Metzler Brothers Inc
DBA METZLER BROS TRANSPORT INC
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
34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 5
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
- 35
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 34
- Annualized
- ≈17 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving27 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 10 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
15 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 21, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 106 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2023 | NJ | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 3, 2022 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2021 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2020 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2020 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 24, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2019 | NC | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2019 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2019 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2017 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2017 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |