Carrier profile · USDOT 222569 · MC-138536 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Metropolitan Van and Storage Inc

DBA METROPOLITAN VAN & STORAGE

12 power unitsavg 9.6 yrLocal · 1 statesFAIRFIELD, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-138536 ACTIVE

Authority & Insurance

Active operating authority by type and the full insurance continuity timeline — insurer, policy, coverage, and any lapses — so you can confirm they can legally and adequately haul your load today.

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’16 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Vanliner’01–’15

Arch’15–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2016

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Feb 2016	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Feb 2015	$750K	3
SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jun 2000 → Jul 2001	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1999 → Jun 2000	$750K	1
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1996 → Aug 1999	$750K	1
THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1994 → Nov 1996	$750K	1