METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT 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
57 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 9
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
- 44
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 62
- Annualized
- ≈31 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
15 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 15, 2026. 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· 58 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2021 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2021 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2020 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2019 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |