Metal Exchange Corporation
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
13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '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
- 3
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 13
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.2 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.
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.13 Retroreflective sheetingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 26, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 14 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2016 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2012 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2012 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2011 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2010 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2008 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2007 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2004 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2001 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2000 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 1999 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 1998 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 1990 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |