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USDOT 1533974 · METRO OFFICE EQUIPMENT INC
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METRO OFFICE EQUIPMENT INC

DBA MOVING OFFICE EQUIPMENT

USDOT 1533974 MC 830126 Columbus, GA Authorized For-Hire
58 power units 50 drivers 3.9M mi/yr
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FRED Score 81.2 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
20 yrs history · 160 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
58 all owned
Drivers · CDL
50 · 10
Annual miles
3.9M ~67k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks460046
Tractors120012
Trailers160016

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Jul 25, 2006 (20 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 12, 2026
Officers
DAVID STRICKER · GARRETT GLASS
Phone
(706) 527-0656
Email
gglass@moetrans.com/dstricker@moetrans.com
Address
2920 4Th Ave, Columbus GA 31904

Cargo

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General FreightOther: OFFICE COPIERS

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all · 1 tow-away
Inspections
160
74% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.7%
8 of 104 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.1%
5 of 160 driver inspections
Violations
71
15 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 18 inspections, 1 out of service 18 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 19 inspections, 0 out of service 19 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 16 inspections, 1 out of service 16 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 21 inspections, 1 out of service 21 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 20 inspections, 2 out of service 20 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 15 inspections, 0 out of service 15 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 19 inspections, 2 out of service 19 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 32 inspections, 6 out of service 32 Q3 '26
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Violations

71 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    43 · 9 out-of-service
    Brakes 14 · Lights 11 · Steering & suspension 5 · Tires 5 · Cargo securement 2 · 6 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    15 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 9 · Speeding 5 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    6 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · False log 1 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 4 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 5
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
1 tow-away
  • Sep
    4
    2025
    Sep 4, 2025 · Nebraska
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Nov
    5
    2024
    Nov 5, 2024 · Pennsylvania
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Apr 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2013
Cargo filing
on file · HANOVER INSURANCE CO. since Feb 11, 2016
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: THE PHOENIX INSURANCE CO → VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2025)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • Maryland 14
  • Mississippi 13
  • Georgia (HQ) 11
  • South Carolina 11
  • New Mexico 10
  • Tennessee 10
  • Florida 8
  • New York 7

Runs well beyond its home state: 11 of 160 inspections were in Georgia.

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