Carrier profile · USDOT 222569 · MC-138536 · Updated Aug 12, 2026

Metropolitan Van & Storage Inc

DBA METROPOLITAN VAN & STORAGE

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

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-138536 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

42 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(707) 745-1150 Email dispatchdennis@metrovan.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 12, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 192 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.6 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

117 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 99 vehicle and 117 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 1.7 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

106 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 11

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

≈4.9 / 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: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 117
Annualized: ≈59 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.9 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 Driving47 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance37 · 6 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 10 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 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: 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

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 42
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

76.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

117

CA busiest

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

Home base

FAIRFIELD, CA

2250 SOUTH WATNEY WAY

Top corridor

CA 117

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 9 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 125550 USDOT 4234595Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (27 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 16130 USDOT 183949 USDOT 299073 USDOT 2852851 USDOT 1392145 USDOT 3122578 USDOT 3263043 USDOT 125550

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@metrovan.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3164279

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dennis paulley — 2 carriers: USDOT 3164279

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2250 SOUTH WATNEY WAY, FAIRFIELD, CA, 94533
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (707) 745-1150
Email: dennis@metrovan.com
Web domain: metrovan.com

Registration

Officers: Keith Estes · Dennis Paulley
USDOT / docket: 222569 · MC-138536
First registered: Sep 7, 1982
Last MCS-150: Sep 22, 2025 · 4,410 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 53905675

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,410

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 VAN & STORAGE INC.

METROPOLITAN VAN & STORAGE INC (USDOT 222569) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 12, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier received 117 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 99 vehicle-level and 117 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 12, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 22, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is METROPOLITAN VAN & STORAGE INC's USDOT number?

METROPOLITAN VAN & STORAGE INC's USDOT number is 222569, and its motor carrier number is MC-138536.

Is METROPOLITAN VAN & STORAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 12, 2026, METROPOLITAN VAN & STORAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is METROPOLITAN VAN & STORAGE INC's safety record?

METROPOLITAN VAN & STORAGE INC has a 14.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 192 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is METROPOLITAN VAN & STORAGE INC's fleet?

METROPOLITAN VAN & STORAGE INC operates 12 power units and 18 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is METROPOLITAN VAN & STORAGE INC based?

METROPOLITAN VAN & STORAGE INC is based in FAIRFIELD, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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