (651) 458-1168
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: metrogravel.com

Registration

Officer: West Houle
USDOT / docket: 308790 · MC-206500
First registered: Jan 20, 1988
Last MCS-150: Oct 22, 2025 · 1,859,342 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 15, 1989
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,859,342

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

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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36%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

5 of 14 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

87violation records

7OOS-tagged records

5 of 14inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

460%0 / 46

Brakes

180%0 / 18

Other vehicle maintenance

1258%7 / 12

Lights

110%0 / 11

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to May 251 / 3

33%May 25 to Nov 251 / 3

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 5

100%May 26 to Nov 263 / 3

Top 3 codes (23 of 87 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)8
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components8
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7

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392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators4
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11A1-LFTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFY State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LHWS Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11UR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for METROPOLITAN GRAVEL CO INC.

METROPOLITAN GRAVEL CO INC (USDOT 308790) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SECURA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 39 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 39 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 70 power units and 50 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 22, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 15, 1989 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is METROPOLITAN GRAVEL CO INC's USDOT number?

METROPOLITAN GRAVEL CO INC's USDOT number is 308790, and its motor carrier number is MC-206500.

Is METROPOLITAN GRAVEL CO INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. METROPOLITAN GRAVEL CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is METROPOLITAN GRAVEL CO INC's safety record?

METROPOLITAN GRAVEL CO INC has a 35.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 55 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).