Carrier profile · USDOT 222569 · MC-138536 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Metropolitan Van & Storage Inc

DBA METROPOLITAN VAN & STORAGE

12 power unitsavg 10.1 yrLocal · 1 statesFAIRFIELD, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-138536 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

39 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

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

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 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 197 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.1%

▼ 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

10.1 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

196 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

102 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 15.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 86 vehicle and 101 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.8% · 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 10.3 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

98 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

≈4.3 / 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: 102
Annualized: ≈51 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.3 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?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

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

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 39
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

87.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

102

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 102 inspections

Home base

FAIRFIELD, CA

2250 SOUTH WATNEY WAY

Top corridor

CA 102

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 8 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 125550Some 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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

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: Dennis Paulley · Keith Estes
USDOT / docket: 222569 · MC-138536
First registered: Sep 7, 1982
Last MCS-150: Aug 21, 2026 · 10,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 53905675

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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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15%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

13 of 86 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

97violation records

21OOS-tagged records

13 of 86inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

363%1 / 36

Other vehicle maintenance

2619%5 / 26

Lights

2326%6 / 23

Brakes

757%4 / 7

Driver fitness

5100%5 / 5

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

13%Oct 24 to Apr 253 / 23

6%Apr 25 to Oct 251 / 18

17%Oct 25 to Apr 264 / 24

24%Apr 26 to Oct 265 / 21

Top 3 codes (25 of 97 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)15
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle5
393.30-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)5

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393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps5
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps3
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps3
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps3
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle2
391.41A No / expired medical certificate2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
383.91A-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.11B4 Driver not qualified1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.9A-DFSL Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.17A1-LRLDWR Lamps/reflectors on projecting loads1
393.201A-FRCLS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCFSBD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.75A1-TBSP Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75G-TAOW Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.93A-SBA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.95(a)(4) Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Lights

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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. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 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. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 102 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 86 vehicle-level and 101 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 21, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 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?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 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 15.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 197 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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