Carrier profile · USDOT 393504 · MC-478640 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

METRO TOWING LLC

10 power unitsavg 5.1 yrLocal · 1 statesLEXINGTON, KY82/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-478640 NO AUTHORITYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.1Avg age (yr)

2019–2024 · vPIC

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

Established 36 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageNo active operating authority

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 2

Established 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 13 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.1 yr

Model years 2019–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.3%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 — 7 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 10.0 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 10-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.17 Lamps/reflectors on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: None

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 ’19 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Clarendon National’04–’07

Plaza’13–’16

Motorists’16–’19

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2019

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2016 → Feb 2019	$750K	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Feb 2016	$750K	6
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2013	$750K	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Feb 2011 → Dec 2011	$750K	4
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2010 → Feb 2011	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2009 → Feb 2010	$750K	1
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2007 → Feb 2009	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Feb 2004 → Feb 2007	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Feb 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2019

Oldest model yr

14.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

LEXINGTON, KY

855 ANGLIANA AVENUE

Top corridor

KY 10

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 (1 truck · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2847343

Shares a company officer with other carriers

patricia casey — 2 carriers: USDOT 4465230

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: 855 ANGLIANA AVENUE, LEXINGTON, KY, 40508
Mailing address: 855 ANGLIANA AVE, LEXINGTON, KY, 40508
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (859) 255-4395
Email: metrotowing@outlook.com

Registration

Officers: Patricia Casey · Patricia Casey
USDOT / docket: 393504 · MC-478640
First registered: May 16, 1990
Last MCS-150: Jan 29, 2026 · 250,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

250,000

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 TOWING LLC.

METRO TOWING LLC (USDOT 393504) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. effective Feb 20, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is METRO TOWING LLC's USDOT number?

METRO TOWING LLC's USDOT number is 393504, and its motor carrier number is MC-478640.

Is METRO TOWING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, METRO TOWING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is METRO TOWING LLC's safety record?

METRO TOWING LLC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is METRO TOWING LLC's fleet?

METRO TOWING LLC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is METRO TOWING LLC based?

METRO TOWING LLC is based in LEXINGTON, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 393504
MC / Docket: MC-478640
Officer: PATRICIA CASEY
Address: 855 ANGLIANA AVENUE
LEXINGTON, KY, 40508

At a glance

No active for-hire authority

Private, exempt, or inactive — confirm before tendering.

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2019

Vehicle OOS 14.3%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

1 fatal crash

On the FMCSA crash record.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 393504
MC / Docket: MC-478640
Officer: PATRICIA CASEY
Address: 855 ANGLIANA AVENUE
LEXINGTON, KY, 40508

At a glance

No active for-hire authority

Private, exempt, or inactive — confirm before tendering.

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2019

Vehicle OOS 14.3%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

1 fatal crash

On the FMCSA crash record.

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