Carrier profile · USDOT 308779 · MC-206655 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

METRO GROUP INC

39 power unitsavg 9.2 yrRegional · 3 statesSALT LAKE CITY, UT80/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-206655 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linksmetrogroup.comFMCSA SAFER

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 62.1%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 38 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 7.0 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

36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '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.

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 39-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
39
Inspections · 24 mo
38
Annualized
≈19 / yr
Coverage
≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

4%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
26%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
40%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
94%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 1 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 2 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
  • 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 10, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

1ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 24 total · 2 in 24 mo

24
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
4
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20262012
20241001
20221010
20214004
20201001
20191010
20181001
20141001
20123003
20091001
20081001
20073003
19981011
19961001
19922000
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 6, 2026UT03Yes
Jun 19, 2026UT00Yes
May 15, 2024UT00Yes
Aug 1, 2022UT02No
Dec 20, 2021ID00Yes
Sep 23, 2021UT00Yes
Aug 30, 2021UT00Yes
Mar 23, 2021UT00Yes
Nov 10, 2020UT00Yes
Oct 1, 2019UT01No
Sep 28, 2018UT00Yes
Oct 6, 2014UT00Yes
Nov 28, 2012UT00Yes
Aug 16, 2012UT00Yes
Apr 6, 2012UT00Yes
Sep 9, 2009NV00Yes
Jul 18, 2008UT00Yes
Jun 27, 2007UT00Yes
Feb 22, 2007UT00Yes
Jan 17, 2007UT00Yes
Jan 13, 1998UT02Yes
May 2, 1996UT00Yes
Oct 5, 1992UT00No
Jan 24, 1992UT00No