Carrier profile · USDOT 3973910 · MC-1485897 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Metropolitan Mover LLC

1 power unitavg 5 yrLocal · 1 statesVESTAVIA HLS, AL70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1485897 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.0Avg age (yr)

2021–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 722-8257 Email dispatchaustin@metropolitanmover.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate well above average100.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 2021–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Specialty’22–’24

Geico Marine’24–’25

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Nov 2022 → Nov 2024	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.0 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2021

Oldest model yr

100.0%

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

TN busiest

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

Home base

VESTAVIA HLS, AL

3031 MASSEY RD

Top corridor

TN ⇄ AL

TN 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2482120 USDOT 4196421 USDOT 4210985 USDOT 4560301

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@metropolitanmover.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3463707

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3031 MASSEY RD, VESTAVIA HLS, AL, 35216
Mailing address: 3031 MASSEY RD UNIT D, VESTAVIA HLS, AL, 35216
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (205) 722-8257
Email: austin@metropolitanmover.com
Web domain: metropolitanmover.com

Registration

Officer: Austin Hodge
USDOT / docket: 3973910 · MC-1485897
First registered: Oct 21, 2022
Last MCS-150: Dec 28, 2025 · 1 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

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 MOVER LLC.

METROPOLITAN MOVER LLC (USDOT 3973910) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 28, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is METROPOLITAN MOVER LLC's USDOT number?

METROPOLITAN MOVER LLC's USDOT number is 3973910, and its motor carrier number is MC-1485897.

Is METROPOLITAN MOVER LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, METROPOLITAN MOVER LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is METROPOLITAN MOVER LLC's safety record?

METROPOLITAN MOVER LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is METROPOLITAN MOVER LLC's fleet?

METROPOLITAN MOVER LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is METROPOLITAN MOVER LLC based?

METROPOLITAN MOVER LLC is based in VESTAVIA HLS, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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