GREAT LAKES TRANSPORTATION COACH LLC
DBA METRO CARS
24 power units
40 drivers
mileage unreliable
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Not graded
Passenger operation — outside the model for motor carriers of property
Checked Nov 8, 2026
Why it isn't graded
Not graded: passenger operation. The FRED Score is a model for motor carriers of property; a passenger model is a separate study.
FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026: 2 crashes (0 fatal, 0 injury) · 30 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 0.0% (national avg 22.3%)
Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 24
- Drivers · CDL
- 40 · 34
- Annual miles
- 100k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Dec 17, 2024)
- Registered
- Sep 27, 2002 (24 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jul 3, 2025
- Officers
- A GREGORY EATON · DANIEL RET
- Phone
- (734) 946-5700
- aret@metrocars.com
- Address
- 24957 Brest Rd, Taylor MI 48180
FMCSA status today
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all · 2 tow-away
Inspections
30
97% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 30 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3 driver inspections
Violations
3
0 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
3 on the FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026-
Unsafe driving No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 1
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Hours of service No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceFalse log 1
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Vehicle maintenance No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceOther parts 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
2 crashes
2 tow-away
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Apr22026Apr 2, 2026 · MichiganTow-awayWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May132025May 13, 2025 · MichiganTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $5,000,000 · Carolina Casualty Insurance Companyon record since Oct 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2012
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: RLI INSURANCE COMPANY → Carolina Casualty Insurance Company (Oct 2026); CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. → RLI INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2025); RLI INSURANCE COMPANY → CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. (Oct 2024)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers
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FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Michigan (HQ) 24
- Federal inspectors 5
- Ohio 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (80%).
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 1 | 0.73 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 1 | 3.00 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 1 | 0.05 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
3 driver inspections · 30 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026.
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