Carrier profile · USDOT 500549 · MC-225425 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Metro Parcel & Freight Inc

44 power unitsavg 8 yrMulti-region · 11 statesSTERLING HEIGHTS, MI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-225425 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

44Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

21Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.0Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 423-9066 Email dispatchmwebster@metroparcelfreight.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

44 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

57 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 57 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.2% · 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 26.5 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

54 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 9

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 44-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 44
Inspections · 24 mo: 57
Annualized: ≈29 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not 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 ’25 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Auto Owners’92–’95

Cherokee’03–’21

Berkley’21–’25

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Oct 2021	$750K	4
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2003 → Dec 2003	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2002 → Oct 2003	$750K	3
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Aug 2001 → Aug 2002	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2000 → Aug 2001	$750K	2
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1999 → Aug 2000	$750K	1
CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1998 → Aug 1999	$750K	1
CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA	Aug 1995 → Aug 1998	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1992 → Nov 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 44
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 21

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

66.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

STERLING HEIGHTS, MI

5965 WALL

Top corridor

MI 21 · TX 9 · OH 7

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: 2 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 2396513 USDOT 3589856Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1998214 USDOT 2631977 USDOT 75250 USDOT 3589856 USDOT 1112473 USDOT 2438425 USDOT 2396513 USDOT 296052

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@metroparcelfreight.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2233685 USDOT 2444200

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael webster — 8 carriers: USDOT 1605331 USDOT 1698370 USDOT 1792683 USDOT 2187466 USDOT 2984470 USDOT 3567597 USDOT 4447675

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5965 WALL, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI, 48312
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 423-9066
Fax: (586) 939-8401
Email: mwebster@metroparcelfreight.com
Web domain: metroparcelfreight.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Webster
USDOT / docket: 500549 · MC-225425
First registered: Oct 8, 1992
Last MCS-150: Apr 14, 2026 · 3,255,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 9, 1999
D-U-N-S: 5343041

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,255,000

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 METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT INC.

METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT INC (USDOT 500549) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 2, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 57 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 57 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 44 power units and 56 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 9, 1999 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 500549, and its motor carrier number is MC-225425.

Is METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT INC's safety record?

METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT INC has a 29.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 94 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT INC's fleet?

METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT INC operates 44 power units and 56 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT INC based?

METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT INC is based in STERLING HEIGHTS, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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