Carrier profile · USDOT 308790 · MC-206500 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Metropolitan Gravel Co Inc

DBA METRO GRAVEL

70 power unitsavg 12.8 yrRegional · 3 statesNEWPORT, MN81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-206500 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Verified linksmetrogravel.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 30.8%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 34 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 8.0 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 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.

Thin coverage
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.2 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 70-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
Registered power units
70
Inspections · 24 mo
34
Annualized
≈17 / yr
Coverage
≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

59%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
68%
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.

  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving51 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 49 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 49 total · 5 in 24 mo

49
Total crashes
5
In last 24 mo
2
Fatal
25
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20263022
20252012
20231001
20192011
20181001
20172012
20153013
20143013
20112022
20104114
20081011
20075035
20054014
20045125
20034024
20012021
20002012
19983031
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Aug 4, 2026MN01No
May 28, 2026MN01Yes
Feb 24, 2026MN00Yes
Nov 26, 2025MN01Yes
Nov 25, 2025MN00Yes
Jun 20, 2023MN00Yes
Dec 17, 2019MN01No
Jan 21, 2019MN00Yes
Nov 9, 2018MN00Yes
Dec 28, 2017MN00Yes
Jun 1, 2017MN02Yes
Nov 3, 2015MN01Yes
Nov 2, 2015MN00Yes
Sep 28, 2015MN00Yes
Nov 18, 2014MN01Yes
Jul 30, 2014MN00Yes
Jan 2, 2014MN00Yes
Aug 18, 2011MN01Yes
Mar 18, 2011MN01Yes
Dec 13, 2010MN00Yes
Jun 4, 2010MN00Yes
Feb 23, 2010MN11Yes
Feb 8, 2010MN00Yes
Aug 10, 2008MN02Yes
Oct 23, 2007MN00Yes