Metal Culverts Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 1
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 17
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 6
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.34 ELD — malfunction proceduresHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 7, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 12 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2018 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2011 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2008 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2008 | IA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 28, 2007 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2005 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2004 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2004 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2001 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 1998 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 1997 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 1997 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |