Metzger & Son Trucking Co Inc
DBA METZGER TRUCKING
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
25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4
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
- 30
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 26
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.80 Rear-vision mirrorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.26 ELD — required data elementsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 16, 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· 38 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2026 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2022 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 5, 2020 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2019 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2015 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2014 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2012 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2009 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2009 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2008 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2008 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2006 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2006 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2006 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2005 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2005 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2005 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2005 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2005 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |