METRO COURIER INC
(316) 522-8008
randy@metrodelivers.com
2914 S Spruce Suite 104, Wichita KS 67216
13
power units · all owned
17 drivers
3.2M mi/yr · ~246k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 57.8 / 100
Moderate confidence
33 yrs history · 48 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 13
- Drivers · CDL
- 17 · 0
- Annual miles
- 3.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (05-07-2014) · 12 yr old
- Registered
- 03-18-1993 (33 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-28-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JAMES OBERWORTMANN
Cargo
59.5
medium risk
General Freight
Other: SMALL PACKAGES
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
High Utilization Fleet
This motor carrier reports 246,153 miles per power unit annually, which exceeds typical single-driver limits (~150,000–180,000 miles/year). This motor carrier is still rated, but the high utilization may indicate:
- Team driving operations where trucks run nearly 24/7 with rotating drivers
- Stale fleet count in MCS-150 (power units not updated while operations expanded)
- Data entry anomaly in annual mileage reporting
- Expedited/dedicated routes with unusually high truck utilization
Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of about 13 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
This motor carrier 0.96×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 1.3 for similar fleets
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
1.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 1 medical certificate, 1 no valid CDL (Dec 2024 – Oct 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 22.3% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 2
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
48
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 34
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.2%
3 of 48
National avg 6.7%
Violations
23
4 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Kansas (about 12 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 14,122 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.077 | 0.034 |
| Inspections | 3.04 | 1.23 |
| Violations | 0.88 | 0.97 |
| Critical violations | 0.15 | 0.19 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
23 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert9 · 0 OOSLights 3 · Cargo securement 2 · Brakes 1 · Other parts 3
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Hours of service No alert7 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 1
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Unsafe driving No alert5 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Seat belt 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSMedical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul242026KansasProperty damage onlyWater(standing moving) road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun32025KansasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · FORGE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Nov 18, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1994
- 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
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: AMALGAMATED CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → FORGE INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2025); NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY → AMALGAMATED CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Mar 9, 2024, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Dec 3, 2024)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
17 filings and 11 authority events since 1992 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
17 filings and 11 authority events since 1992 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Nov 18, 2025FORGE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 25, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 3, 2024opened after NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 21, 2024)MC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 18, 2024AMALGAMATED CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 18, 2025 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 9, 2024NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 18, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 21, 2024 came after the replacement; 8 months in forceMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 12, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 12, 2024opened after NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 9, 2024)MC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 16, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 20, 2023opened after ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 14, 2023)MC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 15, 2023Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)MC 1412744 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 9, 2023NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 9, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2022PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 14, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceMC 1412744 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 6, 2022Operating authority grantedMC 1412744 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 18, 2022PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 31, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceMC 1412744 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2022ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 9, 2023 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 14, 2023 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2020NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 18, 2022 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 19, 2020opened after UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 18, 2020)MC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2020UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 18, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 9, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 2, 2020opened after EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 4, 2020)MC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2018EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 4, 2020 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2014NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2018 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Feb 1, 2018 came after the replacement; 39 months in forceMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2014EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2014 · replaced by another insurer9 months in forceMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2012EMCASCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2014 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Feb 23, 2014 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 17, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 8, 2005cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2002EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2012 · superseded by the same policy120 months in forceMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 6, 2000FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 24, 2000cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 1999Operating authority grantedMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 2, 1999NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORKLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2002 · replaced by another insurer26 months in forceMC 251398 · L&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Kansas (HQ) 45
- Oklahoma 3
Mostly inspected in its home state (94%).
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (medium).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.3
Actual, last 12 mo
4.0
Projected, next 12 mo
1.2
0
2.25
4.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of this size this active to have about 1.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 4 in its scoring window (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026) — about 3.1× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window, the model projects about 1.2 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 3% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026 · data as of Sep 24, 2026
Inside that window:
47 inspections
and 4 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 19 inspections and 1 crash in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Before Aug 1, 2025 — aged out of the window
- Crash Jun 3, 2025 · KS · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
- Out-of-service inspection Feb 25, 2025 · KS · level 2 · 2 driver OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Dec 23, 2024 · KS · level 2 · 1 driver OOS · 2 violations
- 24 further inspections with no out-of-service result
After Jul 31, 2026 — after the scoring window, not yet scored
- 3 inspections with no out-of-service result — not yet scored
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.32
Satisfactory — 0.96x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.051 crashes per power-unit-year for a 25-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 0.89x (driver behaviour 1.18x, out-of-service 0.47x, all violations 0.41x; 47 inspections). Experience 1.08x: 2.2 decayed crashes against 1.8 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.32, a 3.70). 80% range 0.49–1.51x. Fleet sized at 25 units from roadside VINs (13 filed). Last change: no change since the last run.
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.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
48
Driver Insp
48
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
34
Vehicle OOS
0
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 4 | 0.85 | |
| HOS Compliance | 4 | 0.49 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.14 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 9 | 0.87 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-OCT-24 – 31-MAR-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.