GREAT LAKES TRANSPORTATION COACH LLC
USDOT 1057197 · Doing business as METRO CARS
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (24 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileRLI INSURANCE COMPANY
- Out-of-service rate0% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1057197 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-445039 |
| Legal Name | GREAT LAKES TRANSPORTATION COACH LLC |
| DBA Name | METRO CARS |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 17349465700 |
| Address | 24957 BREST RD, Taylor, MI, 48180 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20241217) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | RLI INSURANCE COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $5,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-10-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | $5,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-10-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2012-03-09 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Passengers Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 98 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 63 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 25 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 0% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-04-02 — MI — towaway
- 2025-05-13 — MI — towaway
- 2023-08-25 — MI — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 2 (2), 12 (1), 26 (1).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 24 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 40 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 100,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 03-JUL-25 |
GREAT LAKES TRANSPORTATION COACH LLC operates 24 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in MI.
Nearby
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