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USDOT 3885269 · MET EXPRESS INC
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MET EXPRESS INC

USDOT 3885269 MC 1426689 Tontitown, AR Authorized For-Hire
325 power units 310 drivers 30.6M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 58.7 / 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.
High confidence
4 yrs history · 274 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
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • 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
325 all owned
Drivers · CDL
310 · 310
Annual miles
30.6M ~94k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors32500325
Trailers1,050001,050

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
May 17, 2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 29, 2026
Officers
LANCE STEWART · MALEA MCELYEA
Phone
(479) 361-9111
Email
mcelm@pamt.com
Address
297 W Henri De Tonti Blvd, Tontitown AR 72770

Cargo

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General FreightBuilding MaterialsUS MailDry BulkPaper ProductsConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
19
1 fatal (1 death) · 11 injury · 21 people hurt in all
Inspections
274
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.4%
34 of 134 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.7%
2 of 274 driver inspections
Violations
166
44 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 51 inspections, 5 out of service 51 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 53 inspections, 8 out of service 53 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 49 inspections, 4 out of service 49 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 36 inspections, 5 out of service 36 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 26 inspections, 5 out of service 26 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 25 inspections, 4 out of service 25 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 24 inspections, 3 out of service 24 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
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Violations

166 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    81 · 41 out-of-service
    Tires 27 · Brakes 24 · Lights 16 · Wheels & hubs 6 · Cargo securement 2 · 6 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    56 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 31 · Speeding 11 · Seat belt 6 · Phone use 3 · Other 5
  • Hours of service No alert
    26 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 19 · No log 3 · Over hours limit 3 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 3 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • May
    15
    2026
    May 15, 2026 · New Jersey
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    15
    2026
    Apr 15, 2026 · Tennessee
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Apr
    8
    2026
    Apr 8, 2026 · Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Feb
    8
    2026
    Feb 8, 2026 · Indiana
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    10
    2025
    Dec 10, 2025 · Pennsylvania
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Slush road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    29
    2025
    Nov 29, 2025 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - unknown roadway lighting, snow.
  • Nov
    2
    2025
    Nov 2, 2025 · New Jersey
    Injury · 8 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Oct
    30
    2025
    Oct 30, 2025 · Pennsylvania
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain.
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11 more on the FMCSA record.

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 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Sep 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2022
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Maryland 33
  • New York 32
  • Ohio 25
  • Pennsylvania 24
  • Tennessee 24
  • North Carolina 21
  • Connecticut 17
  • Massachusetts 17

Runs well beyond its home state: 1 of 274 inspections was in Arkansas.

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