METRO EXPRESS LTD

METRO EXPRESS LTD is a mid-sized fleet, operating 35 power units and 35 drivers, based in Surrey, BC. Across 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 22.2% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

Policy effective · Dec 1, 2011

Review these

No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 15.6% Details →

On file

2 active operating authorities
Active insurance on file Insurance Corporation of British Columbia · BMC-91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC Details →
Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — METRO EXPRESS LTD (USDOT 1271476)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 15.6%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Insurance Corporation of British Columbia · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1271476/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1271476 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: ZAHIR KHAN Company officer 2: MEH KHAN General Freight Produce Based in SURREY, BC

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 88/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 15.6% (worse). n=29562 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1271476

In FMCSA records since Jul 29, 2004 (~22y)

MC / docket MC496748

Company officer ZAHIR KHAN

Company officer 2 MEH KHAN

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Produce

Fleet size 35 units

Drivers 35

Annual mileage 2,684,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (604) 599-6949

Email: [email protected]

Physical

UNIT 8 - 12372 84TH AVE

SURREY, BC V3W 0J5

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1271476

In FMCSA records since Jul 29, 2004 (~22y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 2,684,000 mi

Safety Rating Satisfactory

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.67 vs 1.80 -1.13

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

Active liability insurance

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age

Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2004-10-07 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Policy effective Dec 1, 2011
Process Agent
TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC496748
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	30	0	0
Trailers	30	0	0
Trucks	5	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 9 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	9	9	0
OOS inspections	1	1	0
OOS percentage	11.11%	11.11%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

33.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

2 active

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Risk intelligence

METRO EXPRESS LTD had 9 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 22.2%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 2.0.

Inspection profile

9 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in WA (8) and MT (1).

Violation profile

22.2% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by General/Admin (0.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 35 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 35 drivers; Unknown, Volvo, and Hino are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

OOS order history

1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 29,562 ACTIVE carriers operating 17–53 power units (±50% of this carrier's 35 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 29,562 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

33.3%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

15.6%

Median across 29,562 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +17.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2025-01 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Washington (WA)	8	2	25.0%	Sep 11, 2026
Montana (MT)	1	0	0.0%	Jan 7, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Unknown		7
Volvo		3
Hino		2
Kenworth		2
Freightliner		1
Peterbilt		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	0.40	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	0.63	1	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	2.15	2	—	Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (9 rows) View all 9 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89005409	Sep 11, 2026	WA	2	BOW WA	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR BC 79558P · 1XKYD49X6RJ977508	1	393.55C1-B	No
87446515	Mar 26, 2026	WA	3	BOW WA	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR BC 79558P · 1XKYD49X6RJ977508	0	—	No
87378624	Mar 19, 2026	WA	3	ARLINGTON WA	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK BC WS5255 · 5PVNV8JV3J4S57454	1	391.41APC	Yes
87353729	Mar 18, 2026	WA	2	BOW WA	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR BC 73707P · 1FUJHHDR6PLNW3138	0	—	No
87348995	Mar 16, 2026	WA	2	CLE ELUM WA	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR BC 93904P · 4V4NC9EH4LN254631	2	390.21TB2-DOT, 390.21TB3-OPERBY	No
87296908	Mar 11, 2026	WA	3	EVERETT WA	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR BC 82471P · 4V4NC9EJXRN658996	0	—	No
86725321	Jan 7, 2026	MT	1	BILLINGS MT	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK BC NO PLATE · 5PVNJ8JV7K4S72651	0	—	No
86704211	Dec 31, 2025	WA	2	CLE ELUM WA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR BC 79541P · 1XP5D49X75D873471	3	393.9A-LTSI, 392.2-SLLEWA1, 392.2SLSNC	Yes
83697303	Jan 23, 2025	WA	2	GRANDVIEW WA	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR BC 80652P · 4V4NC9EH4NN292783	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (4 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
MN0241820132	Jun 30, 2024	MN	Yes	No	Tow
WA000E150683	Jan 19, 2012	WA	Yes	No	Tow
WA0003031236	Jun 4, 2008	WA	Yes	No	Tow
MT0816040501	May 1, 2008	MT	Yes	No	Tow

Authority Records (2 dockets)

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

MC496748

Active

Granted Oct 7, 2004

View full authority record →

View full authority record →

MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Oct 7, 2004	MC496748-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (7 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia	81450	BMC-91X	—	Dec 1, 2011	On file	ACTIVE
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA	81450	91X	$750,000	Dec 1, 2011	On file	ACTIVE
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	0510UNIMTC10114	CARGO	—	Sep 16, 2010	Sep 16, 2011	CANCELLED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	2987SGLGKIS595312M09	CARGO	—	Sep 16, 2009	Sep 16, 2010	REPLACED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	N59 - JL843004T004	CARGO	—	Sep 16, 2004	Dec 17, 2009	CANCELLED
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	N59 - JL843004T004	CARGO	—	Sep 16, 2004	Sep 16, 2009	REPLACED
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	81450	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 20, 2004	Dec 1, 2011	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Dec 1, 2011

insurance

CANCEL — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
Sep 16, 2011

insurance

CANCEL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
Sep 16, 2010

insurance

TERM/REPL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
Dec 17, 2009

insurance

TERM/CANCL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
Sep 16, 2009

insurance

TERM/REPL — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
Nov 17, 2004

oos

Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
Oct 7, 2004

authority

Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
BOW WA	WA	3	0
CLE ELUM WA	WA	2	1
BILLINGS MT	MT	1	0
ARLINGTON WA	WA	1	1
EVERETT WA	WA	1	0
GRANDVIEW WA	WA	1	0

Related Records

British Columbia (Canada) carriers Surrey carriers Insurance Corporation of British Columbia UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON 9 inspections 4 reportable crashes

All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, explainers, and more