Metro Metals Northwest 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
58 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 5
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
- 87
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 59
- Annualized
- ≈30 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving68 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 6 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 15 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Aug 5, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 55 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2026 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 13, 2026 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2025 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2024 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2024 | OR | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2024 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2023 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2023 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2023 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2022 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 12, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2021 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2020 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2019 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2019 | OR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2018 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2018 | WA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2017 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 19, 2017 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2016 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2014 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2014 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |