Carrier profile · USDOT 3036186 · MC-42151 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Metropolitan Trucking Group LLC

7 power unitsavg 2 yrRegional · 4 statesMORRISTOWN, NJ81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-42151 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

2.0Avg age (yr)

2022–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(908) 962-8009 Email dispatchcompliance@metrotruckinggroup

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2 yr

Model years 2022–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

66 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 45 vehicle and 66 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

27.3% · 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 7.3 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

63 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 6

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈4.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 66
Annualized: ≈33 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.7 inspections / unit · yr

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 Driving133 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance41 · 40 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.7 Unsafe operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,500,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1.5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1.5M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Continental’18–’19

National Continental’20–’22

State Nationalspecialty’22–’23

Knight Specialty’23–’24

State Nationalspecialty’24–now

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,500,000 · STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA · since May 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Nov 2024 → Feb 2026	$750K	3
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Nov 2022 → Nov 2023	$750K	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2020 → Nov 2022	$750K	9
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2018 → Sep 2019	$750K	8

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 0

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2022

Oldest model yr

87.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NJ busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

MORRISTOWN, NJ

301 E HANOVER AVE SUITE 6

Top corridor

NJ 49 · NY 13 · PA 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gennaro fusella — 3 carriers: USDOT 3453965 USDOT 4348329

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 301 E HANOVER AVE SUITE 6, MORRISTOWN, NJ, 07960
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (908) 962-8009
Email: compliance@metrotruckinggroup
Web domain: metrotruckinggroup

Registration

Officer: Gennaro Fusella
USDOT / docket: 3036186 · MC-42151
First registered: Aug 8, 2017
Last MCS-150: Mar 22, 2026 · 603,166 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 28, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 33.33
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

603,166

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for METROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLC.

METROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLC (USDOT 3036186) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,500,000 limit in force from STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA effective May 23, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 66 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 45 vehicle-level and 66 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 22, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 28, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is METROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLC's USDOT number?

METROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLC's USDOT number is 3036186, and its motor carrier number is MC-42151.

Is METROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, METROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is METROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLC's safety record?

METROPOLITAN TRUCKING GROUP LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 94 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).