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Company CheckMETZGER & SON TRUCKING CO INC · DOT 70664

DBA: METZGER TRUCKING

208 S JEFFERSON, SILVER LAKE, IN, 46982

DOT# 70664 MC# 164392 Silver Lake, Indiana 39 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest May 14, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 8

May 14, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 14, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 24, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 16, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 10, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 20, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
May 20, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION CONTRACT.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(260) 352-2381

Fax(260) 352-2713

Email[email protected]

Physical Address208 S JEFFERSON, SILVER LAKE, IN, 46982

Mailing AddressPO BOX 8, SILVER LAKE, IN, 46982

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC164392

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating39 years

Company Overview

METZGER & SON TRUCKING CO INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Silver Lake, Indiana. The company has been in operation for 39 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/01/1974. The fleet consists of 30 power units and 26 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 2,270,825 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 36 inspections, METZGER & SON TRUCKING CO INC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, METZGER & SON TRUCKING CO INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 3.68 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .17 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure .16 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,270,825 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/06/2012

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective06/01/2025

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GRT41410A

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet30 units

Drivers26

Mileage2,270,825 mi

Operating39 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total27

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/06/2012 | Rated: 11/22/2004

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

10 · 1 OOS -

2024

15 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

14 · 0 OOS =

2026

3 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

0 crashes =

2026

2 crashes ▲

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through May 2026, 25 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
05/14/2026	SOUTH MOLINE TWP	IL	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/24/2026	LAKE DELTON	WI	0	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Dark - Unknown

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

28 roadside violations across 25 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 9 violations · 3 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 5 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (42)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/14/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I74	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IL 17	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FROSTBURG MD	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	JACKSON GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST MARYS OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KOKOMO IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	I-90 W/B MP 23	8	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRE HAUTE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRE HAUTE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	RICHFIELD OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILLETT HWY	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	ALCORN COUNTY	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUNKER HILL IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2024	AR	Full (Level I)	SPRINGDALE AR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-72	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WABASH IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	WHITMIRE SC	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PERU IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WABASH IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	EAST OF MT HOPE HWY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARTINSVILLE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TROOP 3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2024	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARGO ND	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE..	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	70	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-70 W/B @ MP 84	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/14/2023	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I57	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2023	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	POLK COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALAMANCE COUNTY, I-40/85, S	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	#13 I-94 WB PORTER	3	1	2	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/27/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I75NB S/O M57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2023	MS	Full (Level I)	KEWANEE SCALE I-59 & I-20 WEST	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 31 SB S OF 550 N PERU	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR63 SB / CR1050S	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections26

Unsafe Driving 10 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	49-165321-03	$1,000,000	06/01/2019	06/01/2025	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF020367	$0	06/01/1994	07/18/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	T 137832	$1,000,000	06/01/1993	06/01/2019	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC164392	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/13/1991	-	-
MC164392	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/20/2025
MC164392	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/20/2025
MC164392	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/01/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/17/1993
MC164392	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/01/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/1993
MC164392	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/26/1987	-	-

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

METZGER & SON TRUCKING CO INC

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (42)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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