METZLER FAMILY FARMS INC

DBA: METZLER FARMS

DOT# 485665 New Columbia, PA Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(570) 220-2572 metzlerdonald94@gmail.com 1979 Millers Bottom Rd, New Columbia PA 17856
1 power units · all owned 1 drivers 85k mi/yr · ~85k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
34 yrs history · 1 roadside inspection

FMCSA Live Status

Checking FMCSA…

Fleet & equipment

Power units
1
Drivers · CDL
1 · 0
Annual miles
85k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
Registered
05-29-1992 (34 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-16-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DONALD METZLER

Cargo

31.6
low risk
Other: FARM MACHINERY Grain/Feed/Hay

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu1) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

1 inspection and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 1 truck with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.07×–2.51×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.0 vs 0.0 for similar fleets
Most likely none
This motor carrier
0.0
Similar fleets
0.0

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (1 power unit).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have under 0.1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Violations 2.37× and out-of-service orders 1.52× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +13%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Data flags
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2025 – Dec 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1
0% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
100.0%
1 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 6.7%
Violations
10
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '25
vs 1,900 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.016
Inspections 1.50 0.51
Violations 5.00 0.52
Critical violations 0.00 0.07

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Owner-Operator power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

10 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    9 · 1 OOS
    Lights 8 · Other parts 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

Tap a category to show or hide it
No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

Today · live FMCSA check
Checking FMCSA…

No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

Loading map data…
Inspections by state
  • Virginia 1