METRO MOTOR SALES INC
DBA PAT'S SERVICE CENTER
USDOT 817211MC-Docket MC829224WORCESTER, MA
Do not tenderHazmat-authorized12 power units
METRO MOTOR SALES INC (USDOT 817211) in WORCESTER, MA — carries a hard disqualifier. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- Authority revocation is currently pending — carrier may lose operating authority soon.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2025-05-27 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 4.66
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.51
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 17.06
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
14
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
13
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 12
- Total drivers
- 5
- Years in business
- 27
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 14.3%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 75%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 2 times last 2025-05-27
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-09
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
16
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
65
Violations
15
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-28 → 2026-03-20.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-06-26
MA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
30 | 13 | 2026-03-20 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
27 | 0 | 2026-03-20 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
5 | 2 | 2025-03-10 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2026-03-09 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
1 | 0 | 2025-03-10 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - both missing. | OOS |
| 2026-03-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. | OOS |
| 2026-03-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Driveaway safety devices missing | OOS |
| 2026-03-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driveaway - Loose mounting missing or ineffective fasteners insecure latch or not in use when required. | OOS |
| 2026-03-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver - Failing to properly secure load | — |
| 2026-03-09 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-03-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-03-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles light trucks and vans | OOS |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - both missing. | OOS |
| 2025-07-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. | OOS |
| 2025-07-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - both missing. | — |
| 2025-07-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Driveaway safety devices missing | OOS |
| 2025-06-11 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. | — |
| 2025-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - CMV safety chains | — |
| 2025-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g. unplugged or loo | OOS |
| 2025-03-10 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit | OOS |
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Driver Fitness | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver | OOS |
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment | — |
| 2024-08-19 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while disqualified. Suspended for safety-related or unknown reason and in the state of drivers license iss | OOS |
| 2024-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/defective towaway lamps on rear unit | OOS |
| 2024-08-19 | Driver Fitness | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 15 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-03-20 6 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A-DFSL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 71H10-CDDSDM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 71H-CDHSLMII | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17A1-LSLDMWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LTSDM | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2026-03-09 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TC-MC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
2026-01-20 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUCR | — | — |
2025-11-18 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17A1-LSLDMWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 128B-CLWV | OOS | — |
2025-11-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-09-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUCR | — | — |
2025-07-14 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LSLDMWR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LTSDM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 71H10-CDDSDM | OOS | — |
2025-06-11 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16AD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUCR | — | — |
2025-04-07 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2SLSCR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 23-LEU | OOS | — |
2025-03-10 18 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 7A-D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 19TA | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9BA-INACTIVEINTRA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 41-BNPB | OOS | — |
2024-08-19 9 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 15(a) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17(b) | — | — |
2024-08-09 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-06-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-09-22 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41(a)(1) | — | — |
2023-06-28 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70(d) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17(b) | — | — |
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